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diff --git a/doc/tdeprint/getting-started.docbook b/doc/tdeprint/getting-started.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9ef1500b7 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/tdeprint/getting-started.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,143 @@ +<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 dialog.</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. <!-- The --> +<!-- authors personal recommendation is &CUPS; --> +</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; dialog 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 <!-- <xref +linkend="FIXME"/> -->. 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, +labeled <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> |