Re: Settings downstream would reasonably want to add [was: long thread with no resolution]

[Luca Ferretti <lferrett gnome org>]

Il giorno ven, 13/05/2011 alle 08.33 -0400, Matthias Clasen ha scritto:

> 
> >  * system-config-printer: We decided to continue to use that instead
> >   of the GNOME 3 c-c one. s-c-p is a lot more complete and proven.
> 
> Hmm; this is an example of the pick-and-match mindset that pits
> downstreams against upstreams. Can't we cooperate on making the
> printer panel good enough for everybody ?

At least for "home" environments, I suppose a major lacking feature in
current Print panel is the ability to activate/check the cups-avahi
stuff (publish printers configured on $LOCALHOST - show printers shared
by other $HOSTS - share/unshare a specific printer).

Maybe an option to allow all users to cancel any print job could be
interesting (I can't print 'cause cups hanged on my roommate job, but
now she is at swimming pool)

I suspect reprint policies and banner management are not suited for
Print panel design and idea, so I hope system-config-printer will be not
discontinued, for the sake of lazy data center admins who don't want to
learn cups.conf syntax in order to set up a new printer :)