Replacing KPrinter with QPrinter? (was: Status of KDEprint in 4.0, and offer of help)

Alex Merry huntedhacker at tiscali.co.uk
Fri Sep 7 20:20:11 BST 2007


On Friday 07 Sep 2007, Alex Merry wrote:
> Features missing in QPrinter (which are not easily added without at
> least extending QPrinter and implementing QPrintEngine and
> QAbstractPrintDialog):
>
[snip]
> * Straightforward printer options (try clicking "properties" for a
> printer in the print dialog of the Qt assistant program, and doing
> the same in kolourpaint)

I tell a lie: this can be done by a KPrintDialog class.

> * "Special" printers (like Send Fax via KFax) independent of eg: CUPS
> * Integration with the KDE print management system (ties in with the
> above two points)

So the integration and "special" printers amount to basically the same 
thing, when it comes to a "KPrinter" class.

Alex



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