This desktop tools enhancement is new in the Solaris Express 8/06 release.
The Free Standards Group (FSG) Open Printing API (PAPI) commands replace several commonly used print commands, which include the following:
The implementations of the Open Printing API commands are layered on top of the Free Standards Group Open Printing API in the Solaris OS. This implementation enables the commands to run on top of multiple protocols or services.
Some advantages of the new print command implementations include the following:
Improved consistency between desktop applications and command-line interfaces
Multiple print protocols and service support from the command line
Internet Print Protocol (IPP) client-side support for improved interoperability with Linux, Mac OS X, and other IPP-based print services
Enhanced remote capability and data when using IPP between print client and server
The capability to disable network services and retain access to local printers
For more information about the PAPI print commands, see the following:
Implementation of PAPI Print Client Commands in System Administration Guide: Solaris Printing
OpenSolaris Printing Community web pages at http://opensolaris.org/os/community/printing/projects/papi_client_commands/