kprinter doesn't work together with CUPS

[Goffioul Michael]

> > In the print manager, if you right-click on your printer and select
> > "Configure...", do you get the configuration dialog? From the same
> > print manager, select your printer, then go to "Properties" tab in
> > the bottom panel, select "Driver" section and click "Change" in the
> > bottom-right, select the same driver as you're using now and go to
> > the next page. There, you should see a "Settings"  button, can you
> > click it and have the settings dialog appearing?
> 
> Yes, I can see the "Settings" button. I execute the procedure 
> as described by 
> you in the KDE Control Center/Printer Section. But I need to 
> switch to 
> Administrator-Mode in order to do it. Without root-password I 
> do not see any 
> menus in the "Properties" tab (except for "General" where I 
> can't change 
> anything).

There's really something weird in your system... :-(
It really looks like part of the system uses the CUPS plugin, and another
part is not. Try to change the print plugin (combo box at the bottom of
the print dialog or the print manager), and switch back to CUPS to see if
it makes any difference.

Michael.