Bug 115538 - make printing dialog more straightforward
Summary: make printing dialog more straightforward
Status: CLOSED NOT A BUG
Alias: None
Product: kdeprint
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KDEPrint Devel Mailinglist
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Reported: 2005-11-02 14:41 UTC by clcevboxvjeo
Modified: 2008-12-31 19:17 UTC (History)
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Description clcevboxvjeo 2005-11-02 14:41:50 UTC
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.4.92)
Installed from:    Unlisted Binary Package

The printing dialog in KDE is too complex. Please, make it more understandable for 'normal' people.
Examples:
* the two icons next to the printers list (toggle, add) are totally unintuitive
* range option in Pages selection: there should be two spin buttons, one for upper limit one for bottom
* billing information and job priority in Advanced options and Additional tags tab: I would say this are Hardcore options :)
Comment 1 Thiago Macieira 2005-11-02 18:16:37 UTC
Please *don't* implement suggestion #2. If I want to print pages 1 and 3, I can't do so with two spinboxes.
Comment 2 clcevboxvjeo 2005-11-03 15:44:45 UTC
IMHO the word Range means everything between one value and the second. In that case spinboxes are ideal.

What you are talking about is another thing. To be honest I didn't know I could print e.g. pages 1,4 and 7 at once because I never needed it. Maybe a short text under the textbox explaining the function could help. (I know it can be found under '?- What's this' though).
Comment 3 Cristian Tibirna 2005-11-04 06:14:16 UTC
I will try a (larger than what required here) redesign in the following months. Notably, "Range" will become "Selection". No combo boxes will be added to it though. "What's this" help should be enough. Simplifying interfaces doesn't mean adding redundant help text between widgets.

Thanks for suggesting.
Comment 4 Kurt Pfeifle 2007-01-13 01:44:28 UTC
INVALID, since for KDE4 we aim for a re-design of print dialogs *anyway*....

...however, don't take this as a *promise*. We do not yet know if we ever come round to do it. We currently do not have enough people with... 

   (a) ...time,
   (b) ...willingness and 
   (c) ...skills 

to code substantial changes into KDEPrint.

My current cleanup activities in KDEPrint bugzilla are an attempt to get rid of old cruft and pave the way to some future work.

Sorry, pholie -- this doesn't mean your comment was not appreciated.

Comment 5 John Layt 2008-12-31 19:17:53 UTC
Closing old Resolved status bug.