FS#37081 - [system-config-printer] should appear

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by sb56637 (sb56637) - Thursday, 26 September 2013, 20:32 GMT
Last edited by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Sunday, 17 November 2013, 21:43 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Upstream Bugs
Status Closed
Assigned To Eric Belanger (Snowman)
Architecture x86_64
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Hi, the system-config-printer-applet (applet.py) should appear automatically in the system tray when documents are printed, and disappear when completed. However, under both Gnome Shell and Cinnamon, the applet will not appear at all, even when run manually from the command line.

Thanks.
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Closed by  Eric Belanger (Snowman)
Sunday, 17 November 2013, 21:43 GMT
Reason for closing:  No response
Comment by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Thursday, 26 September 2013, 21:58 GMT
Are you using system-config-printer from [extra] or [testing] ?
Comment by sb56637 (sb56637) - Friday, 27 September 2013, 02:59 GMT
From [extra]
Comment by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Friday, 27 September 2013, 03:15 GMT
Can you try the one in [testing] to see if it's fixed?
Comment by sb56637 (sb56637) - Friday, 27 September 2013, 12:56 GMT
Hi there, thanks for looking into this.

Version 1.4.2-1 in [testing] is slightly better, but still buggy. When I login to a Cinnamon desktop with documents waiting in the print queue, the applet DOES appear in the tray as expected. However, when started with an empty print queue and then trying to print to a paused printer, the applet does NOT appear unless I logout and login again.

The applet works correctly in other desktops such as openbox. As soon as a document enters the print queue it appears, and disappears when the queue is empty again.

If you don't have a printer, you can test this bug with a paused cups-pdf virtual printer.
Comment by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Friday, 27 September 2013, 15:45 GMT
If it works correctly in other desktops, then it's propably a problem with cinnamon. You'll probably need to ask upstream (system-config-printer or cinnamon) for help.
Comment by sb56637 (sb56637) - Friday, 27 September 2013, 16:27 GMT
It's a problem with both Cinnamon and Gnome. So either system-config-printer has to adapt to the new GTK3 stuff, or the new GTK3 notification tray stuff needs to have better backwards compatibility. Not sure who should adapt to who.
Comment by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Friday, 27 September 2013, 22:12 GMT
Contact system-config-printer and see what they'll tell you.

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