<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY kdeprint "<application >KDEPrint</application >"> <!ENTITY kprinter "<command >kprinter</command >"> <!ENTITY CUPS "<acronym >CUPS</acronym >"> <!ENTITY PPD "<acronym >PPD</acronym >"> <!ENTITY IPP "<acronym >IPP</acronym >"> <!ENTITY ghostscript "<application >ghostscript</application >"> <!ENTITY tech-overview-doc SYSTEM "tech-overview.docbook"> <!ENTITY highlights-doc SYSTEM "highlights.docbook"> <!ENTITY getting-started-doc SYSTEM "getting-started.docbook"> <!ENTITY theory-doc SYSTEM "theory.docbook"> <!ENTITY cups-configuration-doc SYSTEM "cups-config.docbook"> <!ENTITY add-printer-wizard-2-doc SYSTEM "add-printer-wiz.docbook"> <!ENTITY cupsoptions-presently-outside-kcontrol-doc SYSTEM "cupsoptions.docbook"> <!ENTITY rlpr-doc SYSTEM "rlpr.docbook"> <!ENTITY lpd-doc SYSTEM "lpd.docbook"> <!ENTITY lpr-bsd-doc SYSTEM "lpr-bsd.docbook"> <!ENTITY lprng-doc SYSTEM "lprng.docbook"> <!ENTITY external-command-doc SYSTEM "external-command.docbook"> <!ENTITY extensions-doc SYSTEM "extensions.docbook"> <!ENTITY final-word-doc SYSTEM "final-word.docbook"> <!ENTITY kappname "&kdeprint;" ><!-- replace kapp here --> <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % British-English "INCLUDE" ><!-- change language only here --> ]> <book lang="&language;"> <bookinfo> <title >The &kdeprint; Handbook</title> <authorgroup> <author ><firstname >Kurt</firstname > <surname >Pfeifle</surname > <affiliation > <address ><email >kpfeifle@danka.de</email ></address> </affiliation> </author> <othercredit role="developer" ><firstname >Michael</firstname > <surname >Goffioul</surname > <affiliation > <address ><email >kdeprint@swing.be</email ></address> </affiliation> <contrib >Developer</contrib> </othercredit> <othercredit role="reviewer" ><firstname >Lauri</firstname > <surname >Watts</surname > <affiliation > <address ><email >lauri@kde.org</email ></address> </affiliation> <contrib >Reviewer</contrib> </othercredit> <othercredit role="translator" ><firstname >Malcolm</firstname ><surname >Hunter</surname ><affiliation ><address ><email >malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk</email ></address ></affiliation ><contrib >Conversion to British English</contrib ></othercredit > </authorgroup> <copyright> <year >2001</year> <holder >Kurt Pfeifle</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice >&FDLNotice;</legalnotice> <date >2001-08-09</date> <releaseinfo >1.00.04</releaseinfo> <abstract> <para >This handbook describes &kdeprint;. &kdeprint; is not a standalone program. It is the new printing framework for &kde; 2.2. &kdeprint; is an intermediate layer between &kde; (or other) applications and the selected (and installed) print subsystem of your OS (&OS;).</para> </abstract> <keywordset> <keyword >KDE</keyword> <keyword >kdebase</keyword> <keyword >kdeprint</keyword> <keyword >print</keyword> <keyword >printing</keyword> <keyword >CUPS</keyword> <keyword >LPR</keyword> </keywordset> </bookinfo> <chapter id="introduction"> <title >Introduction</title> <para >This handbook describes &kdeprint;. &kdeprint; is not a standalone program. It is the new printing framework for &kde; 2.2. &kdeprint; is an intermediate layer between &kde; (or other) applications and the selected (and installed) print subsystem of your OS (&OS;).</para> <para >It should be noted that both the developer of this application, and the author of this document are most familiar with &CUPS; as a printing system. At the time of writing, &CUPS; is the best supported printing subsystem, and it is the best documented.</para> <para >This handbook is a work in progress, and later versions of the &kdeprint; software and editions of this handbook will support and explore more closely other printing systems.</para> <para >In the meantime, even if your printing subsystem is not yet well covered, you are encouraged to explore the <guilabel >Printing Manager</guilabel > module in &kcontrol;, and you will find its operation to hopefully be fairly self evident, no matter what printing subsystem you use.</para> <para >Lauri Watts, &kde; documentation team</para> <!-- Insert here screenshot : <steinbruch_scaled.png > --> <sect1> <title >To configure your printing subsystem from &kcontrol;</title> <para >To configure your printing subsystem from &kcontrol;, go to <menuchoice ><guilabel >System</guilabel ><guilabel >Printing Manager</guilabel ></menuchoice > and select your subsystem. Or you can let &kdeprint; try to determine it... </para> <screenshot> <screeninfo >&CUPS; Printing Manager dialogue: overview via &kcontrol;</screeninfo> <mediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="steinbruch_scaled.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> <textobject> <phrase >The dialogue to configure the &CUPS; server: security settings</phrase ></textobject> <caption ><para >Configuration of printing subsystem from &kcontrol;</para ></caption> </mediaobject> </screenshot> </sect1> </chapter> &tech-overview-doc; &highlights-doc; &theory-doc; &getting-started-doc; &cups-configuration-doc; &add-printer-wizard-2-doc; &cupsoptions-presently-outside-kcontrol-doc; &rlpr-doc; &lpd-doc; &lpr-bsd-doc; &lprng-doc; &external-command-doc; &extensions-doc; &final-word-doc; <chapter id="credits-and-license"> <title >Credits And Licences</title> <para >&kdeprint; copyright 2001, Michael Goffioul <email >kdeprint@swing.be</email ></para> &underGPL; <para >Documentation copyright 2001, Kurt Pfeifle, <email >kpfeifle@danka.de</email ></para > &underFDL; <para >Conversion to British English: Malcolm Hunter <email >malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk</email ></para > </chapter> </book> <!-- Local Variables: mode: sgml sgml-minimize-attributes:nil sgml-general-insert-case:lower sgml-indent-step:0 sgml-indent-data:nil End: // vim:ts=2:sw=2:tw=78:noet -->