Digikam 5.7 and printing with Photoprint
Stuart T Rogers
stuart at stella-maris.org.uk
Sun Sep 24 21:29:19 BST 2017
Well that is a huge issue and completely unacceptable. QT should be only
listing those paper sizes supported by the printer being used, anything
else is just plain wrong.
Stuart
On 24/09/17 19:24, Maik Qualmann wrote:
> 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
>
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