Hello! There is a correction, Even in method one It will be possible to do printing from the journal, the only disadvantage will be the lack of a print job evaluation server side. Teacher wont be able to evaluate the work in method one. Thank you <div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 9:12 PM, Vamsi Krishna Davuluri <<a href="mailto:vamsi.davuluri@gmail.com">vamsi.davuluri@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hello, I am Vamsi from India, and I'm trying to get into GSoC(google summer of code ) this year, and I intend to add print support to XO laptops. We have a conflicting issue here, i.e To add usb printing directly to the xos and support network printing , or not add usb printing and do only network printing. This I speak in a general NON-TECHNICAL perspective. The first approach would have me require installing a printing tool(the cups daemon) on the laptops, and due to certain constraints and GSoC being two months, I can only add print support to activities that require it. The printing will be done within that particular activity, and there will be an option to select either network printer, or local usb printer. There will also be an activity in Control Panel to configure the printer or rather select which one. As minimal options is best for the kids. The network printing would be done the same way as on a normal network, clients connected to a print server. The second would give me and in-turn users more flexibility, that is the print button in any activity would send a saved doc/image/ etc to the journal, the user will be prompted with a notification, so as to send it to the school server immediately or let it remain in the journal. if the user wishes to send his requests in bulk, he can save all his work to the journal, and instead of the generic groups in the journal, we will have a new pending print requests group there. He can then go to the print queue, and select files he wishes to print and send them for printing with a click. The XS will have a background program which listens for requests. And when requests come, a GUI will open with information regarding origin, file size, type. The teacher can view the request, and print it if he/she deems it appropriate. And send an acknowledgement back to the job originator that the print has /not/ been done. ( I personally like the flexibity the second approach presents, most of approach one is automatic, and print requests would have to be rendered into A printable format client side only, making it impossible to view them on the teachers school server) And the second idea came into manifestation only after many have expressed displeasure at having a print feature in the laptops, as many fear the prospect of misuse, the kids would never consider all the predicaments involved in printing, they would abuse paper for little settings, they would print for every little thing they have done and will want to reward themselves for the smallest thing. AND, good news is I have fixed Write to export-to-pdf(it can save to pdf now!) but sadly enough that cannot be reread by Write as of yet, so printing a pdf from word is not possible through method one(as anything printed by method one must be currently in use on the screen) But with method two we can just transfer the pdf and the teacher can approve it for printing. Your opinions will be highly valued, and it will be final word for me to proceed with my proposal. As you can see I am a bit biased about approach two, but I will value your opinions! Thank you Vamsi Krishna Davuluri </blockquote></div>