Bug 337974

Summary: wish: support multiple instances of the same printer (with different defaults)
Product: [Applications] systemsettings Reporter: Richard Neill <kde>
Component: kcm_printer_managerAssignee: Daniel Nicoletti <dantti12>
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG    
Severity: wishlist CC: bugs.kde.org, m.weghorn, noeerover, plasma-bugs-null, richard.llom
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Ubuntu   
OS: Linux   
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Description Richard Neill 2014-08-02 03:09:47 UTC 
Under the (old) kprinter system, it was possible to right-click on a printer and clone it, creating a new "instance" of that printer. 

This made it really easy to create multiple "virtual" printers with different defaults.

So, for example, my default printer was called "bw_draft",  while I also had different printers called "duplex", "color" and "photo". 

This made it very easy to select the right instance of the printer within the application, rather than having to drill down through the printer settings each time (and often forget to switch them back again).

Hence, my request for a virtual printer option. Thanks for your time.
Comment 1 Richard Llom 2016-07-18 08:06:55 UTC 
Yes, I can confirm this use-case (also for color vs b/w printing) and would also highly appreciate such a feature!
Comment 2 Erik Quaeghebeur 2018-08-29 11:13:27 UTC 
One can already add the same printer multiple times, as long as its name differs. But it would indeed be nice if the interface made this easier.
Comment 3 Mike 2024-05-14 16:40:26 UTC 
This is possible with current Print Manager, it just requires that you set up a printer again, changing the queue name each time.