Digikam 5.7 and printing with Photoprint
Maik Qualmann
metzpinguin at gmail.com
Sun Sep 24 19:24:36 BST 2017
This Qt problem is really bad. It is not really a bug but rather a design
problem. Qt uses a fixed QPageSize list. This is based on Adobe PostScript PPD
Standard v4.3. In this list is 5x7 not defined. Qt tries to break any other
page size to this list or ignore the size.
Maik
Am Sonntag, 24. September 2017, 19:08:49 CEST schrieb Gilles Caulier:
> Hum, yes, the print driver properties still relevant of low level Qt print
> plugin.
>
> If the bug still in Qt, this will not fixed in DK...
>
> But did you try to select PDF as output (or Gimp), organize photo output,
> and generate it. Gimp output want mean PDF in background. this must be at
> least not dependent of Qt driver. In Gimp Qt print driver is not used.
> Perhaps the result will be better.
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> 2017-09-24 18:59 GMT+02:00 Stuart T Rogers <stuart at stella-maris.org.uk>:
> > That should have said A4 for paper size not A$! My bad....
> >
> > Stuart
> >
> > On 24/09/17 17:58, Stuart T Rogers wrote:
> >> Gilles
> >>
> >> Firstly let me apologise for the printphoto thing again.
> >>
> >> I have removed the directory as describe and yes I can now find the Print
> >> Creator.
> >>
> >> Unless I am doing something wrong it does not work correctly for
> >> selecting the paper sizes exactly as before. I can it comes up with A$
> >> which is the default but I am unable to change the value to 5x7 or many
> >> others as well. This is exactly the issue with QT. I do have gimp
> >> installed
> >> by the way.
> >>
> >> Stuart
> >>
> >> On 24/09/17 14:44, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> >>> It's a hidden bug. Thanks Maik to discover the origin of the problem.
> >>>
> >>> Let's me few days to update the 5.8.0 pre release bundle. I will upload
> >>> files when it's will be ready.
> >>>
> >>> Gilles Caulier
> >>>
> >>> 2017-09-24 12:58 GMT+02:00 Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com <mailto:
> >>>
> >>> metzpinguin at gmail.com>>:
> >>> 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>
> >>> <mailto: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.or
> >>>
> >>> g.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 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
> >
> > --
> > Website: http://www.stella-maris.org.uk
> > or: http://www.broadstairs.org
--
Gruß Maik
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