Version: (using KDE KDE 3.5.5) Installed from: Gentoo Packages Compiler: gcc-Version 4.1.1 (Gentoo 4.1.1-r3) OS: Linux I've tried to print a poster. I got an error message in the "Plakat" (Poster) dialog: I don't understand your box specification `-pA3'! The proper format is: ([text] meaning optional text) [multiplier][offset]unit with multiplier: numberxnumber with offset: +number,number with unit one of: Letter Legal Tabloid Ledger Executive Monarch Statement Folio Quarto C5 C5E EnvC5 B0 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 Dl A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 Comm10 COM10 Env10 DL DLE EnvDL p i ft mm cm m You can use a shorthand for these unit names, provided it resolves unique. This happens because the extern poster tool is called with this parameter: poster -m -pA3 /tmp/kde-markus/kdeprint_fWEDPr20 -o/tmp/kde-markus/kdeprint_VCzsnYaZ As you see the paramete "-m" have no Value given. I wrote a wrapper script for poster and i got the following calls from the Printing dialog: Apr 6 21:00:54 master logger: poster -F -mA4 -pA3 -c5% Apr 6 21:00:55 master logger: poster -F -m -pA3 -c5% Apr 6 21:01:29 master logger: poster -m -pA3 /tmp/kde-markus/kdeprint_fWEDPr20 -o/tmp/kde-markus/kdeprint_VCzsnYaZ As you see the first call is correct I dont now where the value is gone.. Greetings Markus
Marcus, which is the "source" of your poster? Are you (is Gentoo) using the tarball as available from printing.kde.org/downloads/ ?
I use the tarball from printing.kde.org/downloads/ and renamed it to poster.old This is the wrapper i use to get the call parameter: /usr/bin/poster: !/bin/bash tt=$@ /usr/bin/logger "poster ${tt}" poster.old $@ exit $? I think it's not the poster program. I think it's the missing A4 Parameter for the option '-m'
Someone mixed two different poster programs in one package... I'll put it on my todo list. net-print/poster-20050907 is from printing.kde.org and marked testing net-print/poster-0.1 is from another source and marked stable As a side note: From packager's perspective unversioned tarballs like the one at printing.kde.org are ugly. :)
KDEPrint is obsolete, unmaintained and will never be revived. Closing all open bugs.