diff --git a/tdeprint/kprinter.cpp b/tdeprint/kprinter.cpp
index 010297e5a..740bac293 100644
--- a/tdeprint/kprinter.cpp
+++ b/tdeprint/kprinter.cpp
@@ -597,12 +597,15 @@ int KPrinter::metric(int m) const
 	return val;
 }
 
-void KPrinter::setOrientation(Orientation o)
+void KPrinter::setOrientation(Orientation o, bool locking)
 {
 	KMFactory::self()->settings()->orientation = o;
 	setOption("kde-orientation",(o == Landscape ? "Landscape" : "Portrait"));
 	d->m_impl->broadcastOption("kde-orientation",(o == Landscape ? "Landscape" : "Portrait"));
-	d->m_impl->broadcastOption( "kde-orientation-fixed", "1" );
+	if (locking)
+	{
+		d->m_impl->broadcastOption( "kde-orientation-fixed", "1" );
+	}
 }
 
 void KPrinter::setOption( const TQString& key, const TQString& value, bool broadcast )
@@ -612,11 +615,14 @@ void KPrinter::setOption( const TQString& key, const TQString& value, bool broad
 		d->m_impl->broadcastOption( key, value );
 }
 
-void KPrinter::setPageSize(PageSize s)
+void KPrinter::setPageSize(PageSize s, bool locking)
 {
 	KMFactory::self()->settings()->pageSize = s;
 	setOption("kde-pagesize",TQString::number((int)s),true);
-	d->m_impl->broadcastOption( "kde-pagesize-fixed", "1" );
+	if (locking)
+	{
+		d->m_impl->broadcastOption( "kde-pagesize-fixed", "1" );
+	}
 }
 
 void KPrinter::setOptions(const TQMap<TQString,TQString>& opts)
diff --git a/tdeprint/kprinter.h b/tdeprint/kprinter.h
index 0ac329604..6a0cde6d0 100644
--- a/tdeprint/kprinter.h
+++ b/tdeprint/kprinter.h
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ public:
 	/**
 	 * See TQPrinter::setOrientation().
 	 */
-	void setOrientation(Orientation);
+	void setOrientation(Orientation, bool locking = false);
 	/**
 	 * See TQPrinter::pageOrder().
 	 */
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public:
 	/**
 	 * See TQPrinter::setPageSize().
 	 */
-	void setPageSize(PageSize);
+	void setPageSize(PageSize, bool locking = false);
 	/**
 	 * See TQPrinter::printerName().
 	 */