The functionality you added before feature freeze is exactly what i've been looking for in a dedicated user-controlled print server. I can just set up the different print queues as startup programs. thank you!!
On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 4:17 AM, Lars Uebernickel < lars.uebernic...@canonical.com> wrote: > It's in Ubuntu precise since today (final release of precise will be in > April). > > The patch is in my branch here (hit the "download diff" link to get a > raw version): > > http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~larsu/system-config-printer/remove- > applet/revision/214 > > It's a fairly simple patch that does from the command line what Ctrl+F > did in the GUI. I don't think that system-config-printer can show queues > across all printers right now. Adding that would be a bit more work. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/905528 > > Title: > create command to launch printer-specific print queue viewer > > Status in “system-config-printer” package in Ubuntu: > Fix Released > > Bug description: > This is a feature request: > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11540606 > > I am using a Linux computer as a print server for a computer lab. The > volunteers who monitor the lab and operate the print server (release, > cancel or move print jobs) are computer and linux novices. The print > queue viewer needs to autostart on login, and autorefresh, so all the > monitor needs to know is whether to release, move or cancel the job. > The viewer already autorefreshes. But the autostart on login capacity > is missing: > > Currently the only way to see the queue for all jobs on a specific > printer from ANY user via GUI is > > $ system-config-printer > then I right click on the printer in question, and select "View Print > Queue Ctrl+F" > > There currently appears to be no command-line hook to launch this > window directly, which is a major limitation in the functionality of a > Linux-based CUPS print server. > > Another option to add this functionality is to add an option in the > system-config-printer-applet --no-tray-icon GUI to display jobs from > any users (including those submitted to the server from client > computers), which is what I believe the web-based interface does by > default. > > thank you! > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/system-config-printer/+bug/905528/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/905528 Title: create command to launch printer-specific print queue viewer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/system-config-printer/+bug/905528/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
