[Bug 68256] Re: kde: Openoffice doesn't see remote cups printers, just generic printer

[hencke]

I just did a fresh kubuntu 7.10 (i386) install and added a
networkprinter from KMenu->System Settings->Printers. (I set protocol to
TCP as the printer has a static address in our home network.) After
doing this I was able to print (and Mail to PDF, Print to File
(PDF&Postscript) and Send to Fax) from at least Kate, KPDF and Gwenview,
but in OpenOffice.org (OOo) applications none of these options were
available. Also information about Description and Location were not
available.

As suggested by Simon, after changing "Browsing Off" to "Browsing On" in
"/etc/cups/cupsd.conf" I can now print from OOo applications. The other
options (Mail to PDF, Print to File (PDF&Postscript) and Send to Fax as
well as the information about Description and Location) are still not
available, but this is not a problem for me.

I can't remember having this problem with ubuntu 7.04 and although the
fix is easy (for us), it won't be easy for a new user!

Anyway the real issue seems to be something related to how OOo
applications (and possibly Firefox) access information about printers in
KDE, which seems different to how KDE applications work.

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kde: Openoffice doesn't see remote cups printers, just generic printer
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