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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/smbdotconf/printing/cupsoptions.xml | 18 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/printing/cupsoptions.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/printing/cupsoptions.xml index 62be7e66c5..803c6b137d 100644 --- a/docs/smbdotconf/printing/cupsoptions.xml +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/printing/cupsoptions.xml @@ -7,13 +7,23 @@ <para>This parameter is only applicable if <link linkend="PRINTING"><parameter moreinfo="none">printing</parameter></link> is set to <constant>cups</constant>. Its value is a free form string of options - passed directly to the cups library. Frequently this is used to enable - raw printing for a queue without enabling the feature system wide in - <filename>cupsd.conf</filename>. + passed directly to the cups library. </para> + <para>You can pass any generic print option known to CUPS (as listed + in the CUPS "Software Users' Manual"). You can also pass any printer + specific option (as listed in "lpoptions -d <printername> -l") + valid for the target queue(s).</para> + + <para>You should set this parameter to <constant>raw</constant> if your CUPS server + <filename>error_log</filename> file contains messages such as + "Unsupported format 'application/octet-stream'" when printing from a Windows client + through Samba. It is no longer necessary to enable + system wide raw printing in <filename>/etc/cups/mime.{convs,types}</filename>. + </para> + </description> <value type="default">""</value> -<value type="example">"raw"</value> +<value type="example">"raw,media=a4,job-sheets=secret,secret"</value> </samba:parameter> |