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| QtPrintSupport
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| * Planning
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| ** Qt 5.4 (?): QPrintJob, QPrintSettings, QPrintDocument
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| ** Qt 5.5 (?): New dialogs supporting pull printing, preview, etc, new api as a separate QtPrint library
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| ** Not clear if new library will be in qtbase or separate module, depends on implementation
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| ** Schedule very dependent on available time for jlayt
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| ** Probably delayed one release cycle, QLocale work may need to take priority for 5.4, may need to wait to drop WinXP
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| ** Need to document design more at [[Qt-5-QtPrint|http://wiki.qt.io/Qt-5-QtPrint]] to allow others to help
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| * QPrintJob
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| ** QPrintDocument
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| ** QPrintSettings
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| ** Can hold multiple documents / settings
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| ** Normal api for most common settings
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| ** <span class="caps">IPP</span> key/value pairs for all settings
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| * QPrintSettings
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| ** Normal api for most common settings
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| ** <span class="caps">IPP</span> key/value pairs for all settings
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| ** Serializable!
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| * QPrintDocument
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| ** How to do?
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| ** Probably still derived from QPagedPaintDevice
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| ** Holds graphics context (<span class="caps">DEVMODE</span> / <span class="caps">NSV</span>iew / <span class="caps">PDF</span> Stream) as current QPrintEngine? – Messy, requires internal access, prevents separate library?
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| ** Holds <span class="caps">XPS</span> / <span class="caps">PDF</span> Stream? Requires all platforms to have file-based workflows, including Mac which will need to redirect to <span class="caps">PDF</span> first then pass to print system.
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| ** File based workflow would allow for cross-platform n-up / booklet printing?
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| ** Dropping XP support important here?
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| * QPrintQueue / QPrintDevice
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| ** Probably not be needed if we define QPrintDevice as a queue and not physical device
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| ** Could supply query api to list jobs, or to cancel jobs?
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| * Cloud / <span class="caps">IPP</span>
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| ** Most platforms integrate into local spool system
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| ** Mobile devices will need separate platform plugin
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| ** <span class="caps">IPP</span> underlies most
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| ** <span class="caps">IPP</span> plugin could replace local <span class="caps">CUPS</span> plugin
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| * <span class="caps">PDF</span> support
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| ** Maintainer not clear
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| ** <span class="caps">CUPS</span>, <span class="caps">IPP</span>, Cloud need <span class="caps">PDF</span>/A support
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| ** Other features requested like links, etc
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| * <span class="caps">CUPS</span>
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| ** New plugin for 1.6, keep old 1.4 plugin, dynamic load
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| ** Could replace with <span class="caps">IPP</span>?
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| ** Authentication support needed in dialogs
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| * Windows
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| ** New print system in Vista, again in Win8
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| ** <span class="caps">XPS</span> / OpenXPS file support needed
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| ** Roll our own for cross-platform QXpsWriter, or can just internally wrap Windows api?
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| ** WinRT may be different?
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| * Android
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| ** New api in 4.4
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| ** Perhaps Cloud plugins for earlier versions, or non-google options?
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| ** May need to wait for new library
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| * File Printing
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| ** Have api for supportedMimeTypes()
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| ** Will work on Mac / Linux / Cloud
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| ** Current Windows will need installation of Ghostscript, or Poppler with Cairo, to render <span class="caps">PDF</span> to <span class="caps">GDI</span>
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| ** With <span class="caps">XPS</span> may support directly, or need pdf->xps converter?
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| * Color Management
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| ** <span class="caps">PDF</span> set ColorIntent
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| ** Need <span class="caps">ICC</span> profiles api
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| * Dialogs
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| ** QPrintPreview merged with QPrintDialog for in-dialog preview
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| ** <span class="caps">PDF</span> export dialog
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| ** Need <span class="caps">MFC</span> coder to add stuff to Windows dialog
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| * Other features
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| ** Manual duplex mode?
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| ** Cross-platform booklet and n-up?
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| * Bugs
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| ** Need new triage after 5.3,decide what to close, what to fix in 4.8
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| ** Issues with getting 4.8 patches past support team
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| ** Major issue with Mac <span class="caps">PDF</span> printing (fonts)
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| ** Win/Mac dialogs when no printers / PdfFormat
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| ** Others?
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| * Testing
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| ** More auto tests!
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| ** Visual testing?
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| ** Manual test improvements – split from Dialogs manual test
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