Note: please don't spam any of the e-mail addresses which you see here. Follow this link if you want some addresses to misuse.
From: Heiko Rommel <rommel@suse.de> Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 20:54:02 +0200 (CEST) Subject: Re: PPR: banner is suppressed by usage of bin "AutoSelect" ? On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, David Chappell wrote: > Heiko Rommel wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I suspect the usage of the bin "AutoSelect" suppresses the creation of banners. > > > > If I create a printer with > > > > ppad interface test tcpip kyocera.suse.de:9100 > > ppad ppd test "Kyocera 1700+ 2" > > ppad switchset test "-m errmail -w log -R copies" > > ppad flags test always no > > > > everything works fine (even if I am not able to print from different bins). > > > > If I had > > > > ppad bins test AutoSelect > > > > where AutoSelect (in the appropriate PPD file) is simply a copy of Upper > > > > the banner is suppressed. > > > > Are my observations correct ? What can I do against this ? > > > Yes and no. If you have bins defined, you will not get banner pages > unless a medium suitable for banner pages is mounted on at least one bin. > > A bin called "AutoSelect" is treated as special. It will be selected if > the medium requested by the job is not available on any other bin. That > is why you are able to print without anything mounted. > > So either add another bin and mount "letter" or "a4" on it or mount > "letter" or "a4" on AutoSelect. > > Thanks. The latter works fine for me. I tried even "ppad mount test AutoSelect banner" and it works? Now I'm indepedent wether banner is letter, a4, a3 or whatever. Heiko Rommel phone +49-911-740 53 696 SuSE GmbH fax +49-911-741 77 55 Schanzaeckerstr. 10 mail rommel@suse.de 90443 Nuernberg www http://www.suse.de/ Germany