[Digikam-users] Print Assistant
Stuart T Rogers
stuart at stella-maris.org.uk
Fri Aug 19 10:18:29 BST 2016
I have run digikam from a console and see these messages when trying to
use the Print Assistant. Can anyone here please help in fixing this? I
am more than happy to do some testing but need some advice on how to
proceed.
kipi.plugins: printers: 1
kipi.plugins: printer: "iP7200series-TurboPrint"
kipi.plugins: current "Select page layout"
kipi.plugins: "Select page layout"
kipi.plugins: New page size QSizeF(210, 297) , old page size
QSizeF(-1, -1)
kipi.plugins: d->m_photoSizes.count()= 0
kipi.plugins: d->m_photoSizes.isEmpty()= true
kipi.plugins: Empty photoSize-list, create default size
digikam.dimg:
"/home/stuart/Work/Graphics/Pentax-K500/2015/12/IMGP7556.JPG" : JPEG
file identified
digikam.metaengine: Loading image history ""
digikam.metaengine: DateTime => Exif.Photo.DateTimeOriginal =>
QDateTime(2015-12-26 16:41:57.000 GMT Qt::TimeSpec(LocalTime))
digikam.metaengine: Exif color-space tag is sRGB. Using default sRGB ICC
profile.
digikam.metaengine: Orientation => Exif.Image.Orientation => 1
kipi.plugins: Creating new ImageListViewItem with url
QUrl("file:///home/stuart/Work/Graphics/Pentax-K500/2015/12/IMGP7556.JPG")
for list view KIPIPlugins::KPImagesListView(0x482c7b0)
kipi.plugins: New page size QSizeF(210, 297) , old page size
QSizeF(210, 297)
kipi.plugins: "Select page layout"
kipi.plugins: before "Select page layout"
kipi.plugins: current "Select page layout"
kipi.plugins: Creating new ImageListViewItem with url
QUrl("file:///home/stuart/Work/Graphics/Pentax-K500/2015/12/IMGP7556.JPG")
for list view KIPIPlugins::KPImagesListView(0x482c7b0)
kipi.plugins: New page size QSizeF(210, 297) , old page size
QSizeF(210, 297)
kipi.plugins: Request to update thumbnail for
QUrl("file:///home/stuart/Work/Graphics/Pentax-K500/2015/12/IMGP7556.JPG")
kipi.plugins: Request to update thumbnail for
QUrl("file:///home/stuart/Work/Graphics/Pentax-K500/2015/12/IMGP7556.JPG")
kipi.plugins: KIPI host send thumb ( QSize(169, 256) ) for
QUrl("file:///home/stuart/Work/Graphics/Pentax-K500/2015/12/IMGP7556.JPG")
kipi.plugins: Update thumb in list for
QUrl("file:///home/stuart/Work/Graphics/Pentax-K500/2015/12/IMGP7556.JPG")
kipi.plugins: Received new thumbnail for url
QUrl("file:///home/stuart/Work/Graphics/Pentax-K500/2015/12/IMGP7556.JPG")
for view KIPIPlugins::KPImagesListView(0x482c7b0)
kipi.plugins: Chosen printer: "iP7200series-TurboPrint"
kipi.plugins: Dialog exit, new size QSizeF(210, 297) internal size
QSizeF(210, 297)
kipi.plugins: Dialog exit, new margins: left 0 right 0 top 0 bottom 0
kipi.plugins: New page size QSizeF(210, 297) , old page size
QSizeF(210, 297)
kipi.plugins: New page size QSizeF(210, 297) , old page size
QSizeF(210, 297)
Stuart
On 16/08/16 00:06, Andrew Goodbody wrote:
> I can see this bug on Debian Testing as well.
>
> Messages from the console are:
>
> kipi.plugins: 0x4c219d8
> kipi.plugins: printers: 1
> kipi.plugins: printer: "EPSON-Epson-Stylus-SX420W"
> kipi.plugins: current "Select page layout"
> kipi.plugins: "Select page layout"
> kipi.plugins: New page size QSizeF(210, 297) , old page size QSizeF(-1,
> -1)
> kipi.plugins: d->m_photoSizes.count()= 0
> kipi.plugins: d->m_photoSizes.isEmpty()= true
> kipi.plugins: Empty photoSize-list, create default size
>
> I'm guessing that perhaps in parsing the templates.xml file it looks for
> a paper size of 210x297 and fails to match against the A4 size of
> 210.0x297.0?
>
> That does not explain why the selection of a different paper size or
> orientation does not stick though.
>
> Andrew
>
> On 13/08/16 10:21, Gilles Caulier wrote:
>>
>>
>> 2016-08-13 11:07 GMT+02:00 Stuart T Rogers <stuart at stella-maris.org.uk
>> <mailto:stuart at stella-maris.org.uk>>:
>>
>> Can anyone here please let me know whether or not they see this
>> issue? I am getting nowhere trying to figure out why this does not
>> work for me in V5 but does in 4.14 on the same openSUSE Tumbleweed
>> system. I'd like to try and work out if this is a bug in the Print
>> Assistant or if it is something to do with the openSUSE
>> implementation/compilation. I must point out that Print Images also
>> fails
>>
>> No idea about OpenSuse.
>>
>> If it work with 4.x and not 5.x, i suspect something different with Qt5
>> about Print interface and the way to handle printer
>> features/configuration.
>>
>> The tools have been ported as well from Qt4 to Qt5. Nothing have been
>> removed especially.
>>
>>
>>
>> I assume the Print Assistant is part of the Kipi Plugins which are
>> at V5.1.0 and digiKam itself is 5.1.0.
>>
>>
>> yes it is...
>>
>> Gilles Caulier
>>
>>
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>>
>> On 10/08/16 10:32, Stuart T Rogers wrote:
>>
>> I have been doing some more on this. When I start the Print
>> Assistant I
>> see two lines in the top left box, one saying Unsupported Paper
>> Size and
>> a second line saying Custom and that's it, no templates at all.
>>
>> I can see the templates.xml file in
>> /usr/share/kipiplugin_printimages/templates/ and it seems to
>> contain
>> what it should and I've checked the permissions and all files are
>> publicly readable. I do not have my own templates file in my home
>> directory. Surely I should see the templates from this file when
>> I start
>> the Print Assistant. I think I need to fix this before trying to
>> progress further.
>>
>> Also found that I am unable to change orientation between
>> portrait and
>> landscape, it changes on the dialog but when I OK it and go back
>> into
>> the dialog portrait is still selected.
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>> On 06/08/16 06:42, Gilles Caulier wrote:
>>
>> Well the driver for Qt application pass through the Qt5Print
>> interface.
>> The problem must be located in Qt5...
>>
>> Gilles Caulier
>>
>> 2016-08-04 23:01 GMT+02:00 Stuart T Rogers
>> <stuart at stella-maris.org.uk
>> <mailto:stuart at stella-maris.org.uk>
>> <mailto:stuart at stella-maris.org.uk
>> <mailto:stuart at stella-maris.org.uk>>>:
>>
>> Further testing shows that the printer driver works
>> perfectly with
>> darktable and shotwell as well as Gimp. It only fails
>> using digikam,
>> showfoto and gwenview.
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>>
>> On 04/08/16 20:07, Stuart T Rogers wrote:
>>
>> Gilles
>>
>> I will check that out but all I can say is the
>> driver works
>> perfectly in
>> V4.14 of digikam, and in other programs. It shows
>> the papaer
>> sizes but
>> will not allow me to select them, it still leaves
>> the previous
>> setting
>> when I click on the photo paper size I want.
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>> On 04/08/16 11:06, Gilles Caulier wrote:
>>
>> In Print assistant, there are few config
>> template files
>> which define
>> paper layout to use with printers (if i
>> remember)...
>>
>> Look here for details :
>>
>>
>>
>> https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kipi-plugins.git&a=blob&h=9062af87c03cd646299aa35c6e644df21ce7024b&hb=9e52b5a0f27360750598bebf7ac927b0e832a07b&f=printimages%2Ftemplates%2FTEMPLATE_HOWTO
>>
>>
>> <https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kipi-plugins.git&a=blob&h=9062af87c03cd646299aa35c6e644df21ce7024b&hb=9e52b5a0f27360750598bebf7ac927b0e832a07b&f=printimages%2Ftemplates%2FTEMPLATE_HOWTO>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> <https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kipi-plugins.git&a=blob&h=9062af87c03cd646299aa35c6e644df21ce7024b&hb=9e52b5a0f27360750598bebf7ac927b0e832a07b&f=printimages%2Ftemplates%2FTEMPLATE_HOWTO
>>
>>
>> <https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kipi-plugins.git&a=blob&h=9062af87c03cd646299aa35c6e644df21ce7024b&hb=9e52b5a0f27360750598bebf7ac927b0e832a07b&f=printimages%2Ftemplates%2FTEMPLATE_HOWTO>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> But, i feel that your printer driver is not
>> complete and do
>> not provide
>> all device information to use in high level side.
>>
>> Gilles Caulier
>>
>>
>> 2016-08-03 18:46 GMT+02:00 Stuart T Rogers
>> <stuart at stella-maris.org.uk
>> <mailto:stuart at stella-maris.org.uk>
>> <mailto:stuart at stella-maris.org.uk
>> <mailto:stuart at stella-maris.org.uk>>
>> <mailto:stuart at stella-maris.org.uk
>> <mailto:stuart at stella-maris.org.uk>
>> <mailto:stuart at stella-maris.org.uk
>> <mailto:stuart at stella-maris.org.uk>>>>:
>>
>> I have just tried to print a photo from
>> digikam using
>> the Print
>> Assistant and found that I am unable to
>> select some of
>> the paper
>> sizes supported by my printer, a Canon
>> IP7250. I can
>> load most of
>> the normal A4 type and Envelope sizes but it
>> will not
>> select 5x7
>> Borderless when I click on it, which is what
>> I wanted to
>> use.
>>
>> I have used Gimp to print the photo now as I
>> wanted but
>> still cannot
>> get it to allow that size either in the
>> Print Assistant
>> or just
>> Print Images.
>>
>> Anyone any ideas please?
>>
>> Stuart
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