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Boomaga provides a virtual printer for CUPS. This can be used for print preview or for print booklets.

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How do I share your virtual printer on network?

GreatBahram opened this issue · comments

commented

Hi,
I want to share Boomaga on network via Samba (or other solution maybe you have) in order let other users use this printer? How do I do that? I tried to do that, but the problem was windows users need a driver for that?
Any suggesions?

commented

Unfortunately you can't do that. My program consists of two parts - backend and GUI. When CUPS has formed a document to print, it sends it to backend (/usr/lib/cups/backend/boomaga). Backend looking XWindow session for user which prints the document, and it starts the GUI for this user. So boomaga works only locally.

Unfortunately, there is no version of the program for windows yet. I think about it, but it requires big job, windows has your own print spuller.

commented

Thanks @SokoloffA, I think apart from the GUI app that you mentioned, you can share a virtual printer via IPP. But you're right the GUI problem is obstacle here.

Thank you