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Problem with Batch Queue multi core processing

Robert Zeller

Gilles,

My system has a 6 core CPU with 16 GB of main memory; OS is openSUSE Leap 42.3, I am running DK 5.7.0-178.7 as provided by SUSE distribution.

I am encountering a problem with multi core processing in BQM when converting NIKON raw files and using all 6 cores; BQM is using the following workflow:

Color Auto-correction

Sharpen Image

Color Effects

Convert to JPEG

This works fine with just ONE image in the run-Queue and "Work on all processor cores" enabled. With more than one image in the queue I only get a pattern of fine lines in RGB colors in the resulting jpegs . Disabling "Work on all processor cores" I get correct results for all pictures, but clearly at the prize of loosing all the possible speedup of the 6 cores.

With all cores enabled I can see that every core is allocating its one memory, and there is definitely enough memory on my system.

Could it be, that for some reason the memory gets mixed up among the six running jobs? Or am I doing something  wrong?

Best regards,

Robert Zeller




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Re: Problem with Batch Queue multi core processing

Maik Qualmann
This problem is fixed in digiKam-5.8.0. The thread support for libraw was not
activated, it only affects NEF files.

See here:

http://digikam.1695700.n4.nabble.com/Batch-RAW-Conversion-to-jpg-leads-to-unusable-jpg-tiff-when-using-all-kernels-td4703791.html

Maik

Am Samstag, 23. September 2017, 22:44:21 CEST schrieb Robert Zeller:

> Gilles,
>
> My system has a 6 core CPU with 16 GB of main memory; OS is openSUSE
> Leap 42.3, I am running DK 5.7.0-178.7 as provided by SUSE distribution.
>
> I am encountering a problem with multi core processing in BQM when
> converting NIKON raw files and using all 6 cores; BQM is using the
> following workflow:
>
> Color Auto-correction
>
> Sharpen Image
>
> Color Effects
>
> Convert to JPEG
>
> This works fine with just ONE image in the run-Queue and "Work on all
> processor cores" enabled. With more than one image in the queue I only
> get a pattern of fine lines in RGB colors in the resulting jpegs .
> Disabling "Work on all processor cores" I get correct results for all
> pictures, but clearly at the prize of loosing all the possible speedup
> of the 6 cores.
>
> With all cores enabled I can see that every core is allocating its one
> memory, and there is definitely enough memory on my system.
>
> Could it be, that for some reason the memory gets mixed up among the six
> running jobs? Or am I doing something  wrong?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Robert Zeller
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Re: Problem with Batch Queue multi core processing

Robert Zeller

Thanks for the information, Maik! So I am waiting for DK 5.8

Robert


On 23.09.2017 23:25, Maik Qualmann wrote:
This problem is fixed in digiKam-5.8.0. The thread support for libraw was not 
activated, it only affects NEF files.

See here:

http://digikam.1695700.n4.nabble.com/Batch-RAW-Conversion-to-jpg-leads-to-unusable-jpg-tiff-when-using-all-kernels-td4703791.html

Maik

Am Samstag, 23. September 2017, 22:44:21 CEST schrieb Robert Zeller:
Gilles,

My system has a 6 core CPU with 16 GB of main memory; OS is openSUSE
Leap 42.3, I am running DK 5.7.0-178.7 as provided by SUSE distribution.

I am encountering a problem with multi core processing in BQM when
converting NIKON raw files and using all 6 cores; BQM is using the
following workflow:

Color Auto-correction

Sharpen Image

Color Effects

Convert to JPEG

This works fine with just ONE image in the run-Queue and "Work on all
processor cores" enabled. With more than one image in the queue I only
get a pattern of fine lines in RGB colors in the resulting jpegs .
Disabling "Work on all processor cores" I get correct results for all
pictures, but clearly at the prize of loosing all the possible speedup
of the 6 cores.

With all cores enabled I can see that every core is allocating its one
memory, and there is definitely enough memory on my system.

Could it be, that for some reason the memory gets mixed up among the six
running jobs? Or am I doing something  wrong?

Best regards,

Robert Zeller

    

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Re: Problem with Batch Queue multi core processing

Gilles Caulier-4
You can test the pre release bundle available here :




2017-09-23 23:30 GMT+02:00 Robert Zeller <[hidden email]>:

Thanks for the information, Maik! So I am waiting for DK 5.8

Robert


On 23.09.2017 23:25, Maik Qualmann wrote:
This problem is fixed in digiKam-5.8.0. The thread support for libraw was not 
activated, it only affects NEF files.

See here:

http://digikam.1695700.n4.nabble.com/Batch-RAW-Conversion-to-jpg-leads-to-unusable-jpg-tiff-when-using-all-kernels-td4703791.html

Maik

Am Samstag, 23. September 2017, 22:44:21 CEST schrieb Robert Zeller:
Gilles,

My system has a 6 core CPU with 16 GB of main memory; OS is openSUSE
Leap 42.3, I am running DK 5.7.0-178.7 as provided by SUSE distribution.

I am encountering a problem with multi core processing in BQM when
converting NIKON raw files and using all 6 cores; BQM is using the
following workflow:

Color Auto-correction

Sharpen Image

Color Effects

Convert to JPEG

This works fine with just ONE image in the run-Queue and "Work on all
processor cores" enabled. With more than one image in the queue I only
get a pattern of fine lines in RGB colors in the resulting jpegs .
Disabling "Work on all processor cores" I get correct results for all
pictures, but clearly at the prize of loosing all the possible speedup
of the 6 cores.

With all cores enabled I can see that every core is allocating its one
memory, and there is definitely enough memory on my system.

Could it be, that for some reason the memory gets mixed up among the six
running jobs? Or am I doing something  wrong?

Best regards,

Robert Zeller

    


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Re: Problem with Batch Queue multi core processing

fotografie
Hello,

I use the appimage of DK 5.8.0.1 for Ubunut and the conversion works fine! Testet with 700 NEF Files and no problems occured

Best regards Ulf

Am 24.09.2017 um 08:33 schrieb Gilles Caulier:
You can test the pre release bundle available here :




2017-09-23 23:30 GMT+02:00 Robert Zeller <[hidden email]>:

Thanks for the information, Maik! So I am waiting for DK 5.8

Robert


On 23.09.2017 23:25, Maik Qualmann wrote:
This problem is fixed in digiKam-5.8.0. The thread support for libraw was not 
activated, it only affects NEF files.

See here:

http://digikam.1695700.n4.nabble.com/Batch-RAW-Conversion-to-jpg-leads-to-unusable-jpg-tiff-when-using-all-kernels-td4703791.html

Maik

Am Samstag, 23. September 2017, 22:44:21 CEST schrieb Robert Zeller:
Gilles,

My system has a 6 core CPU with 16 GB of main memory; OS is openSUSE
Leap 42.3, I am running DK 5.7.0-178.7 as provided by SUSE distribution.

I am encountering a problem with multi core processing in BQM when
converting NIKON raw files and using all 6 cores; BQM is using the
following workflow:

Color Auto-correction

Sharpen Image

Color Effects

Convert to JPEG

This works fine with just ONE image in the run-Queue and "Work on all
processor cores" enabled. With more than one image in the queue I only
get a pattern of fine lines in RGB colors in the resulting jpegs .
Disabling "Work on all processor cores" I get correct results for all
pictures, but clearly at the prize of loosing all the possible speedup
of the 6 cores.

With all cores enabled I can see that every core is allocating its one
memory, and there is definitely enough memory on my system.

Could it be, that for some reason the memory gets mixed up among the six
running jobs? Or am I doing something  wrong?

Best regards,

Robert Zeller



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Digikam 5.7 and printing with Photoprint

Stuart T Rogers
In reply to this post by Gilles Caulier-4
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
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Robert Zeller
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Thank you very much: the prerelease 5.8 works on my system as it should ! All six cores running parallel delivering perfect jpegs !


On 24.09.2017 08:33, Gilles Caulier wrote:
You can test the pre release bundle available here :




2017-09-23 23:30 GMT+02:00 Robert Zeller <[hidden email]>:

Thanks for the information, Maik! So I am waiting for DK 5.8

Robert


On 23.09.2017 23:25, Maik Qualmann wrote:
This problem is fixed in digiKam-5.8.0. The thread support for libraw was not 
activated, it only affects NEF files.

See here:

http://digikam.1695700.n4.nabble.com/Batch-RAW-Conversion-to-jpg-leads-to-unusable-jpg-tiff-when-using-all-kernels-td4703791.html

Maik

Am Samstag, 23. September 2017, 22:44:21 CEST schrieb Robert Zeller:
Gilles,

My system has a 6 core CPU with 16 GB of main memory; OS is openSUSE
Leap 42.3, I am running DK 5.7.0-178.7 as provided by SUSE distribution.

I am encountering a problem with multi core processing in BQM when
converting NIKON raw files and using all 6 cores; BQM is using the
following workflow:

Color Auto-correction

Sharpen Image

Color Effects

Convert to JPEG

This works fine with just ONE image in the run-Queue and "Work on all
processor cores" enabled. With more than one image in the queue I only
get a pattern of fine lines in RGB colors in the resulting jpegs .
Disabling "Work on all processor cores" I get correct results for all
pictures, but clearly at the prize of loosing all the possible speedup
of the 6 cores.

With all cores enabled I can see that every core is allocating its one
memory, and there is definitely enough memory on my system.

Could it be, that for some reason the memory gets mixed up among the six
running jobs? Or am I doing something  wrong?

Best regards,

Robert Zeller



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Re: Digikam 5.7 and printing with Photoprint

Gilles Caulier-4
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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 <[hidden email]>:
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

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Re: Digikam 5.7 and printing with Photoprint

Stuart T Rogers
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 <[hidden email]
> <mailto:[hidden email]>>:
>
>     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
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Re: Digikam 5.7 and printing with Photoprint

Gilles Caulier-4
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 <[hidden email]>:
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 <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>:

    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



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Stuart T Rogers
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 <[hidden email]
> <mailto:[hidden email]>>:
>
>     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
>         <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>
>         <mailto:[hidden email]
>         <mailto:[hidden email]>>>:
>
>              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
>
>

--
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or:      http://www.broadstairs.org
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Re: Digikam 5.7 and printing with Photoprint

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 <[hidden email]
>> <mailto:[hidden email]>>:
>>
>>     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
>>         <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>
>>         <mailto:[hidden email]
>>         <mailto:[hidden email]>>>:
>>
>>              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
>>
>>
>

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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
>>> <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>:
>>>
>>>     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
>>>         <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>
>>>         <mailto:[hidden email]
>>>         <mailto:[hidden email]>>>:
>>>
>>>              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
>>>
>>>
>>
>

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Re: Digikam 5.7 and printing with Photoprint

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
>>>> <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>:
>>>>
>>>>     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
>>>>         <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>
>>>>         <mailto:[hidden email]
>>>>         <mailto:[hidden email]>>>:
>>>>
>>>>              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
>>>>
>>>>

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Re: 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
> >>>>
> >>>> <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>:
> >>>>     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
> >>>>         <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>
> >>>>         <mailto:[hidden email]
> >>>>        
> >>>>         <mailto:[hidden email]>>>:
> >>>>              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
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Re: Digikam 5.7 and printing with Photoprint

Gilles Caulier-4
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 <[hidden email]>:
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
> >>>>
> >>>> <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>:
> >>>>     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
> >>>>         <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>
> >>>>         <mailto:[hidden email]
> >>>>
> >>>>         <mailto:[hidden email]>>>:
> >>>>              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


--
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Re: Digikam 5.7 and printing with Photoprint

Stuart T Rogers
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 <[hidden email]
> <mailto:[hidden email]>>:
>
>     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
>      > >>>>
>      > >>>> <[hidden email]
>     <mailto:[hidden email]>
>     <mailto:[hidden email]
>     <mailto:[hidden email]>>>:
>      > >>>>     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
>      > >>>>         <[hidden email]
>     <mailto:[hidden email]>
>     <mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
>      > >>>>         <mailto:[hidden email]
>     <mailto:[hidden email]>
>      > >>>>
>      > >>>>         <mailto:[hidden email]
>     <mailto:[hidden email]>>>>:
>      > >>>>              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
>
>

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Re: Digikam 5.7 and printing with Photoprint

Stuart T Rogers
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 <[hidden email]
>> <mailto:[hidden email]>>:
>>
>>     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
>>      > >>>>
>>      > >>>> <[hidden email]
>>     <mailto:[hidden email]>
>>     <mailto:[hidden email]
>>     <mailto:[hidden email]>>>:
>>      > >>>>     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
>>      > >>>>         <[hidden email]
>>     <mailto:[hidden email]>
>>     <mailto:[hidden email]
>> <mailto:[hidden email]>>
>>      > >>>>         <mailto:[hidden email]
>>     <mailto:[hidden email]>
>>      > >>>>
>>      > >>>>         <mailto:[hidden email]
>>     <mailto:[hidden email]>>>>:
>>      > >>>>              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
>>
>>
>

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Re: Digikam 5.7 and printing with Photoprint

Gilles Caulier-4
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 <[hidden email]>:
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 <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>:

    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
     > >>>>
     > >>>> <[hidden email]
    <mailto:[hidden email]>
    <mailto:[hidden email]
    <mailto:[hidden email]>>>:
     > >>>>     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
     > >>>>         <[hidden email]
    <mailto:[hidden email]>
    <mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
     > >>>>         <mailto:[hidden email]
    <mailto:[hidden email]>
     > >>>>
     > >>>>         <mailto:[hidden email]
    <mailto:[hidden email]>>>>:
     > >>>>              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


    --
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Re: Digikam 5.7 and printing with Photoprint

Maik Qualmann
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 <[hidden email]>:
> > 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 <[hidden email] <mailto:
> >>>
> >>> [hidden email]>>:
> >>>     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
> >>>      > >>>>
> >>>      > >>>> <[hidden email]
> >>>    
> >>>     <mailto:[hidden email]>
> >>>     <mailto:[hidden email]
> >>>    
> >>>     <mailto:[hidden email]>>>:
> >>>      > >>>>     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
> >>>      > >>>>         <[hidden email]
> >>>    
> >>>     <mailto:[hidden email]>
> >>>     <mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]
> >>>
> >>> g.uk>>
> >>>
> >>>      > >>>>         <mailto:[hidden email]
> >>>    
> >>>     <mailto:[hidden email]>
> >>>    
> >>>      > >>>>         <mailto:[hidden email]
> >>>    
> >>>     <mailto:[hidden email]>>>>:
> >>>      > >>>>              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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Gruß Maik
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