Printing and Printer Applet broken after latest updates

[Clay Weber]

On Tuesday, July 26, 2011 05:06:37 PM Lindsay Mathieson wrote:
> Does anyone at ubuntu actually use kubuntu for real work?  

Why would they?

> Seems to be
> a regression of
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebindings/+bug/377333 and
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdeadmin/+bug/331192?comments=all
> 
Can't tell what triggers  your bug, but I do not experience this as I have no 
problems using system-config-printer-kde to manage my printer.

> kde4-config --version
> Qt: 4.7.2
> KDE Development Platform: 4.6.5 (4.6.5)
> kde4-config: 1.0
> 
> systemsettings
> QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed:
> No such file or directory
> QFileSystemWatcher: failed to add paths: /home/lindsay/.config/ibus/bus
> lindsay at lindsay-kubuntu:~/.kde/share/config$ Traceback (most recent call
> last): File
> "/usr/share/kde4/apps/system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.
> py", line 445, in on_tvMainList_cursor_changed
>     self.fillPrinterTab(name)
>   File
> "/usr/share/kde4/apps/system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.
> py", line 1267, in fillPrinterTab
>     self.fillPrinterOptions(name, editablePPD)
>   File
> "/usr/share/kde4/apps/system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.
> py", line 1311, in fillPrinterOptions
>     ppd.markDefaults()
> AttributeError: 'bool' object has no attribute 'markDefaults'
> systemsettings(5403)/python (plugin): Error while running factory
> function for Python plugin:
> "system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.py"
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<string>", line 18, in kpythonpluginfactory_bridge
>   File
> "/usr/share/kde4/apps/system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.
> py", line 4398, in CreatePlugin
>     kcm = u.makeui(component_data, widget_parent)
>   File
> "/usr/share/kde4/apps/system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.
> py", line 374, in makeui
>     self.populateList(start_printer, change_ppd)
>   File
> "/usr/share/kde4/apps/system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.
> py", line 657, in populateList
>     self.on_tvMainList_cursor_changed()
>   File
> "/usr/share/kde4/apps/system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.
> py", line 445, in on_tvMainList_cursor_changed
>     self.fillPrinterTab(name)
>   File
> "/usr/share/kde4/apps/system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.
> py", line 1267, in fillPrinterTab
>     self.fillPrinterOptions(name, editablePPD)
>   File
> "/usr/share/kde4/apps/system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.
> py", line 1311, in fillPrinterOptions
>     ppd.markDefaults()
> AttributeError: 'bool' object has no attribute 'markDefaults'
> systemsettings(5403)/python (plugin): Failed to import module
> systemsettings(5403)/kcontrol KCModuleLoader::loadModule: This module
> has no valid entry symbol at all. The reason could be that it's still
> using K_EXPORT_COMPONENT_FACTORY with a custom X-KDE-FactoryName which
> is not supported anymore
> 
> Even the cups web interface  is non functional now.

if the web interface is not funtioning, maybe it is a bug in cups?  I would 
submit a new bug, or add to this bug:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdeadmin/+bug/776224

I can't reproduce this on any of my 3 machines.

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