Linux filePro problem

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The honourable and venerable Nancy Palmquist spoke thus:
> I knew exactly what was happening.  The intent of the alignment check 
> was to pause the output after the first form and wait while the paper is 
> adjusted and the user presses Y or N.

Oy, that's archaic.  Takes me back quite a ways, actually. :) Are there
actually still printers that currently -need- this kind of babysitting
after their initial calibration, assuming they need one?  Tractor-feed
mostly, I should suspect...and those generally stayed in line as far
back as the Epson FX-85 except after changing out the box of paper you
were working from.  I suppose receipt printers might do it as well, and
possibly more often, as the kitchen types are often a strip/roll but not
tractor-driven.  Hearing about something like this nowadays makes me
wonder if it's simply done out of habit from ye olden days, or if there's
something wrong with the printers.

Makes sense about alignment check not working with a spooler; those are two
totally different environments/contexts.  It would be an easy job position
to create though...Printer Operator.  Hack a print spooler to only print
when a job is confirmed, letting the operator do checks inbetween and then
approve each queued job in turn.  Slush college job. :)

Thanks for the clarification.

mark->

> 
> But since all printing is done by sending the output to a spooler, it 
> will still pause, but nothing will print.  The printing never starts 
> until the entire print job has completed.
> 
> When the older setups sent output to direct to the printer, this was a 
> workable function, but not any longer unless you can dedicate a printer 
> to only one person/function.
> 
> If I try to speak directly to the printer to make the alignment check 
> work, the print spooler will not know I am using the device and will 
> send output right over my print job.
> 
> I find it best to either use the spooling or you not.  But with 
> multiuser systems, spooling is critical to contol output to the printer.
> 
> I apologize for rambling, but I thought if you had a question it might 
> be good to supply more information for all the list collegues.
> 
> ;-)
> Nancy
> 
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