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Re: Cancelling a Linux/QTR print job?

2003-11-21 by David Wroblewski

Well, I'm not proud. As long as it doesn't do any harm to the
printer or leave QTR hopelessly confused, that's a fine 
solution.

-david

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Roy 
Harrington" <roy@h...> wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "David 
Wroblewski" 
> <dawroblewski@y...> wrote:
> > Is there a way to abort a print on Linux/QTR once it has begun?
> > 
> > I started a 13x19 print today and misfed the paper, so I knew it 
> > was a loss at once. I tried running the "cancel" command on the 
> > print job, which reported success almost immediately, and the 
print
> > job disappeared from the Print Manager window, but the print ran 
> > to completion anyway (about 35 more minutes of printing!)
> > 
> > When I first issued the cancel command, about 5% of the print 
> > had been produced yet--just about a half inch or maybe an inch 
> > out of 15. 
> > 
> > -david
> 
> 
> It's not much of a consolation but the same thing happens on the 
Mac.
> Joe's idea of resetting the printer might be the best.
> 
> Roy

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