<div dir="ltr">It's a hidden bug. Thanks Maik to discover the origin of the problem.<div><br></div><div>Let's me few days to update the 5.8.0 pre release bundle. I will upload files when it's will be ready.</div><div><br></div><div>Gilles Caulier</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2017-09-24 12:58 GMT+02:00 Maik Qualmann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:metzpinguin@gmail.com" target="_blank">metzpinguin@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Stuart,<br>
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rename/remove $HOME/.local/share/kxmlgui5/<wbr>digikam to get all new menu entries<br>
This bug is now fixed in digikam-5.8.0 (today).<br>
<br>
Maik<br>
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Am Sonntag, 24. September 2017, 12:29:25 CEST schrieb fotografie:<br>
> I just checked it again. The Tools Menue - Print Creator is available in<br>
> - preview,<br>
> - photo processing<br>
> - lighttable.<br>
><br>
> Did you accidentally close the menu bar? Hit CTRL - M (STRG - M on a<br>
> german keyboard) and the menu bar should appear or disappear.<br>
><br>
> Best regards Ulf<br>
><br>
> Am 24.09.2017 um 12:21 schrieb fotografie:<br>
> > Hello,<br>
> ><br>
> > I use the german version of DK 5.7 and 5.8.0.1 appimage for Ubuntu and<br>
> > the function is available in both versions under<br>
> > Tools - Print Creaqtor<br>
> > in my german version it is:<br>
> > Extras - Print Creator<br>
> ><br>
> > Gimp is installed on my machine and DK uses Gimp for printing the images<br>
> ><br>
> > Best regards Ulf<br>
> ><br>
> > Am 24.09.2017 um 11:46 schrieb Stuart T Rogers:<br>
> >> I just tried the 5.8 appimage and cannot see it in there either.<br>
> >><br>
> >> Stuart<br>
> >><br>
> >> On 24/09/17 10:12, Stuart T Rogers wrote:<br>
> >>> Gilles<br>
> >>><br>
> >>> I have just looked at the Tools menu at the top of the screen in<br>
> >>> 5.7.0 and there is no Print Creator menu entry. Also cannot find it<br>
> >>> in any other menu either which is why I thought the print function ha<br>
> >>> been removed.<br>
> >>><br>
> >>> Stuart<br>
> >>><br>
> >>> On 24/09/17 10:02, Gilles Caulier wrote:<br>
> >>>> But we don't remove print feature at all...<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> Print must be avaialble everywhere in 5.7.0 release. Look for ex in<br>
> >>>> Tools menu, there is an entry named "Print Creator" that you can<br>
> >>>> send data to print to Gimp engine to process work on printer device.<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> Gilles Caulier<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> 2017-09-24 10:47 GMT+02:00 Stuart T Rogers<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> <<a href="mailto:stuart@stella-maris.org.uk">stuart@stella-maris.org.uk</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:stuart@stella-maris.org.uk">stuart@stella-maris.<wbr>org.uk</a>>>:<br>
> >>>> My apologies I can see it in the right click menu on an image.<br>
> >>>> Obviously this is there because I have it installed. I had assumed,<br>
> >>>> wrongly, it was there because the print function has been removed<br>
> >>>> from digikam.<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> One of my main uses of digikam is to print my photos and prior<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> to it<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> using QT this was what I always used for printing. Because of<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> the QT<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> bug it was not possible to use the printing facilities of digikam.<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> Now I realise that the print function problems are not digikam's<br>
> >>>> fault but it is so frustrating that QT are ignoring the paper size<br>
> >>>> selection bug (QTBUG-58733), this has been open since February this<br>
> >>>> year and nothing has been done by the QT devs.<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> If the printing capabilities of QT are not fixed and the print<br>
> >>>> options of digikam restored I will need to try to find another<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> image<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> management tool which allows me to both manage and print<br>
> >>>> successfully which is a great shame since I do like its management<br>
> >>>> capabilities. It is a huge shame that applications like digikam<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> have<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> to remove useful options because of a bug elsewhere.<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> Stuart<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> On 24/09/17 08:42, Gilles Caulier wrote:<br>
> >>>> What do you mean by "photoprint" ? Where do you see any<br>
> >>>> reference of photoprint in digiKam ?<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> 2017-09-24 9:33 GMT+02:00 Stuart T Rogers<br>
> >>>> <<a href="mailto:stuart@stella-maris.org.uk">stuart@stella-maris.org.uk</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:stuart@stella-maris.org.uk">stuart@stella-maris.<wbr>org.uk</a>><br>
> >>>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:stuart@stella-maris.org.uk">stuart@stella-maris.<wbr>org.uk</a><br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:stuart@stella-maris.org.uk">stuart@stella-maris.<wbr>org.uk</a>>>>:<br>
> >>>> I noticed that printing now is accomplished by using<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> Photoprint<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> rather than the original tools. However this does not work<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> for me.<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> Photoprint is quite old and seems not to be actively<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> supported<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> although the website still exists. It looks like it works<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> and seems<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> to send data to my Canon iP7250 (over wireless) but<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> nothing<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> happens<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> at the printer. Has anyone here actually printed<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> successfully using<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> Photoprint and if so how? Was the printer wireless or USB<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> connected?<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> I am using the latest available version of Photoprint.<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> Sadly the QT paper size bug preventing successful use of<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> printing<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> seems to be being ignored by the QT developers.<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> Stuart<br>
> >>>> -- Website: <a href="http://www.stella-maris.org.uk" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.stella-maris.org.uk</a><br>
> >>>> or: <a href="http://www.broadstairs.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.broadstairs.org</a><br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> -- Website: <a href="http://www.stella-maris.org.uk" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.stella-maris.org.uk</a><br>
> >>>> or: <a href="http://www.broadstairs.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.broadstairs.org</a><br>
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</div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">--<br>
Gruß Maik<br>
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