Print to file (PDF) not working...

[bruno]

using Haiku 64bit x86 hrev55736 with StyleEdit...

Trying to print text to pdf with noto sans.ttf font.

[humdinger]

As the ticket says "using Haiku x86 hrev50955", I assume it's a gcc5-only build? On gcc2hybrid hrev50953 at least, printing to PDF workd for me with StyledEdit, BePDF, Showimage and (badly) Terminal.

[bruno]

it is a x86 gcc2 build.. I will attach the syslog...

[vidrep]

I tried to replicate with slighly different result. Print to file from StyledEdit text document with PDF Writer causes the print_add-on_server to hang, one CPU core to peg at 100%, and no data in preview window. However, the PDF is created, and displays correctly when opened with BePDF. I attached the debugger to the print_add-on_server, and have attached reports for the debugged threads.

[bruno]

Btw... ShowImage is printing without problems to file (PDF!)

[vidrep]

This is a regression. Confirmed not working on hrev52716 x86_64.

[diver]

Just stumbled upon this bug and can confirm that printing to PDF works under 32 bit Haiku and doesn't under x86_64. Under 32 bit Haiku PDF Writer causes the print_add-on_server to hang, one CPU core to peg at 100% as reported above.

[diver]

High CPU usage is being tracked in #9429.

[jackburton]

Is the PDF Writer source code hosted here ​https://github.com/HaikuArchives/PDFWriter ?

[diver]

Looks like it:
​https://github.com/haikuports/haikuports/blob/master/haiku-misc/pdfwriter/pdfwriter-1.0.recipe#L43

[jackburton]

I tried hrev54549 and it works fine. Although initially I recompiled the printer addon from source and put it in non-packaged. I tried it and it worked. Then i removed the addon from there, and it was also removed from system.

[diver]

Did you try it on x86_64?

[jackburton]

Yes, on x86_64

[bruno]

I just tried again, and it does not work for me... Got a blank white page, and I am not able to choose the right font. I have only Helvetica to choose from. Maybe because I have all other fonts in my non-packaged folder?

[jackburton]

Replying to bruno:

I just tried again, and it does not work for me... Got a blank white page, and I am not able to choose the right font. I have only Helvetica to choose from. Maybe because I have all other fonts in my non-packaged folder?

Did you try on master or on beta2 ?

[jackburton]

Tried again: with the stock PDF Writer addon, it doesn't work. With the PDF Writer addon compiled from source and put into /boot/system/non-packaged/addons/Print, it works.

[modeenf]

In hrev54972, I see that there are no PDFWriter to choos from if you like to make a new PDFPrinter. Nor are there any PDFWriter file under add-on, Printer. So I guess the drivers missing? There are no PDFWriter source code ether in Haiku.

So a workaround. Download PDFWriter from HaikuDepot. Remove the printer Print To PDf and make a new one. (can be same name), Choose PDFWriter and Print To File.

[pulkomandy]

It is unclear if this bugreport is about a bug in PDF Writer (in which case it should be moved there) or a more general bug with the print kit. Do other printers work properly?

[modeenf]

The preview works, so I Think it's the PDFWriter that comes with Haiku.

[modeenf]

Or that Haiku har the PDFWriter in printer option but the driver don't exist from start, kan it be a jam file that puts it there?

[cocobean]

Tested and fixed. See: ​https://github.com/haikuports/haikuports/pull/5937

[bruno]

Maybe I have no pdf writer translation tool anymore? Maybe I deleted it by accident in the printer preferences window?

The "Ok" Button is greyed out now!? See: ​http://0x0.st/-Cjn.png

Print to file is missing too? ​http://0x0.st/-CjR.png

[bruno]

I installed "pdfwriter" from HaikuDepot but if I try to use it with StyleEdit the j"OK-Button" is grayed out!?

[humdinger]

You first have to set up the page format and print job to get a clickable OK button.
The PDF translator has nothing to do with all this. That is just used to e.g. view PDFs in ShowImage as a bitmap.

[cocobean]

1. System -> Peferences -> Printers

Note: You should see 'Save as PDF' which a checkmark over the printer image (make default). The driver info should show 'PDF Writer' with 'Transport: Print to File'.

If you use 'Print test page', the page setup dialog box appears which shoulod show 'Printer: Save As PDF'. Continue from there to do 'Page Setup' and other features to test. If you press "OK", the print addon server dialog box appears to save file to a file system directory. Give a file name and sAve your new PDF file. Review for results with BePDF.

[cocobean]

Ticket resolved.

[bruno]

I like to reopen this problem!

I cannot choose:

"Continue" from there to do 'Page Setup' and other features to test. If you press "OK", the print addon server dialog box appears to save file to a file system directory. Give a file name and save your new PDF file. Review for results with BePDF.

​http://0x0.st/oXe3.png ​http://0x0.st/oXeG.png I have to reinstall the print to pdf driver! Because i accidently deleted it!? How to reinstall the driver?

[cocobean]

1. pkgman install pdfwriter

[bruno]

ok seems to work now after installing: "pkgman install pdfwriter"