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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/tdeprint/getting-started.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/tdeprint/getting-started.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e39ba2627c9 --- /dev/null +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/tdeprint/getting-started.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,187 @@ +<chapter id="getting-started"> +<title +>Getting Started</title> + +<para +>This chapter of the &tdeprint; Handbook will walk you through most of the configuration or selection options of &tdeprint;. It will mainly deal with &CUPS; in this version, as the author is most familiar with it, and also because &tdeprint; started off with supporting &CUPS; best. Later versions of the &tdeprint; software and editions of this handbook will support and explore other printing systems more closely.</para> + +<sect1 id="selecting-your-print-subsystem"> +<title +>Selecting Your Print Subsystem</title> + +<para +>You need to define your print subsystem, before you are able to install any printer with the &tdeprint; framework. There are two areas where you can define this: either in &kcontrol; (The <guilabel +>Printing Manager</guilabel +> section), or directly and <quote +>on the fly</quote +> from the print dialogue.</para> + +<para +>Navigate to <menuchoice +><guimenu +>K Menu</guimenu +> <guisubmenu +>Preferences</guisubmenu +> <guisubmenu +>System</guisubmenu +> <guimenuitem +>Printing Manager</guimenuitem +></menuchoice +>. At the bottom you can see a button that lets you select which printing subsystem you want to use. In &kde; 2.2 you can choose from the following alternatives:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem> +<para +>&CUPS; (Common &UNIX; Printing System)</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para +>Print through an external program (generic)</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para +><acronym +>LPR</acronym +> (Standard <acronym +>BSD</acronym +> Print System)</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para +>Generic &UNIX; <acronym +>LPD</acronym +> print system (the default)</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para +><acronym +>RLPR</acronym +> environment (print to remote <acronym +>LPD</acronym +> servers from the command line)</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para +>Of course, the chosen system must be installed, and up and running on your box prior to your selection, or before it takes effect. </para> + +<para +>On it's first startup, &tdeprint; will try an autodetection. This only works for:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem> +<para +>&CUPS;, as it is checking first for a running &CUPS; daemon</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para +><acronym +>LPD</acronym +>, as it is checking for a running <acronym +>LPD</acronym +> daemon, plus a <filename +>printcap</filename +> file.</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<!-- <para> +Go to System->XY->ABC. Now you can choose from the following +alternatives: +</para +>--> + +<para +>The system you choose must be installed on your system prior to your selection. The author's personal recommendation is &CUPS;.</para> + +<para +>Once autodetected, chosen, or changed, the active print subsystem will take effect for all &kde; applications. Different users may have different print subsystems in use, if those do exist on the computer and are compliant with each other. Their settings are stored in the <filename +>tdeprintrc</filename +>. This file is unique to every user, and is normally installed in <filename +>$<envar +>HOME</envar +>/.kde/share/config/tdeprintrc</filename +>.</para> + +<warning> +<para +>This file is not intended to be directly editable, and all available options can be set from the &tdeprint; &GUI;.</para> +</warning> + +<para +>You may even select a different printer subsystem, on the fly, from the &kprinter; dialogue box.</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="working-with-printing-manger"> +<title +>Working with the Printing Manager</title> + +<para +>Once you have chosen your preferred and installed print subsystem, you are ready to investigate, configure administer and work with this system through the &tdeprint; framework.</para> + +<para +>Navigate to <menuchoice +><guimenu +>K Menu</guimenu +> <guisubmenu +>Preferences</guisubmenu +> <guisubmenu +>System</guisubmenu +> <guimenuitem +>Printing Manager</guimenuitem +></menuchoice +>. In the right part of the window you will see at least 4 printers predefined. These are the virtual or special purpose printers, explained in section . You will probably see a toolbar with 13 icons at the top of the window, and at least 4 tabs in the lower half of the window, labelled <guilabel +>Information</guilabel +>, <guilabel +>Jobs</guilabel +>, <guilabel +>Properties</guilabel +> and <guilabel +>Instances</guilabel +>.</para> + +<!-- Not needed: the default view is as described, this can be mentioned --> +<!-- elsewhere <para +>If you start the <guilabel +>Printing --> +<!-- Manager</guilabel +> module for the first time, you may be missing --> +<!-- Icons or tabs. <mousebutton +>Right</mousebutton +>-clicking the mouse --> +<!-- on the white background of the right part of the window opens a --> +<!-- Menu to select your viewing preferences. To get the same view as in --> +<!-- most screenshots, select: <guimenuitem +>View Toolbar</guimenuitem +> --> +<!-- and <guimenuitem +>View Printer Information</guimenuitem +> and --> +<!-- <guimenuitem +>View Icons</guimenuitem +> and <guimenuitem +>Orientation --> +<!-- Vertical</guimenuitem +>. Moving the mouse over one Button and --> +<!-- waiting a second gives you a tooltip hint about its functions. --> + +<!-- + +3.3 Selection: &CUPS; or other? + +If your selection of the print system is &CUPS;, you will have more +choices at your fingertips than with any other printing +system. &CUPS; is new to most Linux users (even the senior +hackers amongst us), and it is quite easy to use. But it +is at the same time very different from other printing systems. +Therfor the &CUPS; part in the &tdeprint; Handbook is naturally +the most detailed. + +Future editions of the &tdeprint; handbook will describe in +more detail the other systems. +--> + +</sect1> + +</chapter> |