Bug 90426

That's possible, although I wouldn't consider it as being default filters because impose+ is probably not as widely spread as psutils. Please write and test filters for impose tools and I'll integrate them into kdeprint (I don't have time to work on it, sorry).

Michael.

On Thursday 30 September 2004 10:56, Michael Goffioul wrote:
> ------- That's possible, although I wouldn't consider it as being default
> filters because impose+ is probably not as widely spread as psutils.
> Please write and test filters for impose tools and I'll integrate them
> into kdeprint (I don't have time to work on it, sorry).

I tried, but clearly didn't understand how the filters work because I kept 
getting weird errors. Is there documentation on how to write one?

No, there's no documentation yet. But you have a look at existing filters. Either you write it using a text editor (you actually need to create 2 files, a desktop file and a XML file), or you use the graphical builder accessible from "kaddprinterwizard --kdeconfig" (section "Commands", use the 2 button to create a new filter or edit an existing one). In both case, start first by looking at how existing filters are described, it should help you.

Michael.

Created attachment 7787 [details]
The attached file provides a basice impose filter

Created attachment 7788 [details]
The attached file provides a basice impose filter

These had the same problem mine did: "Error while reading filter description for impose. Empty command line received."

/home/reagle/.kde/share/apps/kdeprint/filters> ls
filter-impose.desktop  filter-impose.xml

For me the impose filter works flawlessly, hm.

Felix Bergercc

Could it be included in a forthcoming release?

Felix,

I only now came aware of your work and the fact you had attached a patch (or rather, a complete filter that can be added to KDEPrint). But you didn't even describe what it does... :-)

I haven't had a chance to look at it in detail (let alone test it), but I am willing to push for its inclusion into KDEPrint. Can you ping me again around the beginning of February?

Also, another question (since you seem to know the architecture well enough to creaet the impose filter):

  --> would you be willing to implement such a thing for the simple "psresize" 
      utility as well?

I know the "Multiple Pages per Sheet" filter can do some resizing as well (esp. if used in 1-up mode), but it is not the same. It is something users have been asking for... psresize is also part of the psutils package, just as other external filters we use are.

Thanks,
Kurt

Hi Kurt,

if I remember correctly the patch supplies an impose filter that allows users to print two pages on a single sheet of paper. When I implemented it impose used to make better use of the given space than psnup, so it seemed like a good idea.

Are you the maintainer of the KDEPrint framework? It's a miracle someone finally found the patch, I've quite a few open bug reports with patches that have never been looked at it seems.

Hi Felix,

no, I'm not the maintainer. ( just used to write some documentation about it, and made most of the patches to put the "WhatsThis" help in -- but I can't even read C++/Qt code beyond the contained comments.

Currently, I'm just a sort of "bugzilla janitor", trying to clean up old cruft, getting rid of duplicates, and of invalid, non-verifiable or long-time-ago entries and sort the wishlist items in a sensible way, so that the real maintainer(s) can make better use of their very scarce time once they find it to write new KDE4 code for KDEPrint.

I had a short look at your files; I installed them locally, but they didn't work out of the box (while impose+ from the commandline works). Didn't have time to look more closely....

Please tell me the bug numbers of your "open reports with patches", so I can directly find them.

Cheers,
Kurt

> Currently, I'm just a sort of "bugzilla janitor", trying to clean up old cruft, getting rid of duplicates, and of invalid, non-verifiable or long-time-ago entries and sort the wishlist items in a sensible way, so that the real maintainer(s) can make better use of their very scarce time once they find it to write new KDE4 code for KDEPrint.


Cool.

> I had a short look at your files; I installed them locally, but they didn't work out of the box (while impose+ from the commandline works). Didn't have time to look more closely....


Hm, they were installed on my old system somehow and worked for years
I guess. I'd have to look through it all over again myself to
understand how everything works. I assume a maintainter would need
less time to incorporate it.

> Please tell me the bug numbers of your "open reports with patches", so I can directly find them.


Sure:

116622
116639
133395

I'm afraid, some of them should have made it into 3.5 but didn't so
we'll have to wait for KDE 4.

Thank you for your efforts,
Felix

Making above numbers clickable (at least in the web interface), 'cause I'm lazy....  :-)

Bug reports by Felix with patches:

   bug 116622
   bug 116639
   bug 133395

Sorry about that, haven't worked with bugzilla that much, originally I
thought about adding # but wasn't sure if that would work.

*** This bug has been confirmed by popular vote. ***

KDEPrint is obsolete, unmaintained and will never be revived.  Closing all open bugs.