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Because CUPS finally 'just works'Because CUPS finally 'just works'Posted May 22, 2012 18:57 UTC (Tue) by job (guest, #670)In reply to: Because CUPS finally 'just works' by jreiser Parent article: Announcing printerd
The very idea of a web interface just to control your printer is laughable in my opinion. That interface belongs in the print dialog of your GUI, because that is where you are when you need it.
I normally just let gs speak directly to lp0, and use lpr/lpd to connect over a network. That does not give me all access to all the bells and whistles of modern printers, but it just works and it has worked for some fifteen years.
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Disagree - web interface a GOOD idea. Posted May 22, 2012 19:41 UTC (Tue) by boog (subscriber, #30882) [Link]
It works as soon as you have CUPS. No need to wait for Gnome, KDE et to catch up and/or agree on things. Updated immediately with CUPS - the usual benefits of web apps.
Doesn't prevent a more traditional API also being used.
Moreover, the way printer and peripheral support for Linux is going (in the wrong direction as far as I can see), a general move to embedded web technologies is quite helpful.
Disagree - web interface a GOOD idea. Posted May 23, 2012 7:56 UTC (Wed) by rvfh (subscriber, #31018) [Link]
We need and HTML5 app that integrates into any desktop, even Android's.
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