FS#63577 - [xfce4-settings] Missing optional dependencies for xfce4-color-settings

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by NoobAlice (NoobAlice) - Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 22:59 GMT
Last edited by Buggy McBugFace (bugbot) - Saturday, 25 November 2023, 20:16 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Evangelos Foutras (foutrelis)
Architecture All
Severity Very Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 6
Private No

Details

Description:
A new feature in Xfce 4.14 is the ability to use color profiles with colord. This adds xfce4-color-settings to package xfce4-settings.

There are three optional dependencies to use this feature (see Xfce wiki page https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/4.14/color ), quote:
- cupsd: For printers
- saned: For scanners
- xiccd (etc): For displays

Additional info:

- Pre-4.14 release article mentioning these requirements: https://simon.shimmerproject.org/2019/02/19/color-profile-support-for-xfce/

* package version(s)
- xfce4-settings 4.14.1-1
- cupsd (cups 2.2.12-1 in Extra)
- saned (sane 1.0.27-2 in Extra)
- xiccd (available as xiccd 0.3.0-1 in AUR)

* config and/or log files etc.
N/A

* link to upstream bug report, if any
N/A

Steps to reproduce:
- Install/upgrade to xfce4-settings 4.14.1-1.
- Open Settings > Color Profiles OR run xfce4-color-settings in terminal
- Color Profiles reports 'no devices found'
- Install xiccd
- Laptop monitor is detected!

I did try colord-gtk initially before xiccd. It did not work for me to get my laptop monitor recognized, but there could be config requirements I missed. I would rather not install colord-kde with all its KDE dependencies to test it.

I do not and will not be using the color profiles feature. I just ran into this when trying to help someone in #xfce.
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Closed by  Buggy McBugFace (bugbot)
Saturday, 25 November 2023, 20:16 GMT
Reason for closing:  Moved
Additional comments about closing:  https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/p ackaging/packages/xfce4-settings/issues/ 1
Comment by Buggy McBugFace (bugbot) - Tuesday, 08 August 2023, 19:11 GMT
This is an automated comment as this bug is open for more then 2 years. Please reply if you still experience this bug otherwise this issue will be closed after 1 month.
Comment by NoobAlice (NoobAlice) - Tuesday, 05 September 2023, 21:45 GMT
Missing dependency is still a problem, confirmed with current versions.

https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/color
Last modified: 2022/12/12
"Display profiles don't work out of the box in Xfce (yet), you need a daemon like xiccd for them to work."

Package Versions:
- xiccd (available as xiccd 0.3.0-1 in AUR)
- xfce4-settings 4.18.3-1

Steps to reproduce:
- Have installed xfce4-settings 4.18.3-1.
- Open Settings > Color Profiles OR run xfce4-color-settings in terminal
- Color Profiles reports 'no devices found'
- Install xiccd
- Log out and back in
- Laptop monitor is detected!

Also, I did not get a notification for the Buggy McBugFace bot message. :(

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