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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.

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