111934 - We need a better "print job options" dialog...

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core :: Printing: Output, enhancement)

Description

[Roland Mainz]

This is the follow-up of bug 84947 ("We need a "better" print dialog...") - we
need a better print job options dialog for Unix/Linux/BeOS which allows
per-printer attribute lists - which should be queried from the printer in a
dynamic way instead of using hardcoded lists with fixed&unchangeable values.

Comment 1

[Asko Tontti]

Platform: Sun -> All (as bug 84947 was)

Comment 2

[Roland Mainz]

Attachment: JAVA-like implementation of the new interface and some description how to use it

Comment 3

[Roland Mainz]

I've added a "hack" into
|nsPrinterEnumerator[GTK,Xlib]::InitPrintSettingsFromPrinter()| and the
printjoboptions.js that the print job options dialog can now enumerate the paper
sizes (I'll attach a screenshot for demonstration). The question is now how to
turn the "hack" into a permanent solution which allows all platforms to use this
feature...

Comment 4

[Roland Mainz]

Attachment: Screenshot from 2002-02-20-08-cvs showing the print job options dialog listing all paper sizes supported by the _selected_ printer (other printers may have different lists!)

Comment 5

[Peter Weilbacher]

Is this still relevant? In my current build (2004100612) on Linux I can see
everything that is there in the screenshot attachment and the comments.

Comment 6

[Peter Weilbacher]

As I commented more than a year ago, everything already seems to work.