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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kioslave/print.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kioslave/print.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..f1523aba1b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kioslave/print.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,250 @@ +<article lang="&language;" id="print"> +<title +>print</title> +<articleinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author +>&Kurt.Pfeifle; &Kurt.Pfeifle.mail;</author> +<othercredit role="translator" +><firstname +>Malcolm</firstname +><surname +>Hunter</surname +><affiliation +><address +><email +>malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk</email +></address +></affiliation +><contrib +>Conversion to British English</contrib +></othercredit +> + +</authorgroup> + +<date +>2002-06-23</date> +<releaseinfo +>1.00.00</releaseinfo> + +</articleinfo> + +<para +>The <acronym +>print</acronym +> KIOSlave gives quick access to browse different &tdeprint; sections via <quote +>virtual folders</quote +>. These folders provide some information about and quick access to your print subsystem.</para> + +<para +><command +>print:/</command +> represents one more of those useful KIOSlaves implemented by &kde;. To access it, just type <userinput +>print:/ </userinput +> into the address field of &konqueror;. <userinput +>print:/ </userinput +> doesn't purely provide <quote +>read-only</quote +> access to your print subsystem, but it also allows you to change settings of your printers, of your print system and lets you create new printers and classes.</para> + +<para +>You are asked for the Administrator or root password, if you are not allowed a view or an operation as a normal user.</para> + +<para +>You can bookmark frequently used shortcuts like <command +>print:/manager</command +></para> + +<para +>Valid syntax is either <userinput +>print:/[path-to-virtual-folder]</userinput +> or <userinput +>print:[path-to-virtual-folder]</userinput +></para> + +<para +>Note, that some of the views and actions offered do heavily depend on the print subsystem that is installed on your box and presently activated for &kde;. Pages showing printer information display only those parts that are valid for the &kde; selected print subsystem. (So if you normally run <acronym +>CUPS</acronym +>, but switched temporarily to <quote +>Generic UNIX LPD Printing</quote +>, which is possible, you will see less printer info, because LPD is not capable of using the same amount of print settings as are possible in CUPS).</para> + +<para +>Valid syntax to access different virtual folders and a short explanation of what they represent:</para> + +<variablelist> +<title +>Some examples</title> + +<varlistentry> +<term +><userinput +>print:/ </userinput +> (&ie; the root of print-kioslave)</term> +<listitem> +<para +>virtual root for browsing your print subsystem. It displays subfolders <quote +>Classes</quote +>, <quote +>Jobs</quote +>, <quote +>Manager</quote +>, <quote +>Printers</quote +>, and <quote +>Specials</quote +></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term +><userinput +>print:/classes</userinput +> or <userinput +>print:classes </userinput +> </term +> <listitem> +<para +>view your printer classes (supported by and useful for CUPS only) </para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + + +<varlistentry> +<term +><userinput +>print:/classes/class_name </userinput +> or <userinput +>print:classes/class_name </userinput +> </term +> <listitem> +<para +>view all members of the named printer class (supported by and useful only for CUPS) </para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + + +<varlistentry> +<term +><userinput +>print:/jobs </userinput +> or <userinput +>print:jobs </userinput +></term> +<listitem> +<para +>lists the current and pending jobs. </para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term +><userinput +>print:/printers </userinput +> or <userinput +>print:printers </userinput +></term> +<listitem> +<para +>lists all your printers. Clicking on a printer name shows more info about that printer. </para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term +><userinput +>print:/printers/printer_name </userinput +> or <userinput +>print:printers/printer_name </userinput +> </term> +<listitem> +<para +>displays useful info about the named printer </para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term +><userinput +>print:/manager </userinput +> or <userinput +>print:manager </userinput +> </term +> <listitem> +<para +>opens a page very similar to the &tdeprint; Manager module inside the &kde; Control Centre. Switch to a different printing system here or do every other administrative task. </para> +<para +>This is the most important of access points to your printing system. </para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term +><userinput +>print:/specials </userinput +> or <userinput +>print:specials </userinput +> </term +><listitem> +<para +>lists all presently available <quote +>special printers</quote +>: Likely you'll see:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem> + <para +>The two that let you save a printfile to disk, in &PostScript; or <acronym +>PDF</acronym +> format.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> + <para +>One that sends it as a <acronym +>PDF</acronym +> attachment via &kmail;.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> + <para +>And last, send it via fax, if you have one of the supported fax backends active, <application +>Hylafax</application +> or <application +>efax</application +>.</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +<tip +><para +>You can also put <command +>print:/manager</command +> or similar as the command in the <quote +>Quick Command</quote +> utility (started via <keycombo action="simul" +>&Alt;<keycap +>F2</keycap +></keycombo +>)</para +></tip> + +<para +>You can learn more about printing and &tdeprint;'s powerful abilities by reading the <ulink url="help:/tdeprint/index.html" +>&tdeprint; Handbook locally</ulink +> or at the <ulink url="http://printing.kde.org/" +>&tdeprint; Website</ulink +> where there are documents online (<acronym +>HTML</acronym +> and <acronym +>PDF</acronym +>),containing <ulink url="http://printing.kde.org/documentation/tutorials/" +>Tutorials</ulink +>, as well as <ulink url="http://printing.kde.org/faq/" +>FAQs</ulink +> and Tips and Tricks related to printing in general.</para> + +</article> |