Abstract: A method for printing on a printer which is connected to the same network as the workstation and which is not installed on the workstation is disclosed. If printing is restricted to only printers installed on a workstation when there are other printers on a network, a full printing capacity of the network is not fully capitalized. The invention is implemented as an application which runs on a workstation on a network running Novell Netware. The workstation is able to detect a printer which is connected to the network and which is not installed on the workstation. The workstation detects the printer by querying a server for print queue information. From the print queue information, the workstation is able to detect any printer which is not installed on the workstation. After detecting the printer, the printer is made accessible for printing on the workstation by availing a print queue corresponding to the detected printer.

Abstract: A system for providing useful summarized setting information is disclosed. The system comprises a memory of a computer and a printer driver. The computer has a display and is connected to a printer, while the printer driver provides a print setting multi-layered user interface (UI). The memory provides a means for the printer driver to store and retrieve a set of print setting data, which is representative of a previously selected permutation of printer features and setup options. When a user initiates a session to perform print setting operations, the printer driver retrieves the print setting data from the memory and presents the print setting multi-layered UI on the display. In addition to processing the print setting data to present the print setting data using the print setting multi-layered UI for the user to make changes, the printer driver also processes the print setting data to provide a summary bar.