qfaxreader - printer recognition issue

[Tom Mende]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Tom Mende <tom at orparadigm.com.au>
> Date: 28 January 2009 11:57:20 AM
> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Subject: comms/qfaxreader - printer recognition issue
>
> Good day list;
>
> Upgraded from 6.2 to 7.0 via clean install from CDs, then to 7.1 via  
> binary update. After upgrading to 7.0 I rebuilt and install all the  
> same ports using the same makefile except that the perl entries are  
> updated. This port built and install beautifully except it no longer  
> recognizes my printer, which it used to do on 6.2. Cups is set as  
> the printing system for xfce in the xfce "Printing & System  
> Settings" dialogue. This was set prior to installing the comms/ 
> qfaxreader port. The print dialogue in comms/qfaxreader is greyed  
> out not allowing the selection of a printer. Any ideas or help  
> welcomed.
>
> Cheers, Tom
>
> ...and everything else prints fine, xpdf, Mousepad (gui text  
> editor), Opera (native), and files from the command line using lp  
> (cups version).
>
> uname -mr
> 7.1-RELEASE-p2 i386
>
> cat /etc/make.conf
> CPUTYPE?=pentium3
> WITH_CUPS=YES
> CUPS_OVERWRITE_BASE=YES
> WITHOUT_LPR=YES
> DOC_LANG=en_US.ISO8859-1
> # added by use.perl 2009-01-18 18:58:05
> PERL_VER=5.8.9
> PERL_VERSION=5.8.9
>
>
> pkg_version -v | grep -i qfaxreader
> qfaxreader-0.3.1_2                  =   up-to-date with port
>
> cat /use/home/tom/.qfaxreader/settingsrc
> [export]
> format=PNG
> scaled=false
>
> [image]
> smooth=true
> zoom=0.36
>
> [internationalization]
> language=Standard
>
> [mainwindow]
> dock=\n\n\nFile,View,Image,\n[File,0,0,-1,-1,1][View,0,0,-1,-1,1] 
> [Image,0,0,-1,-1,1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
> maximized=true
>
> [printer]
> border=false
> default=hp2600n
>
> [printer-hp2600n]
> bottom=0.5
> cmd=/usr/local/bin/lp -d {PRINTER}
> left=0.5
> paper=ISO A4
> pslevel=1
> right=0.5
> top=0.5
> unit=cm
>
> [sidebar]
> cidame=true
> cidnumber=true
> interval=10
> lastpath=/var/spool/hylafax/recvq
> path=/home/tom
> refresh=true
> sender=true
> size=true
> time=true
> visible=true
> width=286
>
> [statusbar]
> cidname=true
> cidnumber=true
> pages=true
> resolution=true
> sender=true
> time=true
> visible=true
>
> [toolbar]
> hide_at_fullscr=true
> uses_big_pixmaps=true
>

Thinking this may be xfce4 issue - I deleted xfce4 from my system  
completely and switched back to icewm after a long absence. Very happy  
to be back with icewm btw.

Issue persists though! I can print from the command line, from any app  
I've tried so far using the print dialog within the app, but not from  
qfaxreader. qfaxreader is supposed to autodetect the printing system,  
and used to on 6.2, but as of 7.0 and 7.1 it does not appear to do so.  
Are the pinter entries in settingsrc (above) inappropriate? Any other  
ideas why this might be?

Cheers, Tom