From: James Nichols (smilr_at_mac.com)
Date: Sat May 08 2004 - 19:09:20 PDT
Sounds like this should be a boon to us newton users - can't wait to
see it work.
Which brings me to my dillema - I had downloaded and installed the
initial release of the lpr drivers when they came out. They worked on
my newton - but I never got anywhere with them (CUPS on my mac doesn't
want to let me login to it to change any settings - but thats a
different problem).
In preparation for moving to this new version of the LPR driver I
erased the old lpr driver and setup packages from my newton by
scrubbing them out in Extras. I then installed the new LPR driver
package, and... nothing.
When I go to print the option to 'Choose LPR printer' isn't present in
the Printer picklist. but a printer I had set up with the old lpr
driver still exists. Am I missing something here? Do I need the setup
package after all with the new extension? Do I need to get a tool to
muck about with the soups on my newton, so that I can remove the stray
printer setup?
Thanks,
Tyler
On May 8, 2004, at 4:19 AM, Paul Guyot wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm pleased to announce LPR Driver 1.0.
> With Eckhart's authorization I have indeed taken over the project.
>
> What is LPR Driver?
> -------------------
>
> LPR Driver is an LPR/LPD driver for NewtonOS to print on network
> printers that accept Postscript jobs.
>
> This open source project was originally started by Eckhart Köppen.
>
> What's new?
> -----------
>
> [CODEFIX] the queue is now properly passed to the printer (previously,
> lp
> was always passed)
> [CODEFIX] the user name is now properly passed to the printer
> [CODEFIX] cleaned up the code and disabled debugging code.
> [FEATURE] merged both packages
> [FEATURE] switched to Makefile instead of NCT stuff I hate
> [FEATURE] the LPR printers definition is now done from the Printer slip
> (tap the printer name and select "Choose LPR Printer")
> [FEATURE] the LPR printers setup no longer uses the newtApp framework
> [FEATURE] the LPR printers soup format (and signature) did change
> [FEATURE] the Newton's document title is now passed to the printer
> [FEATURE] the print job file is now said to be deleted on the server
> (for
> servers that actually care, if any)
> [FEATURE] the source port now is 731 to show that we have root powers
> on the
> Newton (for servers that actually care, if any)
> [FEATURE] the port can now be specified (with the host:port syntax)
> [FEATURE] added the ability to spool the job and tell the server about
> its
> actual size (requires temporary storage but makes it more compatible
> with servers, especially CUPS)
> [FEATURE] printer errors are now detected and reported (although
> they're not
> really verbose)
> [FEATURE] the printer definitions no longer are duplicated in heap
> (they
> just stay in the soup), hence the driver requires less memory.
>
> Where can I download it?
> ------------------------
>
> From the LPR Driver page:
> http://www.kallisys.com/newton/lpr/
>
> Don't hesitate to send me a line if you have a problem or anything
> with this release.
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul
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