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hplip package

[Wishlist] Get a "Printer out of paper" Message

Bug #272503 reported by Umang Varma
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Bug Description

When my HP Deskjet 3745 printer runs out of paper, the small light on the button flashes, but I don't get any message in Ubuntu saying that the printer is out of paper.

This is important for have a user-friendly UI to printing in the operating system that is becoming "Linux for human beings".

Thank you.

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Aaron Albright (albrigha-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

In Ubuntu 8.10 there is a status for out of paper that is give in the printer status tray and pop-up.

A

Changed in hplip:
status: New → Invalid
status: New → Invalid
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Umang Varma (umang) wrote :

I can't get this is work in intrepid.
Firstly, I only get a "message" at the beginning of a print. Not when the printer is out of paper.
Secondly, the notifications I get are in invisible ink! I need to take screenshot and edit in GIMP everytime I am to understand these messages!

(Notice: I have intentionally smudged the last line)

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Umang Varma (umang) wrote :

This is still not fixed for me in Intrepid, re-opening.

Changed in hplip:
status: Invalid → New
status: Invalid → New
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Umang Varma (umang) wrote : Re: [Bug 272503] Re: [Wishlist] Get a "Printer out of paper" Message

About the invisible ink, I have found the cause of the message not
appearing and filed a bug explaining what needs to be done (Bug 317874).

Umang

Umang wrote:
> I can't get this is work in intrepid.
> Firstly, I only get a "message" at the beginning of a print. Not when the printer is out of paper.
> Secondly, the notifications I get are in invisible ink! I need to take screenshot and edit in GIMP everytime I am to understand these messages!
>
> (Notice: I have intentionally smudged the last line)
>
> ** Attachment added: ""Notification 'message'""
> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19885830/Screenshot.png
>
>

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Aaron Albright (albrigha-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

I have confirmed that both the Ubuntu printer manager and the hp-systray prompt for "Out of Paper" when there is an out of paper condition. It does however take a min or so to pop.

Try to retest?

Thanks!

Aaron

Changed in hplip:
status: New → Invalid
status: New → Invalid
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Umang Varma (umang) wrote :

Can't test at the moment, but isn't one full minute way too long?

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