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New Re: Answer: it doesn't.
The only nit I would make is that printing is still a needlessly complex bitch.
-drl
New Somewhat. It's gotten much better.
aptitude install cupsys cupsys-client cupsys-driver-gimpprint

Next hit localhost:631 with a browser, and do 'add printer'. Works like a charm if it's an lpd printer; somewhat more screwing around (need to install Samba) if it's an NT printer. Sometimes you have to play around with the drivers to get one that works with your printer if it's newer hardware; I had to use the BJC8000 driver for my Canon i560. My Canon is run through my [link|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=121129|D-Link print server], which presents as an lpd server. I found the setup to be easier in some respects under Linux because Windows requires a special D-Link driver to make the connection for some reason.

I have yet to test printing through Crossover Office. I'll be doing that Real Soon Now, though. There are a few nice photo printing apps I want to run on Linux, and Xover Office looks like it might be the way to go.
Regards,

-scott anderson

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New Re: Somewhat. It's gotten much better.
I had to repeatedly tweak the cups-gimpprint settings on the Lexmark Z53 driver for density, contrast, and gamma, and it's still butt-slow. Yes, the "get it going" part is easier, but until vendors start distributing binary drivers that match the printer capabilities, printing will lag behind.
-drl
New Again, it depends.
Check Google to see if there are updated drivers. The first driver I picked for my Canon was butt slow, but when I found the right one, it started printing just as quickly as (if not faster than) Windows.

Speaking of binary drivers: [link|http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Lexmark-Z53|http://www.linuxprin...ecnum=Lexmark-Z53]
Regards,

-scott anderson

"Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
New And... you need not use...
Gimp-Print...

You can use Foomatic and other Printing libraries too.

Things are starting to just work with printing as well.

I have all machines printing to my CUPS printer.
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