image scale and print issue with gimp win 2.4.6...

[Jeremy Breiding]

So i have an image that is extremely large, 1600x1200. i have adjusted
the print size to 2"x2", however when i print it seems like this is
completely ignored and the large, original size is what is printed.

maybe i am missing something here, but even the image settings tab of
the print dialog i see a 2x2 image that i can move around.

any thoughts, or ideas?

TIA!

[Howard Larson]

The print.exe plug-in that is part of 2.4 is buggy.  The work around is
to delete it and use the winprint.exe plug-in from 2.2.


--- In gimpwin-users@..., "jeremybreiding" <jbreiding@...>
wrote:
>
> So i have an image that is extremely large, 1600x1200. i have
adjusted

> the print size to 2"x2", however when i print it seems like this is
> completely ignored and the large, original size is what is printed.
>
> maybe i am missing something here, but even the image settings tab of
> the print dialog i see a 2x2 image that i can move around.
>
> any thoughts, or ideas?
>
> TIA!
>

[Tor Lillqvist]

2008/7/18 Howard Larson <hblarson43@...>:

> The print.exe plug-in that is part of 2.4 is buggy.  The work around is
> to delete it and use the winprint.exe plug-in from 2.2.
>

That won't keep working for forever, though. At some point (2.6?) an old
winprint.exe you might find won't work any more. Just get used to the fact
that printing is not one of the well-supported aspects of GIMP on Windows,
and use some other application to print your images.

--tml


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[Hedley]

In the Print dialogue, click the Image Settings and change the X and Y
resolution.  If it is typically 96 dpi, your images will be huge.  A
little trial and error and you will be able to work out a calculation to
fit any image to your paper size.

Regards,
Hedley

>
> 2008/7/18 Howard Larson <hblarson43@...
> <mailto:hblarson43%40yahoo.com>>:
>
> > The print.exe plug-in that is part of 2.4 is buggy. The work around is
> > to delete it and use the winprint.exe plug-in from 2.2.
> >
>
> That won't keep working for forever, though. At some point (2.6?) an old
> winprint.exe you might find won't work any more. Just get used to the fact
> that printing is not one of the well-supported aspects of GIMP on Windows,
> and use some other application to print your images.
>
> --tml
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>

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[Howard Larson]

But, of course, the developers could ensure winprint continued to be compatible if they chose to.  For, there is no reason to obsolete a working module in favor of another broken module, is there? 
--
Howard Larson
mailto:hblarson43@...



----- Original Message ----
From: Tor Lillqvist <tml@...>
To: gimpwin-users@...
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 5:12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [gimpwin-users] Re: image scale and print issue with gimp win 2.4.6...


2008/7/18 Howard Larson <hblarson43@yahoo. com>:

> The print.exe plug-in that is part of 2.4 is buggy. The work around is
> to delete it and use the winprint.exe plug-in from 2.2.
>

That won't keep working for forever, though. At some point (2.6?) an old
winprint.exe you might find won't work any more. Just get used to the fact
that printing is not one of the well-supported aspects of GIMP on Windows,
and use some other application to print your images.

--tml

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[Greg-123]

--- On Thu, 7/17/08, Tor Lillqvist <tml@...> wrote:
> That won't keep working for forever, though. At some point (2.6?) an old
> winprint.exe you might find won't work any more. Just get used to the
> fact that printing is not one of the well-supported aspects of GIMP on
> Windows, and use some other application to print your images.

Maybe not, but it works for now.


     

[Serr8d-2]

I keep a 'legacy' copy of Photoshop 6.0 for printing and scaling.

I should probably start a new post, but since upgrading to GIMP 2.6 my
PSPI.exe fails to load; it crashes on startup with multiple missing
DLL errors. Of course I populated the correct directories with
multiple requested DLL's, but still no go. So no Photoshop plugins for
the GIMP. (I really miss the lovely and gracious optikVerve Labs'
Virtual Photographer).

Another reason to keep the old pshop warhorse at the ready...

[Jernej Simončič-2]

On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:22:44 -0700 (PDT), Howard Larson wrote:

> But, of course, the developers could ensure winprint continued to be compatible if they chose to.  For, there is no reason to obsolete a working module in favor of another broken module, is there?

Are you volunteering to take over the maintenance?

--
< Jernej Simončič >< http://deepthought.ena.si/ >
< Contact address: >< jernej simoncic at isg si >

[Alchemie foto\grafiche]

--- In gimpwin-users@..., "Serr8d" <serr8d@...> wrote:

>
> I keep a 'legacy' copy of Photoshop 6.0 for printing and scaling.
>
> I should probably start a new post, but since upgrading to GIMP 2.6 my
> PSPI.exe fails to load; it crashes on startup with multiple missing
> DLL errors. Of course I populated the correct directories with
> multiple requested DLL's, but still no go. So no Photoshop plugins for
> the GIMP. (I really miss the lovely and gracious optikVerve Labs'
> Virtual Photographer).
>
> Another reason to keep the old pshop warhorse at the ready...

Yes i think you should open another topic, and offer more and more
correct data
As example "... since upgrading to GIMP 2.6"...Is impossible update to
2.6 since is not yes released, you may have updated to 2.4.6 (or to
2.5.x but that is less luckily)

Then you may better take a screenshoot or however copy the the error
message.
Even better may be start gimp from command line (is not complex only
at least on my pc  the prompt "gimp" do no work ,instead you have to
write the path for gimp.exe ...and press enter, that is it  ) and then
copy the console output

I will suggest to
1
move away in a back up folder all your ps plugins but not pspi exe 2  
 try again, you still get error messages?
3
If not move back your ps plugin ... if not one by one at least in very
little group each time reload gimp

4that will help to locate any incompatible plugin, that you should
move permanently away

A single incompatible ps plugin may not only issues a lot of
disturbing warning but even crash pspi, if so no other PS plugin will
work,even if they will remain visible in the menu

(that happens seldom...but seldom if you have a dozen of PS plugin

  become probable if you have more then hundred
 and almost certain if you have even more )

Anyway better if you
>

[Serr8d-2]

Of course you are correct my friend...the version is 2.4.6, not 2.6.

I did as you suggested, and found that the GIMP plugin directory was
selected incorrectly; since I only have one PS plugin I care about, it
worked perfectly after copying that folder and content to C:\Program
Files\GIMP-2.0\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins\optikVerveLabs and eliminating
the incorrect path to Adobe.

Thanks!

> As example "... since upgrading to GIMP 2.6"...Is impossible update to
> 2.6 since is not yes released, you may have updated to 2.4.6 (or to
> 2.5.x but that is less luckily)
>
> Then you may better take a screenshoot or however copy the the error
> message.
> Even better may be start gimp from command line (is not complex only
> at least on my pc  the prompt "gimp" do no work ,instead you have to
> write the path for gimp.exe ...and press enter, that is it  ) and then
> copy the console output
>
> I will suggest to
> 1
> move away in a back up folder all your ps plugins but not pspi exe 2  
>  try again, you still get error messages?
> 3
> If not move back your ps plugin ... if not one by one at least in very
> little group each time reload gimp
>
> 4that will help to locate any incompatible plugin, that you should
> move permanently away
>
> A single incompatible ps plugin may not only issues a lot of
> disturbing warning but even crash pspi, if so no other PS plugin will
> work,even if they will remain visible in the menu
>
> (that happens seldom...but seldom if you have a dozen of PS plugin
>
>   become probable if you have more then hundred
>  and almost certain if you have even more )
>
> Anyway better if you
> >
>

[Howard Larson]

--- In gimpwin-users@..., Jernej Simončič
<jernej.listsonly@...> wrote:
> Are you volunteering to take over the maintenance?
>
Yes.  But that depends on your (and others') willingness to help get me
started.