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Daniel J. Soto | 26 Dec 10:14
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Restrict color printing and apply different quotas to color/B&W printer

Hello,

I've been reading in mailing list files some posts about the subject
but they was mainly old and not enought clear messages (to me).

It is possible to restrict color printing (to some users) and apply
different quotas (color and B&W quotas) to the same printer?

If it is explained in other posts or in any docs (that I'm not able to
find), could anybody send that links to me, please?

(I'm reading about ink accounting, ink coverage,... but I've not
understood what I must to do or how I can configure PyKota...)

Thanks in advance,
Daniel.
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alet | 28 Dec 09:18
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Re: Restrict color printing and apply different quotas to color/B&W printer

On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 10:14:33AM +0100, Daniel J. Soto wrote:
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> It is possible to restrict color printing (to some users) and apply
> different quotas (color and B&W quotas) to the same printer?

No it's not possible if you want to use the same print queue for color
and B&W printing.

If you create two print queues then yes you can restrict some users and
others not.

With a single print queue, all users will only be restricted by their
number of credits and the costs you've associated with each color.

bye

Jerome Alet
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Daniel J. Soto | 28 Dec 09:29
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Re: Restrict color printing and apply different quotas to color/B&W printer

Hi,

thanks very much for your reply.

What is the tecnical problem to do that?

I asked to me what is the tecnical problem to assign color and b&w
quotas to an user for one printer, too.

This two features would make PyKota a great product, do not you think?

Regards,
Daniel.

2011/12/28  <alet@...>:
> On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 10:14:33AM +0100, Daniel J. Soto wrote:
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>> It is possible to restrict color printing (to some users) and apply
>> different quotas (color and B&W quotas) to the same printer?
>
> No it's not possible if you want to use the same print queue for color
> and B&W printing.
>
> If you create two print queues then yes you can restrict some users and
> others not.
>
> With a single print queue, all users will only be restricted by their
> number of credits and the costs you've associated with each color.
>
> bye
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alet | 28 Dec 09:34
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Re: Restrict color printing and apply different quotas to color/B&W printer

On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 09:29:34AM +0100, Daniel J. Soto wrote:
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> thanks very much for your reply.
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> What is the tecnical problem to do that?

It's not really technical, it's just the way PyKota was
conceived. Making it do what you want would imply a major rewrite of
this software.

What could be done more easily would be a "color allowed" flag
associated with each user print quota entry, but as development is
really really slow these days I don't see this being implemented anytime
soon.

bye

Jerome Alet
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Daniel J. Soto | 28 Dec 09:41
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Re: Restrict color printing and apply different quotas to color/B&W printer

Hi,

thanks very much, again.

Ok, I had already thought of that option, but I'm looking for in PyKota first.

Thanks again.

Regards.
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Daniel J. Soto | 28 Dec 10:35
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Re: Restrict color printing and apply different quotas to color/B&W printer

Hi again,

I'm thinking in the possibility of modify the necessary code in PyKota
to add it the ability of stablish quotas for color / b&w to an user
for the same printer.

Almost I'd like to do possible limit the color printing to an user (if
an user can't print in color but can print in b&w in one printer and
sends a color job, I'd like the job was printed in b&w instead
denied).

Could you tell me if any of that two options are accesible to me?
Could you guide me (specifying the files I have to modify and where I
find the necessary documentation)? Any of two (or both) jobs are in
your mind for a (near) future development?

Thanks in advance.

Regards.
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