Managing Print Jobs - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 - DEPLOYMENT Deployment Manual

Figure 34.11. Printer Options Tab
• Page Size — Allows the paper size to be selected. The options include US Letter, US Legal, A3,
and A4
• Media Source — set to Automatic by default. Change this option to use paper from a different tray.
• Media Type — Allows you to change paper type. Options include: Plain, thick, bond, and
transparency.
• Resolution — Configure the quality and detail of the printout. Default is 300 dots per inch (dpi).
• Toner Saving — Choose whether the printer uses less toner to conserve resources.
You can also configure printer job options using the Job Options tab. Use the drop-menu and choose
the job options you wish to use, such as Landscape modes (horizontal or vertical printout), copies, or
scaling (increase or decrease the size of the printable area, which can be used to fit an oversize print
area onto a smaller physical sheet of print medium).

34.8. Managing Print Jobs

When you send a print job to the printer daemon, such as printing a text file from Emacs or printing an
image from The GIMP, the print job is added to the print spool queue. The print spool queue is a list
of print jobs that have been sent to the printer and information about each print request, such as the
status of the request, the the job number, and more.
During the printing process, the Printer Status icon appears in the Notification Area on the panel.
To check the status of a print job, double click the Printer Status, which displays a window similar to
Figure 34.12, "GNOME Print Status".
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