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[Patrick Shanahan <ptilopteri@xxxxxxxxx>]

* ken <gebser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [06-17-06 06:42]:
> Also, I'd like to change the name of the working printer.  As far as
> I've been able to find, there's no GUI for doing this.  Can I just
> rename (i.e. mv) the ppd file?

no, you make a new print queue with the name you desire and perhaps
remove the one with the undesired name.

http://localhost:631/
or YaST2 -> Hardware -> Printer
 
> And... I'd like to change the *DefaultPageSize: from A4 to Letter.  Can
> I just hand-edit the ppd file to do this?  And then I'd have to likewise
> change *DefaultPageRegion and *DefaultImageableArea and
> *DefaultPaperDimension, yes?

http://localhost:631/
or YaST2 -> Hardware -> Printer
or kprinter
or xpp
 
> And say I get a nicely working printer and want to change just a few
> minor parameters, like print quality.  Could I just copy the working ppd
> file and thereby create another printer?

http://localhost:631/
or YaST2 -> Hardware -> Printer
ir kprinter
or xpp 

You should really read a little about the way to handle printers in
*nix.  
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