[Gustavo Pichorim Boiko <boiko@mandriva.com>] Fwd: Re: 2006Desktop - Second part

[Gustavo Pichorim Boiko]

Hi Michael

First thanks for your reply.

Em Seg 18 Jul 2005 05:33, Goffioul Michael escreveu:
> > > >>>following: 1) The filter selection interface is not user
> >
> > friendly (it
> >
> > > >>> took me a considerable time to understand it
> >
> > correctly). You need to
> >
> > > >>> select a filter, then add it, the click on it in the
> >
> > applied filters
> >
> > > >>> list and then click on the configure button to adjust
> >
> > the properties.
> >
> > > >>> The filter I choose was the multiple pages per sheet one.
>
> Double-clicking on the filter item is faster, it directly opens
> the filter dialog. But for the rest of the process, I don't know
> how you could save other steps.

I don't know either (yet). But I think it is a place that can be improved in 
some way.

> > > >>>2) Margin configuration is simply stupid, because it
> > first apply the
> > > >>>margin settings and then apply the filters. This is a
> > big problem when
> > > >>>using filters like the one I have used (multiple pages),
> > because it
> > > >>>inverts the orientation of the page (when you put two
> > pages in a sheet),
> > > >>>and then the botton of the page becomes unprintable (as
> > my printer can't
> > > >>>print in the last two centimeters of the page).
> > > >>>3) If you want to preview the printing, you need to go
> > to File->Print
> > > >>> and then configure everything you need and choose the option for
> > > >>> previewing instead of printing. That is not easy for
> > the user. The
> > > >>> worst part is that there is programs that have the
> > print preview option
> > > >>> (so for each application you have a different way of
> > previewing the
> > > >>> pages, that's bad).
>
> That's an application issue. You can't control an application from
> kdeprint and the print content is the responsability of the application
> only. From the kdeprint point of view, there's nothing else it could
> do.

I thought it was like that. But something like a standar action for that in 
which applications generate the contents just like the print action, but 
instead of being printed, they are shown in the screen (like the preview 
button in the kprinter dialog).
I didn't say it was a kdeprint problem. I said it was an usabillity issue that 
could be done in a better way.

>
> >>>4) Now kdeprint is unmaintained (there is a
> > > >>> volunteer for that if I remember correctly), and even
> > when it was
> > > >>> maintained it was not activelly developed.
>
> It has been actively developed during the first years. However, it's
> difficult to find someone to take my job as developers have usually
> no interest in printing stuff. Only users do, but they are not developers.
> I'm glad Cristian has volunteered to continue the work on kdeprint.

I know what you mean. I myself never got interested in that until I really 
needed it (college papers). You have done a great job in kdeprint, printing 
now is much easier than it was some time ago, but my feeling is that it can 
be even better, and I'm happy kdeprint is not unmaintained anymore (I 
volunteered myself to help if Cristian wants so).

Cheers

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