Author Topic: [bug report] Plist Plugin (Read 31,258 times)

cranioscopical · « **on:** June 10, 2008, 03:38 AM »

With 2.05.01 plist doesn't function well.
Shows only 1 entry here, vs. 10 previously.
Calling an explicit printer e.g. plist Canon shows only the first Canon entry.

mouser · « **Reply #1 on:** June 10, 2008, 03:44 AM »

nice find. i can confirm this too.. but im not sure why it's happening yet.
the result count shown on statusbar seems to indicate all results have been made available, not sure why FARR would only show 1. looking into it.

mouser · « **Reply #2 on:** June 10, 2008, 04:29 AM »

Ok i can confirm that the problem is that FARR thinks the entries are "duplicates" and is rejecting them.
Technically this happens because the plist results are returned as file and the filename for each entry is the same.

I've modified FARR to only do dupe checking with files, but the plist plugin needs to be rebuilt to return results saying that the return type is something other than a file (E_EntryType_UNKNOWN would be good).

I could actually work around this but it would be a little inefficient so i'll wait for a plist update.

rjbull · « **Reply #3 on:** June 10, 2008, 08:29 AM »

Plist working OK here - I must have out-of-date copies (FARR 2.00.145). Is plist's purpose to set the default printer? Could there also be an option to also open a particular printer, so you can see the progress of that printer's jobs? I don't think you can do that from most launchers because the desktop links for printers aren't files? Thanks...

mouser · « **Reply #4 on:** June 10, 2008, 08:33 AM »

One of the new plugin features that will be coming very soon will be the ability to specify a custom right-click context menu for items displayed. That would make it easier to do things like show menu items to open printer etc.

cranioscopical · « **Reply #5 on:** June 10, 2008, 02:35 PM »

Quote from: mouser on June 10, 2008, 04:29 AM

I could actually work around this but it would be a little inefficient so i'll wait for a plist update.

Thanks for the follow-up!

taichimaster · « **Reply #6 on:** June 10, 2008, 06:57 PM »

Quote from: rjbull on June 10, 2008, 08:29 AM

Plist working OK here - I must have out-of-date copies (FARR 2.00.145). Is plist's purpose to set the default printer? Could there also be an option to also open a particular printer, so you can see the progress of that printer's jobs? I don't think you can do that from most launchers because the desktop links for printers aren't files? Thanks...

It can already be done through the plugin options, but yea right-clicking or a modifier key would be nicer

Mouser, I will make the E_EntryType_UNKNOWN change as soon as I set my SVN back up.

taichimaster · « **Reply #7 on:** June 10, 2008, 08:42 PM »

Quote from: mouser on June 10, 2008, 04:29 AM

Ok i can confirm that the problem is that FARR thinks the entries are "duplicates" and is rejecting them.
Technically this happens because the plist results are returned as file and the filename for each entry is the same.

I've modified FARR to only do dupe checking with files, but the plist plugin needs to be rebuilt to return results saying that the return type is something other than a file (E_EntryType_UNKNOWN would be good).

I could actually work around this but it would be a little inefficient so i'll wait for a plist update.

Fixed! Please download the latest via DcUpdater.

mouser · « **Reply #8 on:** June 10, 2008, 08:48 PM »

new version works perfectly. i love this plugin

cranioscopical · « **Reply #9 on:** June 10, 2008, 10:23 PM »

Plist 0.0.0.5 isn't working for me here.
At the moment it stilll shows only one entry but with a 'Found' count of 16 results.
The Readme refers to FARR v2.06.02, which I don't have and can't (at the moment) find.
I have 2.05.01 -- is that the stumbling block?

Where is FARR 2.06.02??
I'm off to look for it (again).

mouser · « **Reply #10 on:** June 10, 2008, 10:25 PM »

just redownload from alpha release page and you'll get it:
http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/downloads/alpha/FindAndRunRobotSetup.exe

taichimaster · « **Reply #11 on:** June 10, 2008, 10:49 PM »

wow you have 16 printer entries?? I have 8 and I thought I have a lot already

cranioscopical · « **Reply #12 on:** June 10, 2008, 11:05 PM »

@mouser: Thanks, have it now!

@taichimaster: So you can see that your plug-in is useful to me! I have 3 physical printers hanging off this particular machine, each with multiple profiles, as well as the usual bunch of fax drivers and 'soft' printers.

Thanks for the fixes, gentlemen!

rjbull · « **Reply #13 on:** June 11, 2008, 08:23 AM »

Quote from: taichimaster on June 10, 2008, 08:42 PM

Please download the latest via DcUpdater.

Please give us a normal link as well. The DCUpdater does not work through proxy.pac-type proxies (not unless it's been updated, anyway).

mouser · « **Reply #14 on:** June 11, 2008, 08:25 AM »

in the updater if you turn on advanced view you can see the url for all downloads.

cranioscopical · « **Reply #15 on:** July 06, 2008, 09:52 PM »

Hello taichimaster.

I have a problem with plist under the lastest FARR.
I can see only one printer in the plist display.
My version is 0.0.0.4.

Can you help?

One wouldn't ask if your plugin were not so useful!

lanux128 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 07, 2008, 01:21 AM »

i think v0.0.0.5 had fixed this bug, i updated mine via DCUpdater. ok, i noticed that you're having problems with v0.0.0.5.

mouser · « **Reply #17 on:** July 07, 2008, 01:24 AM »

the problem is that we moved member servers and it looks like the older version of plist was on the new server by mistake, so that's surely the problem. when v0.0.5 is back it will solve the problem.

cranioscopical · « **Reply #18 on:** July 07, 2008, 02:24 AM »

Quote from: lanux128

i think v0.0.0.5 had fixed this bug

Yes, thanks. For reasons of my own I had removed the printer-plugin folder. Reinstallation of the plug-in picked up the older version, as mentioned by mouser.

The correct term for this is FARR too much funn.

taichimaster · « **Reply #19 on:** July 07, 2008, 04:59 AM »

New version!

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v0.0.0.6 (July 10th, 2008)
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Sort results alphabetically in ascending order

Always display results in "show all" (+sall) mode

mouser · « **Reply #20 on:** July 07, 2008, 05:16 AM »

works perfectly.

lanux128 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 07, 2008, 05:27 AM »

@taichi: i think this has been discussed previously but how about a feature for viewing the printing preference or the print queue via an alias? for example, 'pq' could bring up the list but invoking an item could show the print queue. just a thought. btw, the new version works well!

cranioscopical · « **Reply #22 on:** July 07, 2008, 06:03 AM »

Spot on, thanks very much!