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How to print pictures with Gimp in Slacko? [Solved]
Posted: Fri 15 Jun 2012, 13:38
by chekrout
I need a little help with my gimp 2.6.6 . It is not sending content to my printer when I select 'print' although the printer does start up and prints a blank page. I searched pet dependencies and 3 missing Libs were listed ( libwmf-0.2.so.7 , libpoppler-glib.so.3 and libaa.so.1) Is installing one or all of these what it takes? They are called plugins on the missing dependency list. (yes, printer has ink and prints docs)
Posted: Fri 15 Jun 2012, 13:44
by rcrsn51
What Puppy are you using? Where did you get the Gimp package?
It may be less trouble to save your work as a JPG or PNG and print it with
PeasyPrint.
Posted: Fri 15 Jun 2012, 14:14
by chekrout
rcrsn51 wrote:What Puppy are you using? Where did you get the Gimp package?
It may be less trouble to save your work as a JPG or PNG and print it with
PeasyPrint.
I am using slacko5.3.1 , got gimp from my desktop 'slickpet' I don't have peasyprint or can't find it. It loolks like a handy thing to have for camera pics. I still would like to be able to print from Gimp though.
Posted: Fri 15 Jun 2012, 14:16
by rcrsn51
Follow the link in blue I posted above.
GIMP Printing
Posted: Fri 15 Jun 2012, 14:22
by aen
I've been using GIMP for years and have not experienced this issue.
When you select "print" from the menu, do you get a pop up window which allows you to set up the parameters for printing? In this menu, you have under the General Settings, a place to select your printer, or to print to file. This may be your problem... it may be printing to a file by default.
Also, check the rest of the settings to further fine tune your printer, paper, etc.
Now, if you do not get the pop up window, I would delete your original GIMP and re-install it to see if that solves the problem.
Posted: Fri 15 Jun 2012, 14:31
by chekrout
rcrsn51 wrote:Follow the link in blue I posted above.
Ok I installed peasyprint 2.0 and will ry it out. Still need too get the Gimp printing...need it's heavy duty features
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Posted: Fri 15 Jun 2012, 14:50
by rcrsn51
chekrout wrote:Still need too get the Gimp printing...need it's heavy duty features
I checked myself in Slacko and it definitely doesn't work. Even Print Preview and Print to File make a blank page.
Posted: Sat 16 Jun 2012, 11:26
by chekrout
rcrsn51 wrote:chekrout wrote:Still need too get the Gimp printing...need it's heavy duty features
I checked myself in Slacko and it definitely doesn't work. Even Print Preview and Print to File make a blank page.
I may just uninstall it and try another. don't want to fool with those three missing libs
thanks for the help
Re: GIMP Printing
Posted: Sat 16 Jun 2012, 11:27
by chekrout
aen wrote:I've been using GIMP for years and have not experienced this issue.
When you select "print" from the menu, do you get a pop up window which allows you to set up the parameters for printing? In this menu, you have under the General Settings, a place to select your printer, or to print to file. This may be your problem... it may be printing to a file by default.
Also, check the rest of the settings to further fine tune your printer, paper, etc.
Now, if you do not get the pop up window, I would delete your original GIMP and re-install it to see if that solves the problem.
i get the window and all is in order.
Posted: Sun 17 Jun 2012, 12:47
by chekrout
Found the solution. I uninstalled Gimp 2.6.6 and installed ver. 2.7.2 now it works correctly and prints correctly
Can't print from Gimp-2.7.1-w5 (and others)
Posted: Fri 17 Aug 2012, 01:24
by Henry
Nothing appears in the print preview and nothing is printed but the printer gives me a blank page.
I know - this is an "unstable" release, but it came with my package manager for RacyNop-5.2.2, and it does everyting I want except print. Including the new direct text input and single screen. Who knows when Gimp-8 will actually emerge or whether it will work for me when it does . . . Why am I using RacyNop - don't ask; I do have good reasons.
I've tried all the Gimp-7s I can find and they all need files that I can't find. Example:
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# gimp
(gimp:2367): GLib-WARNING **: goption.c:2132: ignoring no-arg, optional-arg or filename flags (8) on option of type 0
** Message: Module '/usr/lib/gegl-0.1/ff-load.so' load error: [b]libavformat.so.52[/b]: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
This is a development version of GIMP. Debug messages may appear here.
In this case it's
libavformat.so.52 I can't find.
I also tried Gimp-2.7.2 as noted just above, both .pet and .sfs with comparable results but I don't remember the missing files.
Yes, there are lots of workarounds, like peasyprint, printoxx (fine programs), LO-Impress, etc. but i really am used to printing directly from Gimp. So humor me if you have suggestions. Thanks!
Posted: Fri 17 Aug 2012, 01:28
by rcrsn51
This may be a case of Gimp wanting CUPS 1.4 instead of your 1.3.11.
Posted: Fri 17 Aug 2012, 01:45
by Henry
Thanks, rcrsn51,
Actually I've been using Cups-1.4.4 for a long time since it was at one point needed for LibreOffice.
An earlier Gimp-2.6 printed fine then with QuirkyNop-1.2, so it may be a Racy deficiency.
Posted: Fri 17 Aug 2012, 02:00
by rcrsn51
If you look in /usr/lib, you will see libavformat.so.53. So you need a symlink
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ln -s libavformat.so.53 libavformat.so.52
Posted: Fri 17 Aug 2012, 03:19
by Henry
The symlink took, but the terminal message and print symptoms look the same.
EDIT: No, there's a broken link at
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# gimp
(gimp:11897): GLib-WARNING **: goption.c:2132: ignoring no-arg, optional-arg or filename flags (8) on option of type 0
** Message: Module '/usr/lib/gegl-0.1/ff-load.so' load error: libavformat.so.52: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
This is a development version of GIMP. Debug messages may appear here.
#
I tried installing gegl-0.1.2-q1 and gegl-0.1.2-w5. No difference.
is present.
Posted: Fri 17 Aug 2012, 03:37
by rcrsn51
You need to run the command from INSIDE /usr/lib.
Posted: Fri 17 Aug 2012, 03:51
by Henry
Is this right?
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# cd /usr/lib
# gimp
(gimp:2819): GLib-WARNING **: goption.c:2132: ignoring no-arg, optional-arg or filename flags (8) on option of type 0
** Message: Module '/usr/lib/gegl-0.1/ff-load.so' load error: libavformat.so.52: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
This is a development version of GIMP. Debug messages may appear here.
#
See the edit to the previous that there is a broken link at
Posted: Fri 17 Aug 2012, 04:33
by rcrsn51
The link needs to be in the folder /usr/lib NOT in /root.
You need to open a console INSIDE /usr/lib and type the ln command again.
Posted: Fri 17 Aug 2012, 05:18
by Henry
Sorry I'm a bit thick-headed. I deleted the broken link in /root and hopefully put the link in correctly this time.
Problem still the same.
This is what I see in /usr/lib.
Thanks very much for your patience. It's getting late - more so for you!
Posted: Fri 17 Aug 2012, 05:28
by rcrsn51
The only other thing I can suggest is that you go into another Puppy like Lupu and get the real libavformat.so.52.