Have installed gimp-print 4.2.2, gimp-print-cups 4.3.0-r2 and gimp 1.2.3-r3. Recently (1-2 weeks ago) installed Epson Stylus Photo 820 (USB), driver was available as a choice in the GIMP. At some point in the last few days, however, it disappeared. Have been doing regular emerges, so can't be sure what specifically has changed. ChangLogs for the above packages don't seem to give any indication that drivers were removed. The file '/usr/share/cups/model/C/escp2-820.ppd.gz' exists, looks like a valid ppd file, refers to this model printer, etc., but it (and others) don't show up in the GIMP. Confused.
Me too, i have no printer i have never used cups or anything. I'm not of any use here. Any of the other gnome devs ?
hmm.. you using devfs? if so is it in /dev/usb/lpX ? greetings, LordVan
Um, it's not the USB printer driver I'm missing, it's the GIMP print driver for the model printer. It was there previously, now it isn't. (In the GIMP, right click an image, File->Print..., go to "Setup" next to the printer name (as defined in CUPS, in my case "epson"), and look at the list "Printer Model". This list used to contain "Epson Stylus Photo 820", now it does not. Tried adding foomatic .ppd, etc., but nothing. Note that the model appears and works correctly in the CUPS interface, and in many other apps, KDE, etc. (I guess they get it from CUPS or wherever it's getting it from). Also, this is Gimp 1.2 only. For some reason, 1.3 doesn't even have a "Print" option, nor does it have Dynamic Text, but that's for another time... HTH
strange... you can't print in 1.3 ? u got to have a really b0rked install ;) i can print in both 1.2 &1.3 btw afaik cups gets most of the epson drivers from the gimpprint-package greetings
Well, I've somewhat figured this out. There was a file called /usr/lib/gimp/1.2/plug-ins/print.backup which looks to be an old gimp-print plugin which was being loaded. After removing that an re-emerging gimp-print, I have /usr/lib/gimp/1.2/plug-ins/print/print, which doesn't load for some reason. If I put a link to it in /usr/lib/gimp/1.2/plug-ins, voila! Pardon my French. So, now I wonder why either Gimp doesn't do recursive searches for plugins, and/or why gimp-print adds an extraneous level. Also, who left that backup? I still don't get anything for 1.3. The gimp-print README says it isn't supported. Who knows? It works, but something needs to be fixed to avoid the manual override.
Yup, that worked. Thanks! Will this link have to be created after every emerge?
i'll check this later today or tomorrow and fix it then.
any progress, can this be closed ?
it was never a gimp issue i guess .. see the bug i added the dep for
yeah, but that one is closed.. so can this one be closed now ? (thats the important part for me here ;))
op for me ;) just the dep on the other bug might be important to a few users ;)
Is this part fixed? > After removing that an re-emerging gimp-print, I have > /usr/lib/gimp/1.2/plug-ins/print/print, which doesn't load for some reason. If I > put a link to it in /usr/lib/gimp/1.2/plug-ins, voila! Pardon my French.
which gimp-print version ?
media-gfx/gimp-print-4.2.4
From original bug report: "Have installed gimp-print 4.2.2, gimp-print-cups 4.3.0-r2 and gimp 1.2.3-r3."
please try gimp-print 4.2.4 + gimp-print-cups 4.3.5 then plz (for cups the 2nd is better imho)
media-gfx/gimp-print-4.2.4 and net-print/gimp-print-cups-4.3.5m still the same... What should I expect to see in the plug-ins directory for either/both of these? My "(dir)" notation added: # qpkg -l gimp-print | grep plug-ins /usr/lib/gimp/1.2/plug-ins (dir) /usr/lib/gimp/1.2/plug-ins/print (dir) /usr/lib/gimp/1.2/plug-ins/print/print /usr/lib/gimp/1.2/plug-ins (dir) # qpkg -l gimp-print-cups | grep plug-ins /usr/lib/gimp/1.2/plug-ins (dir) #
weird.. i'll check it..
ops sorry almost forgot to re-assign it ;) it's mine i guess cuz it's just a gimp-print-* issue ;)
now then ;)
gimp-print doesnt work with 1.3 here, but officially it should. any solution?
i'll re-install my gimp 1.3 (new sys now ..) and try again ;)
OK, emerged media-gfx/gimp-print-4.2.5 last night, and it looks much better, thanks! However, during the first emerge, it added plug-ins/print, which already existed as a directory, then during the autoclean, it removed plug-ins/print/print and plug-ins/print. At that point, there was no plug-ins/print a all. Another emerge and it was fine. Seems like a portage bug? I was going to cut and paste all this, but I lost it while bugzilla was down. If you need more, let me know. Thanks! I will print a lovely picture and put it on my fridge in your honor!
so can i close this now?
btw what picture? looool
I'll email it to you. ;)
I haven't had a chance to emerge this in awhile, but it sounds like it's all set. Mikki's work-around works for me anyway, worse case.
so can i close it? or is there still aproblem?
had that here too.. it's a problem with the devel branch of gimp-print (gimp-print-cups in portage) unmerge gimp-print-cups and use gimp-print-4.2.5 instead (it works here) (or try with gimp-print-cups-4.3.10/11 but those break my ghostscript and are package.masked atm) greetings
does it work now? (will close in a few days if nothing is answered ;)
