Integration non kde applications with kdeprint]

[Roman Glebov]

Goffioul Michael wrote:

>>On 5 November 2005 14:16, Roman Glebov wrote:
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>>>I need a documentation on the kprinter api.
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>>Here is the automatically generated API documentation:
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>>http://developer.kde.org/documentation/library/3.5-api/kdelibs
>>-apidocs/kdeprint/html/index.html
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>>>I do not really have an overview how programs communicate 
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>>with kdeprint
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>>>when it is fully integrated.
>>>Can you explain it to me ?
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>KDEPrint provides a painting device to the application where it can
>draws its content using Qt painting primitives. When developing under
>Qt, printing is then not more complicated than drawing on your top widget.
>Of course, this is not the way to go from a 3rd-party point of view,
>except if you want to rewrite your app...
>In your case, what kdeprint can do for you is to be the bridge between
>your app and the print spooler, taking care of the printer selection,
>print options and so on, but it's up to you to provide kdeprint with
>a fully-featured PS file. kdeprint is then only a user-friendly lpr
>replacement.
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>Note that you can also use the KPrinter class to send your own files to
>the print spooler, using the KPrinter::printFiles() function.
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>Michael.
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What i want to do is :
1) Program generates postscript file and passes it to kde print, kde 
print reformats it , for example places it correctly on page.
2) Program sends Bitmap, kprinter should again place it correctly on page.

i found out quite quickly how to handle picture with kprinter .
But what to do with postscript ? It can not be painted with qprinter , 
right ?

Should it be converted to bitmap first ?


Roman Glebov