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authorDavid King <amigadave@amigadave.com>2019-07-20 05:08:07 +0100
committerDavid King <amigadave@amigadave.com>2019-07-20 19:59:08 +0100
commit4d15c19f5040f4082e61b8217995e72d062d58fd (patch)
tree2c10ad8e20af6ac660f1001186b68ee61353b0df
parentb30f571f9d40e4fe453a4d7cfe6eaafdcb3a8488 (diff)
downloadgnome-user-docs-network-printer.tar.gz
Update printing setup for networked printersnetwork-printer
Closes: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-user-docs/issues/51
-rw-r--r--gnome-help/C/printing-setup.page40
-rw-r--r--system-admin-guide/C/network-printer-config.page75
-rw-r--r--system-admin-guide/C/network.page1
-rw-r--r--system-admin-guide/Makefile.am1
4 files changed, 22 insertions, 95 deletions
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/printing-setup.page b/gnome-help/C/printing-setup.page
index 901b1f75..ed5f5321 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/printing-setup.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/printing-setup.page
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
<revision pkgversion="3.10.2" date="2013-11-03" status="candidate"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.13.92" date="2014-09-22" status="final"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-29" status="final"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.33.3" date="2019-07-19" status="candidate"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Phil Bull</name>
@@ -34,25 +35,23 @@
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
- <desc>Set up a printer that is connected to your computer.</desc>
+ <desc>Set up a printer that is connected to your computer, or your local
+ network.</desc>
</info>
<title>Set up a local printer</title>
- <p>Your system can recognize many types of printers automatically once
- they are connected. Most printers are connected with a USB cable that
- attaches to your computer.</p>
+ <p>Your system can recognize many types of printers automatically once they
+ are connected. Most printers are connected with a USB cable that attaches to
+ your computer, but some printers connect to your wired or wireless
+ network.</p>
<note style="tip">
- <p>You do not need to select whether you want to install a network or local
- printer now. They are listed in one window.</p>
+ <p>If your printer is connected to the network, it will not be set up
+ automatically - you should add it from the <gui>Printers</gui> panel in
+ <gui>Settings</gui>.</p>
</note>
- <comment>
- <cite date="2012-02-19">shaunm</cite>
- <p>Do we have anything on what to do when your printer isn't found? 3.0.1?</p>
- </comment>
-
<steps>
<item>
<p>Make sure the printer is turned on.</p>
@@ -74,8 +73,8 @@
<steps>
<item>
- <p>Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview and
- start typing <gui>Printers</gui>.</p>
+ <p>Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui>
+ overview and start typing <gui>Printers</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Click <gui>Printers</gui>.</p>
@@ -85,16 +84,21 @@
type in your password when prompted.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p>Click the <gui style="button">Add a Printer…</gui> button.</p>
+ <p>Press the <gui style="button">Add…</gui> button.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p>In the pop-up window, select your new printer. Click
- <gui>Add</gui>.</p>
+ <p>In the pop-up window, select your new printer and press
+ <gui style="button">Add</gui>.</p>
+ <note style="tip">
+ <p>If your printer is not discovered automatically, but you know its
+ network address, enter it into the text field at the bottom of the
+ dialog and then press <gui style="button">Add</gui></p>
+ </note>
</item>
</steps>
- <p>If your printer does not appear in the Add a New Printer window, you may
- need to install print drivers.</p>
+ <p>If your printer does not appear in the <gui>Add Printer</gui> window, you
+ may need to install print drivers.</p>
<comment>
<p>Add link to above when page is ready.
diff --git a/system-admin-guide/C/network-printer-config.page b/system-admin-guide/C/network-printer-config.page
deleted file mode 100644
index 60d3faa2..00000000
--- a/system-admin-guide/C/network-printer-config.page
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
- xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
- type="topic" style="task"
- id="network-printer-config">
-
- <info>
- <link type="guide" xref="network" />
- <revision pkgversion="3.30" date="2019-02-22" status="review"/>
-
- <credit type="author copyright">
- <name>Jana Svarova</name>
- <email>jana.svarova@gmail.com</email>
- <years>2013</years>
- </credit>
- <credit type="editor">
- <name>Petr Kovar</name>
- <email>pknbe@volny.cz</email>
- <years>2019</years>
- </credit>
-
- <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
-
- <desc>How do I configure a Samba printer?</desc>
- </info>
-
- <title>Configure a network printer</title>
-
- <p>This topic explains how to make network printers, Windows printers in
- particular, available in GNOME.</p>
-
- <p>There is no preconfiguration needed for being able to install Samba
- printers using <app>GNOME Settings</app>. To add a new Samba printer to your
- CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) server, simply follow the steps below.</p>
-
- <steps>
- <title>Configure your printer</title>
- <item>
- <p>Open <gui>Activities overview</gui> and start typing
- <gui>Printers</gui>.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>Click <gui>Printers</gui>.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>Unlock the <gui>Printers</gui> panel by clicking on the
- <gui>Unlock</gui> button.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>Click the <gui>+</gui> button below the list of printers.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>If your printers are public, wait for the printers which are
- available on your Windows network to appear. Otherwise, type the address
- of the Samba server and press <key>Enter</key>.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>When asked, authenticate yourself to Samba servers which need
- authentication to show their printers.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>Select the printer to be installed.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>Press the <gui>Add</gui> button.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>From the drivers available on your computer, select a suitable driver
- for your printer.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>Press <key>Select</key>.</p>
- </item>
- </steps>
-
-</page>
diff --git a/system-admin-guide/C/network.page b/system-admin-guide/C/network.page
index c347746e..335d6097 100644
--- a/system-admin-guide/C/network.page
+++ b/system-admin-guide/C/network.page
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
<desc>
<link xref="network-server-list">Configure a default server list</link>,
- <link xref="network-printer-config">a network printer</link>,
<link xref="network-vpn">default VPN settings</link>…
</desc>
diff --git a/system-admin-guide/Makefile.am b/system-admin-guide/Makefile.am
index a55fb7da..16b995f3 100644
--- a/system-admin-guide/Makefile.am
+++ b/system-admin-guide/Makefile.am
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ HELP_FILES = \
mime-types-custom-user.page \
mime-types.page \
network.page \
- network-printer-config.page \
network-server-list.page \
network-vpn.page \
overrides.page \