Bug 189190

Summary: printer features not read properly from CUPS and not saved permanently
Product: [Unmaintained] kdeprint Reporter: Daniel Mader <danielstefanmader+kde>
Component: generalAssignee: KDEPrint Devel Mailinglist <kde-print-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM    
Severity: normal CC: kampmann
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: openSUSE   
OS: Linux   
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Description Daniel Mader 2009-04-09 11:02:24 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE 4.2.2)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

The printer type and the available features are not properly parsed from the CUPS settings. Instead, there is always a full list of supported features: color & black and white, duplex, etc.

The expected behavior should be:
only the supported features of a printer are displayed, and the settings from CUPS should be taken over.

Example: 

* an HP LaserJet 4050 with duplex unit should appear only as black and white printer, and the double sided printing should default to the administrative CUPS settings, in this case long-edge duplex.
* an HP Color LaserJet CP3505 with duplex unit should have both color and bw option, with the default being color, plus long-edge duplex.

Additionally, the printer settings made by the user are not stored permanently: i.e. setting the duplex and color mode settings correctly is not preserved, so that that must be redone for every print job.
Comment 1 Jörg Kampmann 2010-10-03 13:54:36 UTC 
I am using kde 4.4.4 and this problem still exists
Comment 2 Albert Astals Cid 2010-10-05 20:05:27 UTC 
The printer dialog is provided by Qt, if it doesn't work you should open a bug in their bug tracker. http://bugreports.qt.nokia.com/