I have changed the formulation of the subject and description somewhat to make more clear what is requested. It also looks like that it is rather simple to implement, so I have awarded this report with the paper cut status.
** Description changed: - The main reason why Debian/Ubuntu does not enable automatic printer detection - in cups by default is that there is no way to tell apart locally configured - (and thus trusted) printers from those which got detected automatically (and - thus open the possibility of luring someone into printing confidential material - onto a rogue network printer). + The main reason why Debian/Ubuntu does not enable automatic use of + network printers broadcasted by remote CUPS servers by default is that + there is no way to tell apart locally configured (and thus trusted) + printers from those which got advertized by remote CUPS servers (and + thus open the possibility of luring someone into printing confidential + material onto a rogue network printer). - E. g. I have a locally configured "local_ps" printer, and an ML-1610 which - comes through cups browsing detection. The print dialog currently looks like - this: + E. g. I have a locally configured "local_ps" printer, and an ML-1610 + configured on a remote server which appears through cups browsing + detection. The print dialog currently looks like this: - http://people.ubuntu.com/~pitti/screenshots/print_dialog_gtk.png + http://people.ubuntu.com/~pitti/screenshots/print_dialog_gtk.png - the printers look exactly the same, I have no way to tell which ones can be - considered trusted. It would be great to separate the locally configured from - the remotely detected ones: + the printers look exactly the same, I have no way to tell which ones can + be considered trusted. It would be great to separate the locally + configured from the remotely detected ones: - |_| Print to file | - |=| HP DeskJet 123 | room 10 | - |=| Samsung Foo Color | | - Automatically detected remote printers: - |=| ML-1610 | dagobert | + |_| Print to file | + Locally configured printers: + |=| HP DeskJet 123 | room 10 | + |=| Samsung Foo Color | | + Automatically detected remote printers: + |=| ML-1610 | dagobert | - They can be told apart with the CUPS_PRINTER_DISCOVERED flag (see - cups/cups.h). + Locally configured and automatically discovered remote printers can be + told apart with the CUPS_PRINTER_DISCOVERED flag (see cups/cups.h). ** Summary changed: - Please separate autodetected from locally configured printers + Please separate automatically discovered remote printers from locally configured printers ** Also affects: hundredpapercuts Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: qt Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Please separate automatically discovered remote printers from locally configured printers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/314408 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to qt4-x11 in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-b...@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
