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authorMichael R Sweet <michael.r.sweet@gmail.com>2018-11-08 09:43:18 -0500
committerMichael R Sweet <michael.r.sweet@gmail.com>2018-11-08 09:43:18 -0500
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Clarify meaning of printer errors (Issue #5404)
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@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ The default program is "none".
The specified port monitor must be listed in the printer's PPD file.
.TP 5
\fB\-o printer-error-policy=\fIname\fR
-Sets the error policy to be used when the printer backend is unable to send the job to the printer.
-The name must be one of "abort-job", "retry-job", "retry-current-job", or "stop-printer".
+Sets the policy for errors such as printers that cannot be found or accessed, don't support the format being printed, fail during submission of the print data, or cause one or more filters to crash.
+The name must be one of "abort-job" (abort the job on error), "retry-job" (retry the job at a future time), "retry-current-job" (retry the current job immediately), or "stop-printer" (stop the printer on error).
The default error policy is "stop-printer" for printers and "retry-current-job" for
classes.
.TP 5