The gnome cups manager just makes it easy to switch printers.<br><br>Andre<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/10/29 David Ryder <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:davaweb@bigpond.net.au">davaweb@bigpond.net.au</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="Ih2E3d">On Tue, 2008-10-28 at 15:48 +1100, Andre Mangan wrote:<br>
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> 2008/10/28 David Ryder <<a href="mailto:davaweb@bigpond.net.au">davaweb@bigpond.net.au</a>><br>
> Hi,<br>
> Does anybody know, if it is possible, how I can set up two<br>
> instances of the same printer in Hardy? It is a Canon LBP3000<br>
> installed using the technique and script here .<br>
> I have tried System>Printing>Copy Printer but the 'new'<br>
> printer does not do anything. I want to set it up so that it<br>
> always has the settings I use for envelopes, to make life<br>
> easier.<br>
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> The way I would do this is to install the gnome cups manager: sudo<br>
> apt-get install gnome-cups-manager<br>
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> Then "Add a new printer" with the preferences that you want. Whenever<br>
> you want to print something with that printer, give it "default"<br>
> status.<br>
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> The printer configuration screen that I think you are using also lets<br>
> you add printers as well as set the default. The key lies in setting<br>
> the default.<br>
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> Andre<br>
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</div>Thanks Andre - I tried making the 'envelope' instance of the printer the<br>
default but whilst the status monitor showed 'printing' nothing in fact<br>
happened. Revert to the original and set as default and it printed OK.<br>
Given the unusual method of installing the Canon, I have not installed<br>
gnome-cups-manager as I do not want to risk destabilising anything. Have<br>
you, or anyone, got an opinion on that?<br>
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Printing envelopes is darned awkward with Writer (don't know about other<br>
apps). My printer wants envelopes in Windows (Writer) from the tray<br>
centre face up but there is no way in Ubuntu I can do it other than<br>
reverse 270 landscape fed in full width - which, using DL envelopes is a<br>
very tight and not perfect fit.<br>
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Any help greatly appreciated. Andre - what will<br>
gnome-cups-manager do / change? I have 3 printers connected without it -<br>
two Epsons and the Canon are installed and I do use CUPS.<br>
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