[kde-linux] system-config-printer

[James Richard Tyrer]

Further adventures:

I doubt that Fedora installs "system-config-printer-kde", so I since I 
had already installed "system-config-printer" I tried to run it.  I 
found that it requires yet another library: "libnotify" and a Python 
module for that.

It also has an obscure bug,

   File "/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py", 
line 1442, in populateList
     default_emblem = theme.load_icon (emblem, w/2, 0)
gobject.GError: Icon 'emblem-default' not present in theme

so, under KDE, it only works till you install a printer. :-(  Google 
shows that this bug has been reported.  My GNOME installation is not 
current so I didn't try it under GNOME.

I found another bug report and a DIFF:

https://fedorahosted.org/system-config-printer/changeset/975cc5820d5ef640719731ebcf6e989afa49e632/config.py.in

Applying that and reinstalling a newer version of 
"system-config-printer" and things work better.  I have no problem with 
"system-config-printer-kde" till I reach a point that a password would 
be needed in the CUPS browser administration tool.  Then it doesn't ask 
for the password.  If I have started it from a Konsole, I get the message:

	Password for jrt on localhost?

This does appear to be a bug to the extent that there is no useful error 
message.

Has anyone successfully used: "system-config-printer-kde"?  Not the 
GNOME version "system-config-printer".

Any ideas?  I was wondering if another Python module is needed.

-- 
JRT