DVCS (was Re: Moving to D)

[Daniel Gibson]

Am 14.01.2011 16:48, schrieb Robert Clipsham:
> On 14/01/11 03:53, Walter Bright wrote:
>> My printer problems ended (mostly) when I finally spent the bux and got
>> a laser printer. The (mostly) bit is because neither Windows nor Ubuntu
>> support an HP 2300 printer. Sigh.
>
> Now this surprises me, printing has been the least painless thing I've
> ever encountered - it's the one area I'd say Linux excels. In OS X or
> Windows if I want to access my networked printer there's at least 5
> clicks involved - on Linux there was a grand total of 0 - it detected my
> printer and installed it with no intervention from me, I just clicked
> print and it worked.
>
> Guess that's the problem with hardware though, it could have a few
> thousand good reviews and you could still manage to get something you
> run into endless issues with!
>

This really depends on your printer, some have good Linux support and 
some don't.
Postscript-support (mostly seen in better Laser printers) is probably 
most painless (just supply a PPD - if CUPS doesn't have one for your 
printer anyway - and you're done).
But also many newer inkjet printers have Linux support, but many need a 
proprietary library from the vendor to work.

But a few years ago it was a lot worse, especially with cheap inkjets. 
Many supported only GDI printing which naturally is best supported on 
Windows (GDI is a windows interface).