[digiKam-users] matter in switching printer and print from AppImage

[Photonoxx]

Hi,

I recently try to print some picture on my Epson Wifi connected R3000 from the Digikam 6.1 appimage on Ubuntu 18.04 64bits, but unsuccessfully.

In the past, with earlier repository, ppa or builded version of Digikam, I could print, even if, I remember the printer should be set as default because having to switch giving some issues, but now, when I try to print something, nothing happens.

I guess there's may be a matter for the switching of printer to be take into account, as initially, the selected printer is always the "print to PDF" one (I print from the editor), and when I switch to my printer, the properties still doesn't offer advanced options (quality, color, paper type, ink parameter...)  and when I try to launch the print, no print job appears in the job list for the printer (no tray icon), and obviously, no print appears out of the printer.

Printing from Darktable works, so, it's not from the printer itself.

I tried to install kde systemsettings and printer configuration package, but setting Epson R3000 as default printer doesn't change things... So I would like to know if this behavior was normal (linked to appimage limitation ? but R3000 is listed in avaible printers in Digikam) and if there's a possible solution, appart building and installing Digikam myself on my OS which don't have up to date digikam package in repository.

Thanks in advance

Nicolas

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[Gilles Caulier-4]

Hi,

I just checked the AppImage build log, and especially the Qt 5.11.3
configuration before compiling, and CUPS support is well enabled. So
printing support is compiled in ApppImage. A printing system is
located in Qt.

The difference with the digiKam AppImage < 6.1.0 is the Qt version.
preview digiKam version used Qt 5.9.7. So switching to 5.11.3 is a big
step and it's not the last one (5.12.2)

Best

Gilles Caulier

Le lun. 29 avr. 2019 à 15:47, Nicolas Boulesteix
<[hidden email]> a écrit :

>
> Hi,
>
> I recently try to print some picture on my Epson Wifi connected R3000 from the Digikam 6.1 appimage on Ubuntu 18.04 64bits, but unsuccessfully.
>
> In the past, with earlier repository, ppa or builded version of Digikam, I could print, even if, I remember the printer should be set as default because having to switch giving some issues, but now, when I try to print something, nothing happens.
>
> I guess there's may be a matter for the switching of printer to be take into account, as initially, the selected printer is always the "print to PDF" one (I print from the editor), and when I switch to my printer, the properties still doesn't offer advanced options (quality, color, paper type, ink parameter...)  and when I try to launch the print, no print job appears in the job list for the printer (no tray icon), and obviously, no print appears out of the printer.
>
> Printing from Darktable works, so, it's not from the printer itself.
>
> I tried to install kde systemsettings and printer configuration package, but setting Epson R3000 as default printer doesn't change things... So I would like to know if this behavior was normal (linked to appimage limitation ? but R3000 is listed in avaible printers in Digikam) and if there's a possible solution, appart building and installing Digikam myself on my OS which don't have up to date digikam package in repository.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Nicolas
>
> --
> Nicolas Boulesteix - Chasseur de Lueurs - http://www.photonoxx.fr

[Photonoxx]

Thanks for your answer.

So, is there a way to avoid getting pdf printer as digikam default printer each time I open "print image" and have my system default printer instead ? Previously (before dk 5.9 with not appimage version) I have some matter to set correctly my printer if not the default one, but setting this printer to default permit to print. Here no.

Is there some debug operation I could post here to help seeing what's wrong perhaps in my system ?

Any package I could install or check that could missing...

Thanks in advance

Nicolas

Le jeu. 2 mai 2019 à 07:14, Gilles Caulier <[hidden email]> a écrit :

Hi,

I just checked the AppImage build log, and especially the Qt 5.11.3
configuration before compiling, and CUPS support is well enabled. So
printing support is compiled in ApppImage. A printing system is
located in Qt.

The difference with the digiKam AppImage < 6.1.0 is the Qt version.
preview digiKam version used Qt 5.9.7. So switching to 5.11.3 is a big
step and it's not the last one (5.12.2)

Best

Gilles Caulier

Le lun. 29 avr. 2019 à 15:47, Nicolas Boulesteix
<[hidden email]> a écrit :
>
> Hi,
>
> I recently try to print some picture on my Epson Wifi connected R3000 from the Digikam 6.1 appimage on Ubuntu 18.04 64bits, but unsuccessfully.
>
> In the past, with earlier repository, ppa or builded version of Digikam, I could print, even if, I remember the printer should be set as default because having to switch giving some issues, but now, when I try to print something, nothing happens.
>
> I guess there's may be a matter for the switching of printer to be take into account, as initially, the selected printer is always the "print to PDF" one (I print from the editor), and when I switch to my printer, the properties still doesn't offer advanced options (quality, color, paper type, ink parameter...)  and when I try to launch the print, no print job appears in the job list for the printer (no tray icon), and obviously, no print appears out of the printer.
>
> Printing from Darktable works, so, it's not from the printer itself.
>
> I tried to install kde systemsettings and printer configuration package, but setting Epson R3000 as default printer doesn't change things... So I would like to know if this behavior was normal (linked to appimage limitation ? but R3000 is listed in avaible printers in Digikam) and if there's a possible solution, appart building and installing Digikam myself on my OS which don't have up to date digikam package in repository.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Nicolas
>
> --
> Nicolas Boulesteix - Chasseur de Lueurs - http://www.photonoxx.fr

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