[Bug 636329] Re: Gimp: Print preview and printout are blank pages

[Benjamin Drung]

uploaded to maverick-proposed

** Changed in: gimp (Ubuntu Maverick)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Committed

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Gimp: Print preview and printout are blank pages
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Status in The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP): Fix Released
Status in “gimp” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
Status in “gimp” source package in Maverick: Fix Committed

Bug description:
Binary package hint: gimp

Using the gimp package from the 10.10beta, when I try to print an image, the output of the preview window is blank. I also notice that printing to pdf from Gimp using cups-gimp gives blank page output, the same as the preview.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gimp 2.6.10-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-20.29-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-20-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Sep 12 21:42:58 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta i386 (20100902.1)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gimp

Impact: Printing doesn't work from Gimp (all hardware) - a work around of using the gimp-gutenprint plugin and selecting the alternative print menus has been said to work.
Justification for backport: It's a fairly basic feature that doesn't work, although not essential it does complicate the lives of users and is a regression.
How the bug is addressed: The bug is fixed in upstream 2.6.11 (see gnome-bugs #631199)
Patch: See comments 13, and 34 and is gimp git commit 6be41a6675007a0c7328453c654bcda5a2b875b0
How to reproduce: Open an image in gimp, select print, select print preview  - the result is blank.
                                         select print, print to a printer - the result is blank.
Regression potential: The changes are minimal changes to routines in the printing code; since this code is already broken the regression potential seems minimal.

TEST CASE: 1) Open GIMP and open an image.
2) Open the Print Preview
3) Print the image.

VERIFICATION DONE: The Print preview and printout should not be blank.