using user defined printers

[Goffioul Michael]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vlad f halilow [mailto:mlist at ratel.ru] 
> Sent: Tuesday 5 September 2006 19:59
> To: kde-print at kde.org
> Subject: using user defined printers
> 
> Hi there. I am using kdeprinter as final wrapper for printer 
> select, before print request proceed to queue. But i have a 
> trouble. My system based on sunray server technology 
> (terminal system) with many connected users. As result, i 
> have many printers attached to system. That printers filtered 
> by generating users .printers file for each user. So, every 
> user view only own printers (in his location for example). 
> But kdeprinter ignoring .printers file and show all available 
> printers in system. I cannot setup printer list for every 
> user, because it is not a static. Is anyway to force 
> kdeprinter running using all other programms (lpstat, citrix 
> client) and not ignore printer control file?

kdeprint ignores .printers file (is it standard?). However it
is possible to filter available printers, see the kdeprint settings
dialog ("System options" button) and the filter enabling button
next to the printer selection combo box (see
http://www.kde.org/screenshots/images/3.5/23-printing.png).

Michael.