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-<chapter id="tdeprint-highlights">
-<title>&tdeprint;'s Highlights</title>
-
-<para>The new &tdeprint; system includes more than one highlight.
-Having worked in an environment in the past that is not exactly
-sophisticated, as far as printing is concerned, take a look at some of
-the benefits that come with &tdeprint;</para>
-
-<sect1 id="add-printer-wizard">
-<title>The <quote>Add Printer</quote> Wizard</title>
-
-<para>&tdeprint; has an <quote>Add Printer Wizard</quote>. The Add
-Printer Wizard helps you with adding and configuring a new printer. Of
-course, you may do this manually as well.</para>
-
-<para>&tdeprint; helps you <quote>discover</quote> printers. It is able
-to scan the environment for available devices and queues. This works for
-network connections using <acronym>TCP</acronym> (AppSocket,
-<acronym>aka</acronym> &HP; <trademark
-class="registered">JetDirect</trademark>, or <acronym>IPP</acronym>) or
-<acronym>SMB</acronym>/Samba (<quote>shared</quote> &Windows;) printers
-and partially for directly attached printers over parallel, serial, or
-<acronym>USB</acronym> connections.</para>
-
-<screenshot>
-<screeninfo>A screenshot of the new <quote>Add Printer
-Wizard</quote></screeninfo>
-<mediaobject>
-<imageobject>
-<imagedata fileref="cupsaddprinterwizard1.png" format="PNG"/>
-</imageobject>
-<textobject>
-<phrase>Here's a screenshot of the <quote>Add Printer Wizard</quote>
-(this one is not very exciting yet; but...)</phrase>
-</textobject>
-</mediaobject>
-</screenshot>
-
-<para>The wizard makes the installation and handling of the drivers
-<quote>a snap</quote>. Selecting, configuring and testing should be easy
-as never before on any &Linux;-like system.</para>
-
-<!-- LW: needs some info where to find it, or a pointer to where in this -->
-<!-- doc that is covered -->
-
-</sect1>
-
-<sect1 id="print-job-control">
-<title>Full Print Job Control</title>
-
-<para>The Print Job Viewer is automatically started by &kprinter;. It
-may be docked into the &kde; panel (in the system tray). The Print Job
-Viewer allows full job management, if supported by the print
-subsystem.</para>
-
-<para>You can:</para>
-
-<itemizedlist>
-<listitem>
-<para>Hold and release jobs,</para>
-</listitem>
-<listitem>
-<para>Move pending jobs to another printer,</para>
-</listitem>
-<listitem>
-<para>Cancel pending or processing jobs.</para>
-</listitem>
-</itemizedlist>
-
-<para>A screenshot of the &tdeprint; PrintJob Viewer shows the information
-you get: Job-ID, target printer, job name, job owner, job status and job
-size. In the next &tdeprint; release you will also see information about the
-number of pages (as &CUPS; calculates it; see chapter on page accounting
-for more information about its merits and limitations).</para>
-
-<screenshot>
-<screeninfo>A screenshot of the &tdeprint; PrintJob Viewer</screeninfo>
-<mediaobject>
-<imageobject>
-<imagedata fileref="tdeprint-jobviewer.png" format="PNG"/>
-</imageobject>
-<textobject>
-<phrase>Here's a screenshot of the &tdeprint; PrintJob Viewer.</phrase>
-</textobject>
-<caption><para>A screenshot of the &tdeprint; PrintJob
-Viewer.</para></caption>
-</mediaobject>
-</screenshot>
-
-<para>An alternative way to looking at the same information (and having the
-same amount of control is through the <inlinemediaobject><imageobject>
-<imagedata fileref="kcontrol-icon.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
-</inlinemediaobject> &kcontrolcenter; selecting
-<menuchoice><guilabel>System</guilabel><guilabel>Printing
-Manager</guilabel></menuchoice>. If you don't see the
-<guilabel>Printer Information</guilabel>,
-<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on the window
-background and select <guilabel>View Printer
-Information</guilabel>. Then go to the <guilabel>Jobs</guilabel> tab
-to see this:</para>
-
-<screenshot>
-<screeninfo></screeninfo>
-<mediaobject>
-<imageobject>
-<imagedata fileref="kcontrolcenter-printmanager-jobcontrol-2.png" format="PNG"/>
-</imageobject>
-<textobject>
-<phrase>Here's a screenshot of the &tdeprint; PrintJob Viewer.</phrase>
-</textobject>
-</mediaobject>
-</screenshot>
-
-</sect1>
-
-<sect1 id="modules-for-different-subsystems">
-<title>Modules for different print subsystems</title>
-
-<para>&tdeprint; uses different modules to realize the interface to the
-possible print subsystems. Not all the modules are yet developed fully,
-but you will have basic printing functionality with:</para>
-
-<itemizedlist>
-<listitem>
-<para><acronym>LPD</acronym> (<acronym>BSD</acronym> style)</para>
-</listitem>
-<listitem>
-<para><acronym>LPRng</acronym> (&RedHat;, if you just use it's
-<acronym>BSD</acronym> style subset),</para>
-</listitem>
-<listitem>
-<para><acronym>RLPR</acronym> (a command-line <acronym>LPR</acronym>
-utility, which doesn't need a <filename>printcap</filename> file.</para>
-</listitem>
-<listitem>
-<para><quote>external</quote> print commands (&Netscape; like).</para>
-</listitem>
-</itemizedlist>
-
-<para>Most importantly, full support for &CUPS; is already there.
-Modules for other print subsystems, such as <acronym>PLP</acronym>,
-<acronym>PPR</acronym> and <acronym>PDQ</acronym> may be available
-later.</para>
-
-<para>&tdeprint; makes &kde; much more flexible. It gives freedom of
-choice to &kde; 2.2 users. To use different available print subsystems,
-these must, of course, be installed independently from &kde;. In
-former versions, users were stuck with the old <acronym>LPD</acronym>
-style print subsystems. Now they can even use &CUPS;. In the future,
-there will be easy integration of new subsystems, as they
-appear on the scene.</para>
-
-</sect1>
-
-<sect1 id="tdeprint-goodies">
-<title>More &tdeprint; <quote>Goodies</quote></title>
-<subtitle>Benefitting all Print SubSystems.</subtitle>
-
-<para>Some specific features of &tdeprint; depend on the chosen print
-subsystem. This dependency might exist because those features are only
-implemented there; remember, &tdeprint; is an intermediate layer between
-&kde; applications, and the print subsystem, but it's no replacement for
-any print subsystem by itself. Such dependency may exist for another
-reason: that &tdeprint; has not yet implemented an interface to all the
-features of all the subsystems.</para>
-
-<para>Other features include benefits from &tdeprint; that are
-independent of the chosen print subsystem, and are available with all of
-them. At present there are <quote>special</quote> or
-<quote>virtual</quote> printers, and some generic
-<quote>pre-filters</quote>.</para>
-
-<variablelist>
-<varlistentry>
-<term><guilabel>Print Preview</guilabel></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>From the Print Dialog, you can select to look at a preview. For
-this, the print file is passed through filters which make it suitable for
-displaying on screen using &kghostview;.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry>
-<term><guilabel>Special Printers</guilabel></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Amongst these additional &tdeprint; features are a few
-<quote>special</quote> or <quote>virtual</quote> printers:</para>
-
-<para>These special printers may:</para>
-
-<variablelist>
-<varlistentry>
-<term><guilabel>Print to PDF</guilabel></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Convert your document into a <acronym>PDF</acronym> file with the
-help of an external program.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry>
-<term><guilabel>Print to email</guilabel></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Send your document as an email attached <acronym>PDF</acronym>
-file.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry>
-<term><guilabel>Print to PS file</guilabel></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Save your document as a &PostScript; file.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry>
-<term><guilabel>Print to Fax</guilabel></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Send it through an available backend, such as
-<application>Hylafax</application> as a fax.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-</variablelist>
-
-<para>These <quote>special</quote> printers appear in the user print
-dialog just like <quote>normal</quote> printers. They are entirely
-configurable on a per-user basis.</para>
-
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry>
-<term><guilabel>Generic Pre-Filtering</guilabel></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>&tdeprint; provides you with a framework to define and configure
-your own <quote>pre-filters</quote>. These pre-filters may take effect
-<emphasis>before</emphasis> they are passed to your print subsystem for
-further processing, but <emphasis>after</emphasis> the (&PostScript;,
-plain text or other) print files have been generated by your
-application.</para>
-
-<para>There are a few useful filters already predefined. These
-are:</para>
-
-<itemizedlist>
-<listitem>
-<para>The <quote>multiple pages per sheet</quote> filter,</para>
-</listitem>
-
-<listitem>
-<para>the <quote>enscript</quote> text filter,</para>
-</listitem>
-
-<listitem>
-<para>and three filters to help print pamphlets.</para>
-</listitem>
-</itemizedlist>
-
-<para>You may create your own filters based on any third party program
-that is able to process &PostScript;, plain text or image files, and output
-any one of those formats.</para>
-
-<para>These filters are configured through <acronym>XML</acronym> files.
-This makes an extension of the concept very easy for experienced developers,
-but end-user configuration is also done through an intuitive graphical
-user interface. So, fear not, you don't need to learn
-<acronym>XML</acronym> because of &tdeprint;!</para>
-
-<variablelist>
-<varlistentry>
-<term><guilabel>Multiple Pages Per Sheet Filter</guilabel></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>This is a predefined filter that installs with &tdeprint;. It
-allows you to create a modified &PostScript; output, from &PostScript;
-input, that prints 1, 2, or 4 logical pages on a single sheet of
-paper.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry>
-<term><guilabel>Enscript Text Filter</guilabel></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>This is a predefined filter that installs with &tdeprint;. It
-allows you to create &PostScript; output from any text file input, that
-includes syntax highlighting for program listings, pretty-printing, and
-nice configurable page frames and headers.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry>
-<term><guilabel>Pamphlet Printing Filters</guilabel></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>If your printer is able to produce duplex output, using either
-one-pass or two-pass technology, you may be able to use one, or a
-combination, of the <quote>pamphlet</quote> filters.</para>
-
-<para>For duplexing printers, make sure you use the duplex option that
-<quote>turns</quote> the output along the short paper edge. Folding the
-printed paper along the middle turns your document into a nice pamphlet.</para>
-
-<para>If you are stuck with using a simplex-only device, you can do the
-same, using two different filters and a few additional steps.</para>
-
-<para>Depending on your model, first use the filter for printing the
-<quote>odd</quote> pages, then insert the paper in the correct order
-back into the paper tray to get the even pages printed on the reverse
-side. These can then be folded to make a pamphlet.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-</variablelist>
-
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-</variablelist>
-</sect1>
-<sect1 id="cups-plugin">
-<title>&CUPS; Support: the Most Important Module in &tdeprint;</title>
-
-<para>&tdeprint; contains a module for &CUPS;. &CUPS;, the
-<quote>Common &UNIX; Printing System</quote> (<ulink
-url="http://www.cups.org">http://www.cups.org/</ulink>), is the most
-advanced, powerful and flexible of all print subsystems on &UNIX; and
-other &UNIX;-like operating systems. It is still quite new on the
-horizon, but is based on <acronym>IPP</acronym>, the Internet Printing
-Protocol, the newly emerging standard for the future of network
-printing. &CUPS; is clearly the print system of choice for Michael
-Goffioul, the principal &tdeprint; developer.</para>
-
-<para>Experienced &kde; users may already be familiar with Michael's
-utilities <application>qtcups</application> and
-<application>kups</application> (co-developed with Jean-Eric Cuendet).
-These were, up until now, the graphical
-&GUI; front ends for &CUPS; with a strong relation to &kde;.</para>
-
-<sect2>
-<title><application>qtcups</application> and
-<application>kups</application> &mdash; The Predecessors</title>
-
-<para>Both utilities are probably still widely used. For those
-not familiar with them,
-here are brief explanations.</para>
-
-<para><application>qtcups</application> was a graphical front end for
-the <command>lp</command> or <command>lpr</command> print commands as
-installed by &CUPS;. Using <application>qtcups</application> opened a
-dialog. This dialog let you comfortably select your printer and the
-print job options. <application>qtcups</application>
-worked from the command line, or from
-within applications, when the application in question had a configurable
-print command.</para>
-
-<para><application>kups</application> was a graphical wrapper to do the
-administration tasks for your &CUPS; server, and the &CUPS; daemon at
-the heart of it. You could add, delete, modify, configure, start, and
-stop printers. You could cancel, delete, move, stop and restart print
-jobs, and you could change the settings of the daemon, start, stop, and
-restart it.</para>
-
-</sect2>
-
-<sect2>
-<title>&tdeprint; &mdash; The Heir</title>
-
-<para>The &CUPS; Module in &tdeprint; now contains all (and more)
-functions that were provided by <application>qtcups</application> and
-<application>kups</application> in former &kde; versions.</para>
-
-<para>Instead of <command>qtcups</command> you can now use the
-<command>kprinter</command> command. And in place of
-<command>kups</command> you will probably use
-<command>kcmshell printers</command> from now on.
-</para>
-
-<para>The &tdeprint; module for &CUPS; also lets you fully administer
-the print subsystem, just like <application>kups</application> did
-before. It can start, stop and configure your &CUPS; daemon. It can also
-start, stop, add and delete <quote>printers</quote> (&ie; printer
-queues) and printer <quote>instances</quote>. Printer instances are
-printer queues that point to the same physical output device but with a
-different default setting of print options.</para>
-
-</sect2>
-
-<sect2>
-<title>&kprinter; &mdash; Graphical Print Command</title>
-
-<para>&tdeprint;'s &CUPS; module gives you access to a <quote>graphical
-print command</quote>, like <application>qtcups</application> did
-before.</para>
-
-<para>Use &kprinter; in any application, even a non-&kde;
-application, that lets you configure your print command. Examples of
-these are &Netscape; and <application>StarOffice</application>, but
-<emphasis>not</emphasis> most pre-&kde; 2.2 programs.</para>
-
-<para>A screenshot how to use the new <command>kprinter</command>
-print command instead of the old-fashioned <command>lpr</command>...
-Of course you need to have <command>kprinter</command> in your
-$<envar>PATH</envar>, or give the full path in the dialog; &eg;
-<userinput><filename>/opt/kde/bin/kprinter</filename></userinput>.
-&Netscape; will remember this and with further print jobs you will get
-the <command>kprinter</command> dialog to configure your printouts.</para>
-
-<screenshot>
-<screeninfo>A screenshot of the <command>kprinter</command> print
-command in action.</screeninfo>
-<mediaobject>
-<imageobject>
-<imagedata fileref="kprinter-as-netscape-printcommand.png" format="PNG"/>
-</imageobject>
-<textobject>
-<phrase>Here's a screenshot showing how to use the new
-<command>kprinter</command> print command
-instead of the old-fashioned <command>lp</command> or
-<command>lpr</command> in &Netscape;.</phrase>
-</textobject>
-</mediaobject>
-</screenshot>
-
-<para>You can also use <command>&kprinter;</command> from the
-command line and see the resulting dialog box pop up:</para>
-
-<screenshot>
-<screeninfo>Screenshot of the <command>kprinter</command> command</screeninfo>
-<mediaobject>
-<imageobject>
-<imagedata fileref="kprinter.png"
-format="PNG"/></imageobject>
-<textobject>
-<phrase>Screenshot showing use of the <command>kprinter</command> command
-from the command line.</phrase></textobject>
-</mediaobject>
-</screenshot>
-
-<note><para>Just make sure you give at least the file to be printed
-from the command line as well: <userinput><command>kprinter</command>
-<option>/usr/share/doc/packages/cups/sam.pdf</option></userinput>.
-This will hand over the &CUPS; Software Administrator Manual to the
-<command>kprinter</command> dialog, which will then pop up with the
-default printer pre-selected.</para>
-
-<para>To pre-select a specific printer from the command line, use the
-<option>-d</option> option, &eg;:
-<userinput><command>kprinter</command> <option>-d
-DANKAcolorC2000</option>
-<option>/home/kurt/linuxtag2001-paper.ps</option></userinput>. You
-can still de-select the printer <option>DANKAcolorC2000</option> and
-choose a different one.</para>
-
-<para> You <emphasis>cannot</emphasis> however call
-<userinput><command>kprinter</command></userinput>
-without a print file and hope to open a file selection
-dialog box from the &kprinter; window. This is a feature that will be
-implemented only in the next version.</para>
-</note>
-
-<para>Using <command>kprinter</command> you are able to <quote>ring
-all the bells and blow all the whistles</quote> of your printer. You
-will need a device-specific so-called &PPD; (&PostScript; Printer
-Description) to enable &CUPS; to make this nice tandem team do this
-for you. Read more about this in <xref linkend="ppd-files"/>.</para>
-
-</sect2>
-
-</sect1>
-
-<sect1 id="future-plans">
-<title>Plans for Future Development</title>
-
-<para>What you have now is the first, already very feature-rich
-version of &tdeprint;. This version is, of course, fully usable for
-printing. You might even think that <quote>it was never so
-easy</quote> (not even back in the days when you had to use
-&Microsoft; &Windows;).</para>
-
-<para> In the future, &tdeprint; will become even better. It will do a
-better job of <quote>detecting</quote> your installed print subsystem
-itself. Already &tdeprint; is doing quite well in automatically
-sensing if you have &CUPS; on your system. But in many cases you will
-have to tell &tdeprint; what you are using, if you want to keep a
-legacy print system.</para>
-
-<para>The most important improvement in the near future will be a
-completion of the <application>LPRng</application> plugin. This at
-present is still very basic. It is restricted to the pure classical
-<acronym>LPD</acronym> part of
-<application>LPRng</application>.</para>
-
-<para>Also, you may be able to add printers directly from the print
-dialog to your system <quote>just in time</quote>, without going to
-&kcontrol; first.</para>
-
-<para>Some smaller improvements already planned are:</para>
-
-<itemizedlist>
-<listitem><para>add a file selection dialog from the &kprinter; window
-to allow combining of additional files to the present
-printjob</para></listitem> <listitem><para>add a
-<quote>history</quote> button to the
-<application>KJobViewer</application> window and also a column to show
-the number of pages &CUPS; calculates for the job.</para></listitem>
-</itemizedlist>
-
-<para>Finally, there will be an <quote>IO slave</quote> that will give
-you access to your print subsystem, via &konqueror; for example. With
-this you will soon be able to browse your print subsystem from
-&konqueror; through a &URL; like shortcut such as
-<userinput>print://printers/printername</userinput>. A KPart will add
-a virtual folder to the services section of the &konqueror; navigation
-panel, giving a nice integrated way to browse and manage your print
-system via the &URL; <userinput>print:/manager</userinput>.</para>
-
-<para>Please contact Michael Goffioul at <email>tdeprint@swing.be</email>
-with any further user or developer suggestions.</para>
-
-</sect1>
-</chapter>