Printer selector switches

[Net Llama!]

THe *only* reason that you reboot linux is to change hardware or your
kernel.  Unless all 3 of the printers use the same exact postscript
filter, you'll need to do more than just switch the printers, you'll also
have to use the appropriate filter.

On Thu, 9 May 2002, Harry G wrote:

> I am using Suse 7.3, and have to use 3 different printers (all
> parrallel) depending on the job  One HP Laserjet 6L, a Epson Stylus
> Color 900, and a Okidata Microline 320 for multi-part forms.  Would a
> printer selector switche work well under this situation?
>
> Would I have to reboot if I changed to a different printer?  I know
> that under some programs, i.e. Mozilla, it always uses the default
> printer, but I won't be doing much printing from  Mozilla.
>
> TIA
>
> Harry G
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