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&Kurt.Pfeifle; &Kurt.Pfeifle.mail;
2002-06-23
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The print KIOSlave gives quick access to browse
different &tdeprint; sections via virtual folders
.
These folders provide some information about and quick access to your print
subsystem.
print:/ represents one more of those useful
KIOSlaves implemented by &tde;. To access it, just type print:/
into the address field of &konqueror;. print:/
doesn't purely provide read-only
access to
your print subsystem, but it also allows you to change settings
of your printers, of your print system and lets you create new printers
and classes.
You are asked for the Administrator or root password, if you are
not allowed a view or an operation as a normal user.
You can bookmark frequently used shortcuts like
print:/manager
Valid syntax is either
print:/[path-to-virtual-folder] or
print:[path-to-virtual-folder]
Note, that some of the views and actions offered do heavily
depend on the print subsystem that is installed on your box and presently
activated for &tde;. Pages showing printer information display only
those parts that are valid for the &tde; selected print subsystem.
(So if you normally run CUPS, but switched temporarily to
Generic UNIX LPD Printing
, which is possible, you will see
less printer info, because LPD is not capable of using the same amount of
print settings as are possible in CUPS).
Valid syntax to access different virtual folders
and a short explanation of what they represent:
Some examples
print:/ (&ie; the root of
print-tdeioslave)
virtual root for browsing your print subsystem.
It displays subfolders Classes
,
Jobs
,
Manager
, Printers
,
and Specials
print:/classes or
print:classes
view your printer classes
(supported by and useful for CUPS only)
print:/classes/class_name or
print:classes/class_name
view all members of the named
printer class (supported by and useful only
for CUPS)
print:/jobs
or print:jobs
lists the current and pending jobs.
print:/printers
or print:printers
lists all your printers. Clicking
on a printer name shows more info about that printer.
print:/printers/printer_name
or print:printers/printer_name
displays useful info about the named
printer
print:/manager or
print:manager
opens a page very similar to the &tdeprint;
Manager module inside the &tde; Control Center.
Switch to a different printing system here or do every
other administrative task.
This is the most important of access points to your printing
system.
print:/specials or
print:specials
lists all presently available special printers
:
Likely you'll see:
The two that let you save a printfile to disk, in
&PostScript; or PDF format.
One that sends it as a PDF attachment via
&kmail;.
And last, send it via fax, if you have one of the
supported fax backends active,
Hylafax or
efax.
You can also put print:/manager
or similar as the command in
the Quick Command
utility (started via
&Alt;F2)
You can learn more about printing and &tdeprint;'s powerful abilities
by reading the &tdeprint; Handbook
locally or at the &tdeprint;
Website where there are documents online (HTML and
PDF),containing
Tutorials,
as well as FAQs and
Tips and Tricks related to printing in general.