Re: Updates?

Hi Philippe,

thanks for your comments. :)

[email protected] schrieb:
> Karsten, Julun, Michael,

Karsten == Julun


>> I would also like to merge the preview and pdf printer as inbuild 
>> classes, so that, e.g preview printing works instantly without print to 
>> preview or tons of clicks in the printer panels. The same counts for 
>> pdf, it should be provided by default and always be available, but not 
>> as independent system printer.
> 
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> 
> But why inbuild PDF Writer driver ?! It actually push PDF formatted data
> thru a transport, a transpart that can be not only "Print To File" but
> whatever port to which a PDF-compliant device could be connected to.
> Don't assume PDF Writer will be only used to generate PDF files, please. I
> used to have access in my previous job (prepress IT) to a PDF-compliant
> printer, connected thru HP JetDirect protocol.
> 
> PDF is no more special format than HP's PCL4/5/6 or Canon's cryptic BJ
> printers protocol. They're all formats to describe pages content, that
> different devices - hardware or software - knows to render. 
> Preview use Haiku/BeOS native BPictures format, which can't be rendered
> outside Haiku/BeOS. 
> But PDF is not in such case. Please, keep it as a printer add-on.

I will keep it or i won't remove it. Hmmm  :)  The idea is to have it 
inbuild, always available but not as printer node as in it's current state.

I'm not talking about the near future, but i always consider print 
server to die at some point in time in favor of cups. And then we would 
need it anyway. And i can imagine that there will be an pdf driver for 
cups as well?

> AFAIK, Haiku images have a "Save as PDF" printer connected to "Print To
> File" pre-installed.
> Maybe the single issue users will have is we don't offer a quick way to
> swith the printer target *at* print time, contrary to other OSes. What
> about adding a "printer: " popup menu on the print/job panel(s), like under
> Zeta ?
> That way, the pre-installed "Save To PDF" will be at one click too, but no
> need to handle PDF differently than others drivers.

I have done this already in the new JobSetupPanel. There will be an 
'Properties' button, to access printer specific options as well (cups 
ppd info, pdf Author etc.)


Best Regards,
Karsten