No Print option in gimp ???

Biased turkey · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 2:57 pm Post subject: No Print option in gimp ???

My printer works nicely ( CUPS ) with all my Gentoo applications but one ( Gimp ) , is detected by KDE print manager.
The problem with gimp is that when creating a file with gimp, then right-clicking on the drawing I can see the general menu. If I select the 1st menu item ( File ) there is no Print submenu.
While doing the same with Fedora and Ubuntu ( I quadruple boot ) I can see that File->Print option and can print the drawing created with Gimp.
I "emerge" gimp-print too and to be sure "emerge" foomatic, foomatic-filters, ghostscript, and hpijs ( better safe than sorry )
tia for any suugestion or tip.

LemurFromTheId · n00b Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 64 Location: Finland

Did you emerge gimp with '+gimpprint' USE flag?

Biased turkey · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:33 pm Post subject:

Biased turkey · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 2:04 am Post subject:

I tried again, but it still doesn't work.

1) I removed gimp:
emerge --unmerge gimp

2) Viewed the used USE_flags with gimp:
emerge --pretend --verbose gimp

It returned -gimpprint

So I reinstalled with the gimpprint flag:
USE="gimpprint" emerge gimp

Did I miss something ? ( Obviously, yes )

Anyway, thanks trae for you taking some of your time trying to help.

Biased turkey · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 2:06 am Post subject:

I tried again, but it still doesn't work.

1) I removed gimp:
emerge --unmerge gimp

2) Viewed the used USE_flags with gimp:
emerge --pretend --verbose gimp

It returned -gimpprint

So I reinstalled with the gimpprint flag:
USE="gimpprint" emerge gimp

Did I miss something ? ( Obviously, yes )

Anyway, thanks trae for taking some of your time trying to help.

Xaid · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 2:17 am Post subject:

Hi Biased turkey,

Just to rule out the possibility that you set the USE flag wrong....you have to edit /etc/make.conf and add "gimpprint" to it, for example, my make.conf looks like:

Maheriano · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 2:37 am Post subject:

Biased turkey · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 3:46 am Post subject:

Gee, I have plenty of help from the Albertans tonight.
Merci a lot to both of you.

@Maheriano:
I didn't need to emerge gimp-print because , as my original post mentioned gimp-print was installed right after gimp.

@Xaid:
You were right, I edited the /etc/make.conf adding "gimpprint" to it ,emerged gimp and ... voilà.
I can now print with The gimp.

Xaid · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 9:50 pm Post subject:

Hi Biased turkey,

I'm glad you got it working with no problems.

I've only been here for 3 months...and damn its colder than Ontario :lol: