Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1389
From: Digest <deadmail>
To: "OS/2GenAu Digest"<deadmail>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 00:00:54 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600

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Tuesday 07 November 2006
 Number  1389
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Subjects for today
 
1   CUPS support coming for OS/2 and eComStation : Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
2  Re:  CUPS support coming for OS/2 and eComStation : Paul Smedley <paul at smedley.info>
3  Re:  CUPS support coming for OS/2 and eComStation : John Angelico" <talldad at kepl dot com dot au>
4  Re:  CUPS support coming for OS/2 and eComStation : Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
5  Re:  CUPS support coming for OS/2 and eComStation : Paul Smedley <paul at smedley.info>
6  Re:  CUPS support coming for OS/2 and eComStation : Kris Steenhaut <kris.steenhaut at kolibrieweg.eu>
7  Re:  CUPS support coming for OS/2 and eComStation : John Angelico" <talldad at kepl dot com dot au>

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Date:  Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:44:44 +1100
From:  Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:   CUPS support coming for OS/2 and eComStation

It was great to see in the latest Netlabs newsletter reference to a new 
project eCUPS

http://svn dot netlabs dot org/ecups

Whose aim is to bring the Common Unix Printer Support (CUPS) to OS/2 and 
eComStation !

Hoping that the CUPS configuration files that work under Unix or Linux 
will work under the final OS2/eCS version, means that one MAJOR problem 
for eComStation (finding printers that are able to be attached to OS/2 
or eComStation systems) may be addressed.  Not all printers have CUPS 
drivers but an aweful lot more have CUPS drivers than have OS/2 drivers !

Great News !!

Cheers/2

Ed.
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Date:  Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:32:26 +1030
From:  Paul Smedley <paul at smedley.info>
Subject:  Re:  CUPS support coming for OS/2 and eComStation

Hi Ed,

Ed Durrant wrote:
> It was great to see in the latest Netlabs newsletter reference to a new 
> project eCUPS
> 
> http://svn dot netlabs dot org/ecups
> 
> Whose aim is to bring the Common Unix Printer Support (CUPS) to OS/2 and 
> eComStation !
> 
> Hoping that the CUPS configuration files that work under Unix or Linux 
> will work under the final OS2/eCS version, means that one MAJOR problem 
> for eComStation (finding printers that are able to be attached to OS/2 
> or eComStation systems) may be addressed.  Not all printers have CUPS 
> drivers but an aweful lot more have CUPS drivers than have OS/2 drivers !
> 
> Great News !!

I'm currently working on bring CUPS to OS/2 and eCS.

Bart has written a port driver that will help integrate CUPS into eCS.

Currently working:
- printing of .txt, image files, and postscript files to a HP Laserjet 
printer with postscript, and connected via LAN (lpd server in the laserjet).

- currently working on getting the other types of printers supported by 
CUPS working, starting with my HP laserjet in laserjet mode, and 
connected by lpd.

- next will come getting USB printers to work (which is the more 
interesting part given that we already have good PS and laserjet support).

Cheers,

Paul.
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Date:  Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:06:32 +1100 (AEDT)
From:  "John Angelico" <talldad at kepl dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re:  CUPS support coming for OS/2 and eComStation

On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:44:44 +1100, Ed Durrant wrote:

>It was great to see in the latest Netlabs newsletter reference to a new 
>project eCUPS
>
>http://svn dot netlabs dot org/ecups
>
>Whose aim is to bring the Common Unix Printer Support (CUPS) to OS/2 and 
>eComStation !
>
>Hoping that the CUPS configuration files that work under Unix or Linux 
>will work under the final OS2/eCS version, means that one MAJOR problem 
>for eComStation (finding printers that are able to be attached to OS/2 
>or eComStation systems) may be addressed.  Not all printers have CUPS 
>drivers but an aweful lot more have CUPS drivers than have OS/2 drivers !
>
>Great News !!

Indeed Ed.

I was also impressed by the description of the build process (described WRT
Postscript drivers). It didn't look too hard to translate to other printer
types.

Best regards
John Angelico
OS/2 SIG
os2 at melbpc dot org dot au or 
talldad at kepl dot com dot au
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Date:  Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:18:08 +1100
From:  Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re:  CUPS support coming for OS/2 and eComStation

Paul Smedley wrote:
> Hi Ed,
> 
> Ed Durrant wrote:
>> It was great to see in the latest Netlabs newsletter reference to a 
>> new project eCUPS
>>
>> http://svn dot netlabs dot org/ecups
>>
>> Whose aim is to bring the Common Unix Printer Support (CUPS) to OS/2 
>> and eComStation !
>>
>> Hoping that the CUPS configuration files that work under Unix or Linux 
>> will work under the final OS2/eCS version, means that one MAJOR 
>> problem for eComStation (finding printers that are able to be attached 
>> to OS/2 or eComStation systems) may be addressed.  Not all printers 
>> have CUPS drivers but an aweful lot more have CUPS drivers than have 
>> OS/2 drivers !
>>
>> Great News !!
> 
> I'm currently working on bring CUPS to OS/2 and eCS.
> 
> Bart has written a port driver that will help integrate CUPS into eCS.
> 
> Currently working:
> - printing of .txt, image files, and postscript files to a HP Laserjet 
> printer with postscript, and connected via LAN (lpd server in the 
> laserjet).
> 
> - currently working on getting the other types of printers supported by 
> CUPS working, starting with my HP laserjet in laserjet mode, and 
> connected by lpd.
> 
> - next will come getting USB printers to work (which is the more 
> interesting part given that we already have good PS and laserjet support).
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Paul.
 
> 
> 

> 
The big question is - are "win-printers" supported by CUPS, not just 
postscript and PCL printers (we have drivers for those already).

Cheers/2

Ed.
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Date:  Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:04:14 +1030
From:  Paul Smedley <paul at smedley.info>
Subject:  Re:  CUPS support coming for OS/2 and eComStation

Hi Ed,

Ed Durrant wrote:
> Paul Smedley wrote:
>> Hi Ed,
>>
>> Ed Durrant wrote:
>>> It was great to see in the latest Netlabs newsletter reference to a 
>>> new project eCUPS
>>>
>>> http://svn dot netlabs dot org/ecups
>>>
>>> Whose aim is to bring the Common Unix Printer Support (CUPS) to OS/2 
>>> and eComStation !
>>>
>>> Hoping that the CUPS configuration files that work under Unix or 
>>> Linux will work under the final OS2/eCS version, means that one MAJOR 
>>> problem for eComStation (finding printers that are able to be 
>>> attached to OS/2 or eComStation systems) may be addressed.  Not all 
>>> printers have CUPS drivers but an aweful lot more have CUPS drivers 
>>> than have OS/2 drivers !
>>>
>>> Great News !!
>>
>> I'm currently working on bring CUPS to OS/2 and eCS.
>>
>> Bart has written a port driver that will help integrate CUPS into eCS.
>>
>> Currently working:
>> - printing of .txt, image files, and postscript files to a HP Laserjet 
>> printer with postscript, and connected via LAN (lpd server in the 
>> laserjet).
>>
>> - currently working on getting the other types of printers supported 
>> by CUPS working, starting with my HP laserjet in laserjet mode, and 
>> connected by lpd.
>>
>> - next will come getting USB printers to work (which is the more 
>> interesting part given that we already have good PS and laserjet 
>> support).
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Paul.
> 
>>
>> 
>
>>
> The big question is - are "win-printers" supported by CUPS, not just 
> postscript and PCL printers (we have drivers for those already).

Dunno about true 'winprinters' but check out www.linuxprinting dot org

cups + gutenprint = vast majority of printers supported...

Cheers,

Paul.
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Date:  Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:07:19 +0100
From:  Kris Steenhaut <kris.steenhaut at kolibrieweg.eu>
Subject:  Re:  CUPS support coming for OS/2 and eComStation

Ed Durrant ha scritto:
> It was great to see in the latest Netlabs newsletter reference to a 
> new project eCUPS
>
> http://svn dot netlabs dot org/ecups
>
> Whose aim is to bring the Common Unix Printer Support (CUPS) to OS/2 
> and eComStation !
>
> Hoping that the CUPS configuration files that work under Unix or Linux 
> will work under the final OS2/eCS version, means that one MAJOR 
> problem for eComStation (finding printers that are able to be attached 
> to OS/2 or eComStation systems) may be addressed.  Not all printers 
> have CUPS drivers but an aweful lot more have CUPS drivers than have 
> OS/2 drivers !
>
> Great News !!
>
>
Hope so.

Although I wonder now what could have happened to the win32 printer project.

-- 
Groeten uit Gent,

   Kris

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**= Email   7 ==========================**

Date:  Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:29:32 +1100 (AEDT)
From:  "John Angelico" <talldad at kepl dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re:  CUPS support coming for OS/2 and eComStation

On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:04:14 +1030, Paul Smedley wrote:

>Hi Ed,
>
>Ed Durrant wrote:
>> Paul Smedley wrote:
>>> Hi Ed,
>>>
>>> Ed Durrant wrote:
>>>> It was great to see in the latest Netlabs newsletter reference to a 
>>>> new project eCUPS
>>>>
>>>> http://svn dot netlabs dot org/ecups
>>>>
>>>> Whose aim is to bring the Common Unix Printer Support (CUPS) to OS/2 
>>>> and eComStation !
>>>>
>>>> Hoping that the CUPS configuration files that work under Unix or 
>>>> Linux will work under the final OS2/eCS version, means that one MAJOR 
>>>> problem for eComStation (finding printers that are able to be 
>>>> attached to OS/2 or eComStation systems) may be addressed.  Not all 
>>>> printers have CUPS drivers but an aweful lot more have CUPS drivers 
>>>> than have OS/2 drivers !
>>>>
>>>> Great News !!
>>>
>>> I'm currently working on bring CUPS to OS/2 and eCS.
>>>
>>> Bart has written a port driver that will help integrate CUPS into eCS.
>>>
>>> Currently working:
>>> - printing of .txt, image files, and postscript files to a HP Laserjet 
>>> printer with postscript, and connected via LAN (lpd server in the 
>>> laserjet).
>>>
>>> - currently working on getting the other types of printers supported 
>>> by CUPS working, starting with my HP laserjet in laserjet mode, and 
>>> connected by lpd.
>>>
>>> - next will come getting USB printers to work (which is the more 
>>> interesting part given that we already have good PS and laserjet 
>>> support).
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Paul.
 
>>>
>>> 

>>>
>> The big question is - are "win-printers" supported by CUPS, not just 
>> postscript and PCL printers (we have drivers for those already).
>
>
>Dunno about true 'winprinters' but check out www.linuxprinting dot org
>
>cups + gutenprint = vast majority of printers supported...
>

Quite a fascinating site.

Plenty of database entries to browse.

The Kyocera FS-820 is listed as a 'mostly works' model. Could be too new to
have been tested or used in the field that much.

Nice to know that we're ahead of the Linux game this time <g>

Best regards
John Angelico
OS/2 SIG
os2 at melbpc dot org dot au or 
talldad at kepl dot com dot au
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