Public bug reported: Binary package hint: system-config-printer
When you set a lot of printers and you group them by the GUI using Group->New Group, the group label will be created, but all the printers you assign to that group by clicking over anyone and selecting in the context menu Add group->name_your_group, you would see the printer right set while you keep the GUI open; if you close the GUI, next time you start it the group label appers but empty. Nevertheless if you find the printers using the search bar, by location for example, and you use the search bar option Save result as group, the group will be created, the printers set to it and it would remains each time you start and stop the GUI. I have found that the .printer-groups.xml generated in the first case has return carriage separating each xml tag from the others, while the file generated in the second case hasn't any return carriage: all the xml tags come joinen one each other continuously. When I replace all the return carriage from the file, all the printers appears in their groups, so I assume it's a bug in the script that translate the .printer-groups.xml. File .printer-groups.xml generated in the first case: <?xml version="1.0"?> <ospm-groups> <static-group name="UCI"> <queues> <queue name="IF140029"/> <queue name="IX140123"/> </queues> </static-group> <static-group name="La Carlota"> <queues> <queue name="IF140019"/> </queues> </static-group> <static-group name="Almodóvar del Rio"> <queues> <queue name="IF140023"/> </queues> </static-group> </ospm-groups> File generated in the second and successfully way: <?xml version="1.0"?> <ospm-groups> <static-group name="Aguilar de la Frontera"><queues><queue name="IF140024"/><queue name="IX140299"/></queues></static-group ><static-group name="Almodovar del Rio"><queues><queue name="IF140023"/></queues></static-group><static-group name="Baena"><queues><queue name="IF140022"/><queue name="IX140300"/><queue name="IX140301"/></queues></static-group ><static-group name="Bujalance"><queues><queue name="IF140021"/><queue name="IX140258"/><queue name="IX140317"/></queues></static-group ><static-group name="Cabra"><queues><queue name="IF140020"/><queue name="IX140125"/><queue name="IX140279"/><queue name="IX140302"/><queue name="IX140303"/></queues></static-group><static-group name="Cordoba Norte"><queues><queue name="IF140016"/><queue name="IX140133"/></queues ></static-group><static-group name="Cordoba Sur"><queues><queue name="IF140017"/><queue name="IX140138"/><queue name="IX140228"/><queue name="IX140307"/></queues></static-group><static-group name="Cordoba Colon"><queues><queue name="IF140009"/><queue name="IX140143"/><queue name="IX140231"/><queue name="IX140304"/></queues></static-group ><static-group name="Cordoba Occidente"><queues><queue name="IF140015"/><queue name="IX140146"/><queue name="IX140311"/><queue name="IX140312"/></queues></static-group><static-group name="Cordoba Lonjas"><queues><queue name="IF140025"/><queue name="IX140127"/><queue name="IX140135"/><queue name="IX140145"/><queue name="IX140309"/></queues></static-group><static-group name="Castro del Rio"><queues><queue name="IF140018"/><queue name="IX140141"/><queue name="IX140255"/></queues></static-group><static-group name="Carlota, La"><queues><queue name="IF140019"/></queues></static-group><static- group name="Fernan Nunhez"><queues><queue name="IF140014"/><queue name="IX140250"/><queue name="IX140313"/></queues></static-group ><static-group name="Fuente Obejuna"><queues><queue name="IF140013"/><queue name="IX140249"/></queues></static-group ><static-group name="Fuente Palmera"><queues><queue name="IF140012"/><queue name="IX140314"/></queues></static-group ><static-group name="Hinojosa"><queues><queue name="IF140011"/><queue name="IX140124"/><queue name="IX140315"/></queues></static-group ><static-group name="Lucena"><queues><queue name="IF140010"/><queue name="IX140150"/><queue name="IX140246"/><queue name="IX140275"/></queues></static-group><static-group name="Montilla"><queues><queue name="IF140027"/><queue name="IX140151"/><queue name="IX140265"/><queue name="IX140289"/></queues></static-group><static-group name="Montoro"><queues><queue name="IF140008"/><queue name="IX140220"/><queue name="IX140276"/><queue name="IX140306"/></queues></static-group><static-group name="Palma del Rio"><queues><queue name="IF140026"/><queue name="IX140221"/><queue name="IX140263"/><queue name="IX140266"/><queue name="IX140267"/><queue name="IX140283"/></queues></static-group><static-group name="Penharroya"><queues><queue name="IF140028"/><queue name="IX140222"/></queues></static-group><static-group name="Posadas"><queues><queue name="IF140007"/><queue name="IX140130"/><queue name="IX140269"/></queues></static-group ><static-group name="Pozoblanco"><queues><queue name="IF140006"/><queue name="IF140234"/><queue name="IX140242"/><queue name="IX140270"/></queues></static-group><static-group name="Priego de Cordoba"><queues><queue name="IX140223"/><queue name="IX140224"/><queue name="IX140271"/></queues></static-group><static-group name="Puente Genil"><queues><queue name="IX140240"/><queue name="IX140272"/></queues ></static-group><static-group name="Rambla, La"><queues><queue name="IF140003"/><queue name="IX140239"/><queue name="IX140273"/></queues></static-group><static-group name="Rute"><queues><queue name="IF140002"/><queue name="IX140149"/></queues></static-group><static-group name="Villanueva de Cordoba"><queues><queue name="IF140001"/><queue name="IX140237"/></queues></static-group><static-group name="DP UCI"><queues><queue name="IF140029"/><queue name="IX140123"/></queues ></static-group><static-group name="DP Reconocimiento"><queues /></static-group><static-group name="DP Cobros Indebidos"><queues /></static-group><static-group name="DP Control y Sanciones"><queues /></static-group><static-group name="DP Nominas"><queues/></static-group ></ospm-groups> ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: system-config-printer-gnome 1.2.0+20100408-0ubuntu5.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-27.49-generic-pae 2.6.32.26+drm33.12 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-27-generic-pae i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Dec 21 15:33:40 2010 MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq dc7800p Small Form Factor PackageArchitecture: all Papersize: a4 ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=6bfc7b6f-8fd1-41b9-977d-d5f6a1141e5c ro quiet splash ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=es_ES:es:en_GB:en LANG=es_ES.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: system-config-printer dmi.bios.date: 07/18/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: 786F1 v01.04 dmi.board.asset.tag: CZC8291H4T dmi.board.name: 0AA8h dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CZC8291H4T dmi.chassis.type: 4 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786F1v01.04:bd07/18/2007:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc7800pSmallFormFactor:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn0AA8h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct4:cvr: dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc7800p Small Form Factor dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard ** Affects: system-config-printer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/693017 Title: Printer grouping matter -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs