[Gllug] Printer recommendations

[James Courtier-Dutton]

On 21 August 2010 12:41, John Winters <john at sinodun.org.uk> wrote:
> Dylan wrote:
>  > ...and one which will be reatively
>> straightforward to get set up with CUPS / sane ...
>
>
> Even I was startled about just how simple it is these days.  I haven't
> installed a printer in years because I have a printer attached to my
> network server and every machine I connect to the LAN just picks it up
> automatically.  I didn't realise it had got that simple for local
> printers too.
>

For network printers, there is still a feature missing.
Steps
1) User Opens document
2) User Press "Print document"
3) Printer starts printing.
4) Printer finishes printing last page of document.
5) User informed "Printing complete". I.e. The last page has actually
been printed.

>From what I can tell, step 5 is missing.
The number of times I walk up to an office printer, and it is still
printing someone elses print job and I have to wait. I "step 5" would
be nice.

There is a complication, Step 5 is a bit difficult with "follow me"
office printing.
With "follow me" printing, I send the document to the same print
queue. I then have to walk up to the printer I wish the print to
actually come from and swipe an ID card. Only then does it start
printing my document.
It does have the advantage that the company I work for has probably
over 500 printers in offices all over the world, but I only need one
printer configured on my desktop and it can print on any one of the
500 printers I swipe my ID card on.

Kind Regards

James
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