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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/tdeprint/add-printer-wiz.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/tdeprint/add-printer-wiz.docbook index 1ece07bc322..ff7d67d277b 100644 --- a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/tdeprint/add-printer-wiz.docbook +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/tdeprint/add-printer-wiz.docbook @@ -1,341 +1,200 @@ <chapter id="add-printer-wizard-2"> -<title ->The <quote ->Add Printer Wizard</quote -> for &CUPS;</title> - -<para ->Clicking on the leftmost icon on the toolbar <inlinemediaobject -><imageobject -> <imagedata fileref="cr32-action-wizard.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject -> </inlinemediaobject -> in the upper part of the window starts the <quote ->Add Printer Wizard</quote ->.</para> - -<para ->This wizard steps you through various screens to install a new printer. At present this Wizard works for &CUPS; and the <acronym ->RLPR</acronym -> environment module. The number of steps depend on the actual print-subsystem which is active and available to you on your box.</para> +<title>The <quote>Add Printer Wizard</quote> for &CUPS;</title> + +<para>Clicking on the leftmost icon on the toolbar <inlinemediaobject><imageobject> <imagedata fileref="cr32-action-wizard.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> in the upper part of the window starts the <quote>Add Printer Wizard</quote>.</para> + +<para>This wizard steps you through various screens to install a new printer. At present this Wizard works for &CUPS; and the <acronym>RLPR</acronym> environment module. The number of steps depend on the actual print-subsystem which is active and available to you on your box.</para> <sect1> -<title ->Starting</title> +<title>Starting</title> -<para ->The welcome screen informs you that you can go back any time to change a setting. </para> +<para>The welcome screen informs you that you can go back any time to change a setting. </para> <screenshot> -<screeninfo ->The &tdeprint; wizard introduction screen</screeninfo> +<screeninfo>The &tdeprint; wizard introduction screen</screeninfo> <mediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="cupsaddprinterwizard1.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> <textobject> -<phrase ->The introduction screen of the printer wizard</phrase -></textobject> +<phrase>The introduction screen of the printer wizard</phrase></textobject> </mediaobject> </screenshot> </sect1> <sect1 id="backend-selection"> -<title ->Backend Selection</title> +<title>Backend Selection</title> -<para ->Choose the <quote ->backend</quote -> protocol that &CUPS; is supposed to use with your new printer. There are:</para> +<para>Choose the <quote>backend</quote> protocol that &CUPS; is supposed to use with your new printer. There are:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> -<para ->local printer (serial, parallel, <acronym ->USB</acronym ->)</para> +<para>local printer (serial, parallel, <acronym>USB</acronym>)</para> </listitem> <listitem> -<para ->remote <acronym ->LPD</acronym -> queue</para> +<para>remote <acronym>LPD</acronym> queue</para> </listitem> <listitem> -<para -><acronym ->SMB</acronym -> shared printer (&Windows;)</para> +<para><acronym>SMB</acronym> shared printer (&Windows;)</para> </listitem> <listitem> -<para ->Network Printer (<acronym ->TCP</acronym ->, &HP; JetDirect, AppSocket)</para> +<para>Network Printer (<acronym>TCP</acronym>, &HP; JetDirect, AppSocket)</para> </listitem> <listitem> -<para ->Network printer with &IPP; (&IPP;/<acronym ->HTTP</acronym ->)</para> +<para>Network printer with &IPP; (&IPP;/<acronym>HTTP</acronym>)</para> </listitem> <listitem> -<para ->File printer</para> +<para>File printer</para> </listitem> <listitem> -<para ->serial fax /modem printer</para> +<para>serial fax /modem printer</para> </listitem> <listitem> -<para ->Class of Printers</para> +<para>Class of Printers</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> -<para ->If some choices are greyed out, they are not available. For example, you may have no FAX backend software or no modem installed to use it.</para> +<para>If some choices are greyed out, they are not available. For example, you may have no FAX backend software or no modem installed to use it.</para> <screenshot> -<screeninfo ->Choosing your Printer system</screeninfo> +<screeninfo>Choosing your Printer system</screeninfo> <mediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="cupsaddprinterwizard2_backendselection.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> <textobject> -<phrase ->Choosing your Printer System</phrase -></textobject> +<phrase>Choosing your Printer System</phrase></textobject> </mediaobject> </screenshot> </sect1> <sect1 id="direct-network-settings"> -<title ->Direct Network Setting</title> +<title>Direct Network Setting</title> -<para ->The contents of your next screen is dependent on your choice in the previous screen. If you know the details, just type them in to configure your network settings directly.</para> +<para>The contents of your next screen is dependent on your choice in the previous screen. If you know the details, just type them in to configure your network settings directly.</para> -<para ->In other cases the wizard can scan the network for you, to help you decide which setting could be useful. </para> +<para>In other cases the wizard can scan the network for you, to help you decide which setting could be useful. </para> <screenshot> -<screeninfo ->&tdeprint; wizard network scan</screeninfo> +<screeninfo>&tdeprint; wizard network scan</screeninfo> <mediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="cupsaddprinterwizard3_networkscan.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> <textobject> -<phrase ->In the &tdeprint; wizard, you can enter network details directly, or you can scan the network automatically.</phrase -></textobject> +<phrase>In the &tdeprint; wizard, you can enter network details directly, or you can scan the network automatically.</phrase></textobject> </mediaobject> </screenshot> </sect1> <sect1 id="information-retrieval-by-network-scanning"> -<title ->Information Retrieval by Scanning the Network</title> - -<para ->If you use one of the network connections (remote <acronym ->LPD</acronym ->, <acronym ->SMB</acronym ->, remote &CUPS;, network printer with &IPP;), you have an option for scanning the network. Be careful when applying this; in some environments network scanning is considered to be hostile and harmful!</para> - -<para ->In the case of <acronym ->SMB</acronym ->, &tdeprint; will use the Samba utilities <command ->nmblookup</command -> and <command ->smbclient</command -> (which need to be installed for this to work) to retrieve the information it presents in a tree structure.</para> - -<para ->In the case of &IPP; (Port 631) and <acronym ->TCP</acronym -> Network/AppSocket (Port 9100) &tdeprint; will try to open the port and, if successful, send an <command ->ipp-get-printer-attribute</command -> request to the printer. For newer &HP; printers the latter usually works, because they support both AppSocket and &IPP;.</para> - -<para ->Some printers or manufacturers use other port numbers for direct TCP/IP printing. You may need to look up which one to use. The <guilabel ->Settings</guilabel -> button in the dialogue lets you configure your scan, including <acronym ->IP</acronym -> addresses, ports and timeout to use.</para> - -<para ->Once again: be careful not to be mistaken for an intruder on your network, if you use the scanning technique.</para> +<title>Information Retrieval by Scanning the Network</title> + +<para>If you use one of the network connections (remote <acronym>LPD</acronym>, <acronym>SMB</acronym>, remote &CUPS;, network printer with &IPP;), you have an option for scanning the network. Be careful when applying this; in some environments network scanning is considered to be hostile and harmful!</para> + +<para>In the case of <acronym>SMB</acronym>, &tdeprint; will use the Samba utilities <command>nmblookup</command> and <command>smbclient</command> (which need to be installed for this to work) to retrieve the information it presents in a tree structure.</para> + +<para>In the case of &IPP; (Port 631) and <acronym>TCP</acronym> Network/AppSocket (Port 9100) &tdeprint; will try to open the port and, if successful, send an <command>ipp-get-printer-attribute</command> request to the printer. For newer &HP; printers the latter usually works, because they support both AppSocket and &IPP;.</para> + +<para>Some printers or manufacturers use other port numbers for direct TCP/IP printing. You may need to look up which one to use. The <guilabel>Settings</guilabel> button in the dialogue lets you configure your scan, including <acronym>IP</acronym> addresses, ports and timeout to use.</para> + +<para>Once again: be careful not to be mistaken for an intruder on your network, if you use the scanning technique.</para> <screenshot> -<screeninfo ->&tdeprint; wizard network configuration dialogue</screeninfo> +<screeninfo>&tdeprint; wizard network configuration dialogue</screeninfo> <mediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="cupsaddprinterwizard4_networkscan_config.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> <textobject> -<phrase ->In the &tdeprint; wizard, you can enter parameters to have the wizard scan parts of your network.</phrase -></textobject> +<phrase>In the &tdeprint; wizard, you can enter parameters to have the wizard scan parts of your network.</phrase></textobject> </mediaobject> </screenshot> </sect1> <sect1 id="printer-model-selection"> -<title ->Printer Model Selection</title> +<title>Printer Model Selection</title> -<para ->The hardest part is probably the <quote ->Printer Model Selection</quote ->. In former years the situation was difficult, because there were hardly any drivers to find. The difficulty now is there are too many; though some of them are very good, many are quite broken. </para> +<para>The hardest part is probably the <quote>Printer Model Selection</quote>. In former years the situation was difficult, because there were hardly any drivers to find. The difficulty now is there are too many; though some of them are very good, many are quite broken. </para> -<para ->If you have a current <quote ->database</quote -> of available drivers on your system, select the manufacturer in the left part of the window first, then the device model in the right part. This split window shows all &PPD;s found by &CUPS; in its standard repository of installable &PPD;s. This repository normally is <filename class="directory" ->/usr/share/cups/model/</filename ->. If you want your driver to be found automatically by &CUPS; and &tdeprint;, place it in there.</para> +<para>If you have a current <quote>database</quote> of available drivers on your system, select the manufacturer in the left part of the window first, then the device model in the right part. This split window shows all &PPD;s found by &CUPS; in its standard repository of installable &PPD;s. This repository normally is <filename class="directory">/usr/share/cups/model/</filename>. If you want your driver to be found automatically by &CUPS; and &tdeprint;, place it in there.</para> <!-- Insert Screenshot here: --> </sect1> <sect1 id="driver-selection"> -<title ->Driver Selection</title> +<title>Driver Selection</title> -<para ->On the next screen you will see a description of the driver selected previously. This description is extracted from the actual &PPD; used.</para> +<para>On the next screen you will see a description of the driver selected previously. This description is extracted from the actual &PPD; used.</para> <warning> -<para ->For a real &PostScript; printer <emphasis ->never</emphasis -> try to install a <quote ->Foomatic</quote -> or <quote ->Gimp-Print</quote -> &PPD;, even if it is offered. You won't be happy with it. Instead find the original &PPD; from the manufacturer, preferably the one written for &Windows; NT and use it. </para> +<para>For a real &PostScript; printer <emphasis>never</emphasis> try to install a <quote>Foomatic</quote> or <quote>Gimp-Print</quote> &PPD;, even if it is offered. You won't be happy with it. Instead find the original &PPD; from the manufacturer, preferably the one written for &Windows; NT and use it. </para> </warning> -<para ->Some &Linux; distributions have supplied for &CUPS; every possible combination of <application ->Ghostscript</application -> filters and <quote ->foomatic</quote -> &PPD; files they could find on the net. Many of these are quite useless; they were generated a year ago, when the people at <ulink url="http://www.linuxprinting.org" ->www.linuxprinting.org</ulink -> began their first experiments with supplying third party &PPD;s for &CUPS;. Although dubbed <quote ->Alpha</quote -> at the time, these started to take on a life of their own and can now be found at various places on the net, doing &CUPS; no favours.</para> +<para>Some &Linux; distributions have supplied for &CUPS; every possible combination of <application>Ghostscript</application> filters and <quote>foomatic</quote> &PPD; files they could find on the net. Many of these are quite useless; they were generated a year ago, when the people at <ulink url="http://www.linuxprinting.org">www.linuxprinting.org</ulink> began their first experiments with supplying third party &PPD;s for &CUPS;. Although dubbed <quote>Alpha</quote> at the time, these started to take on a life of their own and can now be found at various places on the net, doing &CUPS; no favours.</para> -<para ->If you are not sure which ones to use go to:</para> +<para>If you are not sure which ones to use go to:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> -<para -><ulink -url="http://www.linuxprinting.org" ->http://www.linuxprinting.org</ulink> +<para><ulink +url="http://www.linuxprinting.org">http://www.linuxprinting.org</ulink> </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> -<ulink url="http://www.cups.org" ->http://www.cups.org</ulink> +<ulink url="http://www.cups.org">http://www.cups.org</ulink> </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> -<para ->And ask for help. At a later stage, a document detailing the differences between the different driver and &PPD; models will appear at <ulink url="http://tdeprint.sourceforge.net" ->http://tdeprint.sourceforge.net/</ulink -> Watch out for this!</para> +<para>And ask for help. At a later stage, a document detailing the differences between the different driver and &PPD; models will appear at <ulink url="http://tdeprint.sourceforge.net">http://tdeprint.sourceforge.net/</ulink> Watch out for this!</para> -<para ->Via the <guibutton ->Other...</guibutton -> button you are able to retrieve any &PPD; located somewhere on your available file system.</para> +<para>Via the <guibutton>Other...</guibutton> button you are able to retrieve any &PPD; located somewhere on your available file system.</para> <!-- Insert Screenshot here: --> </sect1> <sect1 id="printer-test-and-finding-settings"> -<title ->Printer Test and Finding the Right Settings</title> +<title>Printer Test and Finding the Right Settings</title> -<para ->Specify your first driver settings now. The most important one is the default paper size. In many cases this is set to <quote ->Letter</quote ->. If you live in an <quote ->A4</quote -> country and don't want your first test page to jam: now is the time to prevent this. </para> +<para>Specify your first driver settings now. The most important one is the default paper size. In many cases this is set to <quote>Letter</quote>. If you live in an <quote>A4</quote> country and don't want your first test page to jam: now is the time to prevent this. </para> -<para ->You are ready to start a test print. Hit the <guibutton ->Test</guibutton -> button.</para> +<para>You are ready to start a test print. Hit the <guibutton>Test</guibutton> button.</para> <!-- Insert Screenshot here: --> </sect1> <sect1 id="banner-selection"> -<title ->Banner Selection</title> +<title>Banner Selection</title> -<para ->The last but one screen lets you select whether you want banners, and which ones you want to use, to mark the beginning and/or end of every printjob on that printer. You can also select and deselect banners before printing in the job options dialogues.</para> +<para>The last but one screen lets you select whether you want banners, and which ones you want to use, to mark the beginning and/or end of every printjob on that printer. You can also select and deselect banners before printing in the job options dialogues.</para> -<para ->If you need to use custom banners, copy them into <filename class="directory" ->/usr/share/cups/banners/</filename -> to make them available for selection. They must be &PostScript; files, however.</para> +<para>If you need to use custom banners, copy them into <filename class="directory">/usr/share/cups/banners/</filename> to make them available for selection. They must be &PostScript; files, however.</para> <!-- Insert Screenshot here: --> </sect1> <sect1 id="baptizing-your-printer"> -<title ->Finally: Baptising Your New Printer</title> - -<para ->The last screen lets you insert a name for your new printer.</para> - -<para ->The name must start with a letter and may contain numbers and underscores with a maximum size of 128 characters. Conform to this if you want to avoid erratic behaviour of your &CUPS; daemon. The printer names in &CUPS; are <emphasis ->not</emphasis -> case sensitive! This is a requirement of &IPP;. So the names <systemitem class="resource" ->DANKA_infotec</systemitem ->, <systemitem class="resource" ->Danka_Infotec</systemitem -> and <systemitem class="resource" ->danka_infotec</systemitem -> all represent the same printer.</para> +<title>Finally: Baptising Your New Printer</title> + +<para>The last screen lets you insert a name for your new printer.</para> + +<para>The name must start with a letter and may contain numbers and underscores with a maximum size of 128 characters. Conform to this if you want to avoid erratic behaviour of your &CUPS; daemon. The printer names in &CUPS; are <emphasis>not</emphasis> case sensitive! This is a requirement of &IPP;. So the names <systemitem class="resource">DANKA_infotec</systemitem>, <systemitem class="resource">Danka_Infotec</systemitem> and <systemitem class="resource">danka_infotec</systemitem> all represent the same printer.</para> <!-- Insert Screenshot here: --> </sect1> <sect1 id="final-confirmation-screen"> -<title ->The Final Confirmation Screen</title> +<title>The Final Confirmation Screen</title> -<para -> +<para> <!-- Insert Screenshot here: --> </para> |