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Greetings, KDEPrint Developers!<br>
<br>
A little more than one month ago, I tried to download the utility, <i>kepsontools</i>.
However, when I tried to install it, I discovered that it was
incompatible with my version of KDE (i.e., 2.2.2); it was the only
version that was available from the download site, and required the
older <i>Qt-1.2</i> libraries. I tried contacting the author of this
program directly after following a link from the download site to the
author's own Web site to try to get an updated version. However, the
author informed me that he is no longer involved with the project.<br>
<br>
<i>kepsontools</i> is a utility that performs the following functions
for Epson Stylus Color ink-jet printers:<br>
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<li>monitoring the ink levels,</li>
<li>cleaning the print head,</li>
<li>aligning the print head,</li>
<li>printing test pages.</li>
</ol>
A similar utility has been taken for granted for several years by
Windows users.<br>
<br>
The fact that this utility must rely on specific Qt libraries is in my
opinion, ridiculous; it means that it must be rewritten with each
release of a new KDE version, which occurs quite frequently. I would
like to know if KDEPrint could be modified in the following manner:<br>
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<li>Give it the ability to accommodate <i>kepsontools</i> and
similar utilities as plug-ins.</li>
<li>Provide a simple, universal API for these utilities so that they
are no longer directly dependant upon the Qt libraries.</li>
<li>Let KDEPrint serve as the liaison between these utilities and the
Qt libraries, so that compatibility is achieved regardless of the KDE
version.</li>
</ol>
Thank you very much for your consideration.<br>
<br>
Karl,<br>
Toronto, Canada<br>
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