Unable to print from xword

[Brett Presnell]

Binary package hint: xword

Since upgrading to Ubuntu 10.10 I am unable to print crosswords from xword. Whenever I try, a dialogue box pops up with the message

   Printing libraries are not installed. Please install the Python wrapper for gnomeprint.

However, aptitude tells me that the package python-gnomeprint does not exist. What package is required and why isn't it installed as a dependency?

[Cameron Dale (camrdale)]

I believe the python-gnomeprint package needed for printing in xword has been removed from Ubuntu in 10.10. The package has been deprecated for a while. Because the dependency is only a suggests, you were still able to upgrade without any dependency issues.

You may be out of luck for printing until xword is updated to use the GTK+ printing bindings. I know the xword developer is working on that change now, but it won't be available in Ubuntu until at least the next release (11.04).

Sorry,
Cameron

[Brett Presnell (bdp)]

Would python-gnomeprint from Ubuntu 10.04 install in 10.10 without breaking anything?

[Cameron Dale (camrdale)]

It's possible it will install. I suspect there would be dependency issues that would prevent it, but it might be possible. If you can figure out the dependency issues and get it to install, I wouldn't worry about it breaking anything. And you can always purge it and anything else you install without breaking anything.

Cameron