The bug is basically described at http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=170753 It is currently not fixed, and I'm not confident that it will be fixed in the near future. A workaround ( or possible fix ) is posted part-way down the page, which I'll repeat here: recompile libgnomecups with go_directly_to_printer_when_possible = TRUE; set in libgnomecups/gnome-cups-printer.c I have no idea how to do this, so I'm instead posting this bug report in the hope that the above is included in the ebuild until it's fixed upstream. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Upgrade to libgnomeprint 2.8 or greater 2. Open any gnome application that uses libgnomeprint to print 3. Select a CUPS printer shared via IPP browsing 4. In the dialog, choose the 'paper' tab, and inspect the ( lack of ) paper tray options. Actual Results: Paper tray options combo box says: no options are defined Expected Results: Paper tray option combo box should list paper tray options from CUPS-provided PPD ( eg Tray 1, Tray 2, etc ). If I downgrade to libgnomeprint and libgnomeprintui version 2.6.x, I get the paper tray options back. These are *essential* to our desktop use.
printing guys could you check this out ? I'm not in a position where I can even reproduce this stuff.
Created attachment 58097 [details, diff] Re-enable printing options in CUPS printers shared via IPP browsing This patch re-enables printing options for us. I of course think this is grand :) A note just above the section that I patched in the source says: /* JEG * Disable this for now. The default SuSE network config does not * produce a resolvable hostname for the localhost and cups has a bug * that will produce an infinite loop when presented with an invalid * hostname. This will also produce a hang if the remote printer is * unavailable and we do a syncronous lookup. */ I don't quite understand what sort of issues this could cause if the 'remote printer is unavailable and we do a syncronous lookup'. I will report back if I experience any problems.
did you continue to have this problems Daniel ? The patch listed here works fine for you ?
Yes the patch works for me. I am by no means a C programmer, and have no idea what effects it would have on other people's systems. In particular, the comment: /* JEG * Disable this for now. The default SuSE network config does not * produce a resolvable hostname for the localhost and cups has a bug * that will produce an infinite loop when presented with an invalid * hostname. This will also produce a hang if the remote printer is * unavailable and we do a syncronous lookup. */ sounds a little unfortunate for SuSE users. Either way, it fixes the issue on my system; all paper options are available on network CUPS printers with the patch applied. I haven't had any issues myself, nor have I had any reports of problems from users ( 5 users on our network using Gentoo ).
libgnomecups-0.2.0-r1 with the new patch is in cvs. Thanks and sorry for the delay.
