From kde-core-devel  Sun May 06 19:22:42 2001
From: Nikolas Zimmermann <wildfox () kde ! org>
Date: Sun, 06 May 2001 19:22:42 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: Fax/PDF/... integration in KDE print
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&m=98917722119080

On Sunday 06 May 2001 21:12, Michael Goffioul wrote:
> Hi,
Hi, 
>
> I commited today a new feature in KDE print code: the ability to sent the
> print file to a 3rd party program instead of regular printer. You have then
> a set of pseudo-printers along with the regular ones. Printing to a pseudo-
> printer will start an external program as subprocess. Configuration takes
> place in an external XML file which describes these printers with some
> options (command line, icon, description, ...). Graphical configuration is
> planned but not implemented yet.
> I created by default 3 pseudo-printers:
> 	- a "Print to file" printer which saves PS
great!
> 	- a "PDF writer" which saves PDF (using ghostscript)
wow
> 	- a "Send to Fax" printer which starts ksendfax (still to be ported).
GREAT! when do you think do you get that ready
>
> As this feature implied code adaptation in some basic classes, it needs to
> be tested extensively. So please, have a look and report any problem.
>
No problem, will extensively test now
> I attached a small snapshot of what the printer list looks like now. I
> can't put it somewhere publicly available, so I tried to keep it as small
> as possible.
superb!

Thank you very much for that whole stuff, Michael!
>
> Bye.
> Michael.

Bye
 Bye
  Niko

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Nikolas Zimmermann
wildfox@kde.org