Add support for printer drivers to Jockey
* Add D-BUS interface which desktop applications like system-
* Query openprinting.org for printer drivers
* Support display of licenses
(Bits taken out from printerdriverau
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- Scott James Remnant (Canonical)
- Priority:
- Medium
- Drafter:
- Martin Pitt
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- Martin Pitt
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Accepted for intrepid
- Implementation:
- Implemented
- Milestone target:
- None
- Started by
- Martin Pitt
- Completed by
- Martin Pitt
Whiteboard
Done:
- detecting printer device IDs
- querying openprinting.org for printers and representing them as handlers
- system D-BUS interface for driver information queries, enable/disable, etc.
- session D-BUS interface for GUI apps to request a driver for a particular piece of hardware
- show license and support status of a handler in GUI
- "details" button of license does not work (#269352)
system-
Work Items
Dependency tree
* Blueprints in grey have been implemented.