[Bug 180051] New: [KDE4] Need a way to have default printer settings

[Nicos Gollan]

http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=180051

           Summary: [KDE4] Need a way to have default printer settings
           Product: kde
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Compiled Sources
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: gtdev at spearhead.de


Version:            (using Devel)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Compiled sources

There needs to be some way to have persistent printer settings. From looking
around on the web, it seems like:

* KDE 4 wants to use whatever Qt provides
* Qt does not seem to provide any useful printer settings tools

The current situation is that KDE defaults to non-duplex color printing, and
completely ignores existing printer settings e.g. from CUPS (fun enough, it
still exposes those settings in the advanced printer setup), making it
necessary to re-select those settings. This is *not* a wishlist issue, this is
instead a regression from pretty much any KDE 3.

The most convenient solution would of course be an applet in systemsettings.

To get with the expected behavior bulletpoint:
 (1) Start System Settings tool
 (2) Choose "Printers" or something similar
 (3) Be able to configure standards for all settings available in the normal
KDE print dialog

Alternatively:
 (1) KDE uses defaults from underlying print system, e.g. CUPS


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