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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0004408ScribusPrintingpublic2006-11-06 22:21
Reportergustavohomem Assigned Tofschmid  
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status closedResolutionfixed 
PlatformLinuxOSMandriva LinuxOS Version2006
Product Version1.3.3.4 
Fixed in Version1.3.3.5cvs 
Summary0004408: printing via kprinter fails
DescriptionIt's not possible to print via kprinter. It fails with the attached error.
Additional InformationFirefox and others print perfectly via kprinter.
TagsNo tags attached.
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child of 0004439 closedplinnell 1.3.3.5 Release Metabug 
child of 0004475 acknowledged Metabug: Printing from Scribus 

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2006-10-14 00:43

 

external-command.png (98,321 bytes)   
external-command.png (98,321 bytes)   

plinnell

2006-10-14 11:17

viewer   ~0012972

Hi Gustavo,

Does the temp.ps file exist ?

gustavohomem

2006-10-15 13:54

reporter   ~0012985

Hi Peter,

No the file does not exist. I shoud have mentioned that at first.

Thanks
Gustavo

fschmid

2006-10-19 20:54

administrator   ~0013031

Have tested it here with 1.3.3.5cvs and 1.3.4cvs, kprinter works as usual, the tmp.ps fils is also there. So i think it might be a problem with your document. Can you upload it here?

gustavohomem

2006-10-20 15:33

reporter   ~0013038

Hello Franz,

This problem doesn't depend on the document. It happens with every document I create on Scribus.

Regards
Gustavo

plinnell

2006-10-20 17:07

viewer   ~0013039

gustavo, can you paste the output of gs -h ?

gustavohomem

2006-10-20 17:14

reporter   ~0013040

sure, here it goes:

[gustavo@localhost ~]$ gs -h
ESP Ghostscript 8.15.1 (2005-09-22)
Copyright (C) 2004 artofcode LLC, Benicia, CA. All rights reserved.
Usage: gs [switches] [file1.ps file2.ps ...]
Most frequently used switches: (you can use # in place of =)
 -dNOPAUSE no pause after page | -q `quiet', fewer messages
 -g<width>x<height> page size in pixels | -r<res> pixels/inch resolution
 -sDEVICE=<devname> select device | -dBATCH exit after last file
 -sOutputFile=<file> select output file: - for stdout, |command for pipe,
                                         embed %d or %ld for page #
Input formats: PostScript PostScriptLevel1 PostScriptLevel2 PostScriptLevel3 PDF
Default output device: bbox
Available devices:
   alc1900 alc2000 alc4000 alc4100 alc8500 alc8600 alc9100 ap3250 appledmp
   atx23 atx24 atx38 bbox bit bitcmyk bitrgb bj10e bj10v bj10vh bj200 bjc600
   bjc800 bjc880j bjccmyk bjccolor bjcgray bjcmono bmp16 bmp16m bmp256
   bmp32b bmpa16 bmpa16m bmpa256 bmpa32b bmpamono bmpasep1 bmpasep8 bmpgray
   bmpmono bmpsep1 bmpsep8 ccr cdeskjet cdj1600 cdj500 cdj550 cdj670 cdj850
   cdj880 cdj890 cdj970 cdjcolor cdjmono cfax cgm24 cgm8 cgmmono chp2200 cif
   cljet5 cljet5c cljet5pr coslw2p coslwxl cp50 cups declj250 deskjet
   devicen dfaxhigh dfaxlow dj505j djet500 djet500c dl2100 dnj650c epl2050
   epl2050p epl2120 epl2500 epl2750 epl5800 epl5900 epl6100 epl6200 eps9high
   eps9mid epson epsonc epswrite escp escpage faxg3 faxg32d faxg4 fmlbp fmpr
   fs600 gdi hl1240 hl1250 hl7x0 hpdj1120c hpdj310 hpdj320 hpdj340 hpdj400
   hpdj500 hpdj500c hpdj510 hpdj520 hpdj540 hpdj550c hpdj560c hpdj600
   hpdj660c hpdj670c hpdj680c hpdj690c hpdj850c hpdj855c hpdj870c hpdj890c
   hpdjplus hpdjportable ibmpro ijs imagen inferno iwhi iwlo iwlq jetp3852
   jj100 jpeg jpeggray la50 la70 la75 la75plus laserjet lbp310 lbp320 lbp8
   lex2050 lex3200 lex5700 lex7000 lips2p lips3 lips4 lips4v lj250 lj3100sw
   lj4dith lj4dithp lj5gray lj5mono ljet2p ljet3 ljet3d ljet4 ljet4d
   ljet4pjl ljetplus ln03 lp1800 lp1900 lp2000 lp2200 lp2400 lp2500 lp2563
   lp3000c lp7500 lp7700 lp7900 lp8000 lp8000c lp8100 lp8200c lp8300c
   lp8300f lp8400f lp8500c lp8600 lp8600f lp8700 lp8800c lp8900 lp9000b
   lp9000c lp9100 lp9200b lp9200c lp9300 lp9400 lp9500c lp9600 lp9600s
   lp9800c lq850 lx5000 lxm3200 lxm5700m m8510 mag16 mag256 md1xMono md2k
   md50Eco md50Mono md5k mgr4 mgr8 mgrgray2 mgrgray4 mgrgray8 mgrmono miff24
   mj500c mj6000c mj700v2c mj8000c ml600 necp6 npdl nullpage oce9050 oki182
   oki4w okiibm omni oprp opvp paintjet pam pbm pbmraw pcl3 pcx16 pcx24b
   pcx256 pcx2up pcxcmyk pcxgray pcxmono pdfwrite pgm pgmraw pgnm pgnmraw
   photoex picty180 pj pjetxl pjxl pjxl300 pkm pkmraw pksm pksmraw plan9bm
   png16 png16 png16m png16m png256 png256 pngalpha pngalpha pnggray pnggray
   pngmono pngmono pnm pnmraw ppm ppmraw pr1000 pr1000_4 pr150 pr201 psdcmyk
   psdrgb psgray psmono psrgb pswrite pxlcolor pxlmono r4081 rpdl samsunggdi
   sgirgb sj48 spotcmyk st800 stcolor sunhmono t4693d2 t4693d4 t4693d8
   tek4696 tiff12nc tiff24nc tiffcrle tiffg3 tiffg32d tiffg4 tifflzw
   tiffpack uniprint x11 x11alpha x11cmyk x11cmyk2 x11cmyk4 x11cmyk8
   x11gray2 x11gray4 x11mono xcf xes
Search path:
   . : /home/gustavo/.fonts : /usr/share/ghostscript/8.15/lib :
   /usr/share/ghostscript/8.15/Resource : /usr/share/ghostscript/fonts :
   /usr/share/fonts/default/ghostscript : /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1 :
   /usr/share/ghostscript/fonts : /usr/share/ghostscript/8.15/Resource :
   /usr/share/ghostscript/Resource : /usr/share/ghostscript/CIDFont :
   /usr/share/fonts/ttf : /usr/share/fonts/type1
For more information, see /usr/share/doc/ghostscript-8.15/Use.htm.
Report bugs to bug-gs@ghostscript.com, using the form in Bug-form.htm.
[gustavo@localhost ~]$

Note that, kprinter works fine here with other programs.

plinnell

2006-10-20 17:28

viewer   ~0013041

Another trick.. sometimes you need to feed kprinter the command as:

kprinter --stdin

I found this using kprinter with gnucash.. it does a better job creating PDF than the inbuilt options from Gnome print :)

It might be the difference with ESP Ghostscript and hand compiled GS

gustavohomem

2006-11-01 11:39

reporter   ~0013218

Hello Peter,

kprinter --stdin

doesn't work from Scribus.

Furthermore, seems that this problem is related to a race condition.

After more testing I realized that printing via kprinter "sometimes" works, othertimes results in an error.

Additional file attached.

2006-11-01 11:40

 

print-error.png (357,771 bytes)   
print-error.png (357,771 bytes)   

gustavohomem

2006-11-01 12:37

reporter   ~0013219

Update:

Please look at the code from scribus.cpp:

if (!options->toFile)
                        {
                                // print and delete the PS file
                                QString cmd;
                                if (options->useAltPrintCommand)
                                {
                                        cmd = options->printerCommand + " "+filename;
                                        system(cmd);
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                        QString cc;
                                        cmd = "lpr -P" + options->printer;
                                        if (options->copies > 1)
                                                cmd += " -#" + cc.setNum(options->copies);
                                        cmd += options->printerOptions;
                                        cmd += " "+filename;
                                        system(cmd);
                                }
                                unlink(filename); // here I kill the file, therefore kprinter fails

}

The tmp.ps file is being deleted to early. So, please either:

- do not delete it: I don't see a problem with this, it will be overwritten on the next print

- use a unique filename on /tmp and do not delete either (tmp as the system cleanup for that)

Relevant for 1.3.3.5

plinnell

2006-11-06 22:21

viewer   ~0013307

works perfectly here now

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2006-10-14 00:43 gustavohomem New Issue
2006-10-14 00:43 gustavohomem File Added: external-command.png
2006-10-14 11:17 plinnell Note Added: 0012972
2006-10-15 13:54 gustavohomem Note Added: 0012985
2006-10-19 20:54 fschmid Note Added: 0013031
2006-10-20 09:34 fschmid Status new => feedback
2006-10-20 15:33 gustavohomem Note Added: 0013038
2006-10-20 17:07 plinnell Note Added: 0013039
2006-10-20 17:14 gustavohomem Note Added: 0013040
2006-10-20 17:28 plinnell Note Added: 0013041
2006-11-01 11:39 gustavohomem Note Added: 0013218
2006-11-01 11:40 gustavohomem File Added: print-error.png
2006-11-01 12:37 gustavohomem Note Added: 0013219
2006-11-02 23:48 cbradney Relationship added child of 0004439
2006-11-03 09:10 mhanski Relationship added child of 0004475
2006-11-06 08:25 fschmid Status feedback => resolved
2006-11-06 08:25 fschmid Fixed in Version => 1.3.3.5cvs
2006-11-06 08:25 fschmid Resolution open => fixed
2006-11-06 08:25 fschmid Assigned To => fschmid
2006-11-06 22:21 plinnell Status resolved => closed
2006-11-06 22:21 plinnell Note Added: 0013307