how to print a postscript file from own application ?

[Michael Goffioul]

Holger Schroeder wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> i am writing an own program that uses kde functionality. now i want to be able 
> to print from that application.
> 
> as far as i understood the documentation in kprinter.h, i am only able to use 
> a qpainter and draw stuff on a page with it, which is then sent to the 
> printer.
> 
> but i am creating postscript output my myself by taking a "postscript 
> template" and filling in the contents like date, name of the client and so 
> on... is there any way to feed this postscript output into the kde printing 
> system ?

KPrinter::printFiles()

But there's a tricky part here. KPrinter::preparePrinting() needs
to be called before, and this method is protected (it is called
automatically when using a QPainter). So the best current solution
is to subclass KPrinter and provide acces to the protected method,
then call it in your app. Something like:

class MyPrinter : public KPrinter
{
public:
     void doPreparePrinting() { preparePrinting(); }
}

And in your code:

MyPrinter printer;
if (printer.setup())
{
     printer.doPreparePrinting();
     // create PS file
     printer.printFiles(myPsFiles);
}

Michael.

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