unable to add network-printer using the same driver
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gnome-cups-manager (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Medium
|
Martin Pitt | ||
Bug Description
Using ubuntu Dapper (with the latest updates 29/03/2006) in an office environment I observed the following problem:
Using System / Printing (gnome-cups-manger) did not allow me to add a network printer. The problem seems to be that there are several printers at different location which all use the same print driver. When selecting the printer (driver) NO new printer has been added to the print dialog.
Possibly this is a problem of naming since the following worked:
1. Adding a printer using the wrong/different driver (driver-name) did the job - a new printer has been added.
2. Then it is possible to choose the correct print-driver from the properties of the new printer.
3. Printer worked.
It seems that this is a naming problem: gnome-cups-manager seems not to be able to create a new printer with the same name.
In addition it is not possible to change the printer-name or the location (via properties in the gnome-cups-manager) which makes it hard to distinguish printers.
Possibly this is related to the following bug:
https:/
This is a major problem in an office environment since typically the same printers are used at different places - and the user cannot easily add/distinguish printers.
| Lionel Dricot (ploum-deactivatedaccount) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in gnome-cups-manager: | |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Confirmed |
| Changed in gnome-cups-manager: | |
| assignee: | nobody → pitti |
this bug is a consequence of both :
https:/
https:/
Must maybe be marked as a dup ?