Digikam 5.7 and printing with Photoprint

[Maik Qualmann]

Stuart,

rename/remove $HOME/.local/share/kxmlgui5/digikam to get all new menu entries 
This bug is now fixed in digikam-5.8.0 (today).

Maik

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


-- 
Gruß Maik