Abiword, Gnumeric, and LyX printing woes

Thu Jun 9 02:09:55 GMT 2005

Oops... I forgot to mention my uname and machine information.

 > uname -a
FreeBSD ast.home.iq 5.4-STABLE FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE #0: Sun May 29 
10:30:27 EDT 2005     root at ast.home.iq:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/IQKERNEL  i386
(IQKERNEL = GENERIC + SSE optimized for P3)

Pentium III // 450 MHz // 320 MB RAM

Anthony M. Agelastos wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I am not able to print from Abiword or Gnumeric (now that I think 
> about it, I cannot print from LyX either... but that gives me no error 
> messages and, thusly, is hard to fix). I can print fine from, say 
> Firefox, or with the lpr command (on a PS file which is how I print 
> items in LyX... exporting them to LaTeX and then getting PS myself), 
> or from other computers (I configured this as a network printer as 
> well with CUPS). For Abiword, see below for a typical string of error 
> messages (the Gnumeric errors are similar so I will omit them for 
> brevity). Here's what I have done thus far for this problem.
>
> 1) Downloaded gnome_update.sh and let that cook for just about 24 
> hours until it finished.
> 2) pkg_delete abiword && cd editors/abiword && make clean && make && 
> make install.
> 3) Searched FreeBSD Handbook, FAQ, and Mailing Lists.
> 4) Google.
>
> I found some related items on 4), but with no real solution or answer 
> as to how to fix it. One person, for instance, just had to use 
> portupgrade on wxpython (I think that is what it was) and that fixed 
> the problem. I did portupgrade -arR and that did not fix the problem. 
> In case it is helpful, below the error message I put a listing of all 
> installed ports. Any and all info will be greatly appreciated. Thank 
> you all again.
>
> ##### WARNING/ERROR MESSAGES FROM AbiWord #####
> ** (AbiWord-2.2:626): WARNING **: failed request with status 200
>
> (AbiWord-2.2:626): GnomePrintCupsPlugin-WARNING **: iconv does not 
> support ppd c
> haracter encoding: ISOLatin1, trying CSISOLatin1
>
> ** (AbiWord-2.2:626): WARNING **: Could not find child for option 
> "PhysicalSize"
> with id "Letter"
>
> ** (AbiWord-2.2:626): WARNING **: rebuild_menu_cb, could not set value 
> of Physic
> alSize to Letter
>
> (AbiWord-2.2:626): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer 
> instance
>
> (AbiWord-2.2:626): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: 
> assertion `G
> _TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed
>
> ** (AbiWord-2.2:626): CRITICAL **: gpa_spinbutton_load: assertion 
> `gpa_spinbutto
> n_is_connected (s)' failed
>
> (AbiWord-2.2:626): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer 
> instance
>
> (AbiWord-2.2:626): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: 
> assertion `G
> _TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed
>
> ** (AbiWord-2.2:626): CRITICAL **: gpa_spinbutton_load: assertion 
> `gpa_spinbutto
> n_is_connected (s)' failed
>
> ##### INSTALLED PACKAGES #####
> > pkg_info -a | grep Information | grep -v "T.82" | awk '{print $3}' 
> (I didn't see a better way)
> Hermes-1.3.3_1:
> ImageMagick-6.2.2.1:
> ORBit-0.5.17_2:
> ORBit2-2.12.2:
> OpenSP-1.5_6:
> Sablot-1.0.1:
> Xaw3d-1.5_1:
> Xbae-4.50.91:
> XmHTML-1.1.7_2:
> a2ps-a4-4.13b_3:
> aalib-1.4.r5_1:
> abiword-gnome-2.2.8:
> amspsfnt-1.0_3:
> aspell-0.60.2_1:
> atk-1.9.1:
> atlas-3.6.0,1:
> auctex-11.55:
> autoconf-2.13.000227_5:
> autoconf-2.53_3:
> autoconf-2.59_2:
> automake-1.4.6_2:
> automake-1.5_2,1:
> bash-2.05b.007_4:
> bison-1.75_2:
> bitstream-vera-1.10_1:
> bonobo-1.0.22_1:
> cdrtools-2.01:
> cmpsfont-1.0_4:
> cmucl-19a:
> compat4x-i386-5.3:
> cups-1.1.23.0:
> cups-base-1.1.23.0_4:
> cups-lpr-1.1.23.0:
> cups-pstoraster-7.07_3:
> curl-7.14.0:
> cvsup-without-gui-16.1h_2:
> db4-4.0.14_1,1:
> dbh-1.0.24:
> desktop-file-utils-0.10_2:
> docbook-sk-4.1.2_3:
> docbook-xml-4.2_1:
> docbook-xsl-1.68.1:
> dri-6.2.1,2:
> dvipsk-tetex-5.95a_1:
> emacs-21.3_7:
> enchant-1.1.5_1:
> esound-0.2.36:
> expat-1.95.8_2:
> ezm3-1.2:
> fam-2.6.9_6:
> fftw-2.1.5_2:
> firefox-1.0.4,1:
> fontconfig-2.2.3,1:
> freetype2-2.1.9:
> fribidi-0.10.4_1:
> g-wrap-1.3.4_7:
> gaim-1.3.0_1:
> gal-0.24_1:
> gcc-3.2.3_3:
> gconf-1.0.9_7:
> gconf2-2.10.0:
> gd-2.0.33_1,1:
> gdbm-1.8.3_1:
> gdk-pixbuf-0.22.0_3:
> gettext-0.14.4_1:
> gftp-2.0.18:
> ghostscript-gnu-7.07_12:
> gimp-2.2.6,1:
> gimp-print-4.2.7_1:
> glib-1.2.10_11:
> glib-2.6.4:
> glibwww-0.2_2:
> gmake-3.80_2:
> gnome-icon-theme-2.10.1_1:
> gnomecanvas-0.22.0_3:
> gnomedb-0.2.96_2:
> gnomehier-2.0_6:
> gnomekeyring-0.4.2_1:
> gnomelibs-1.4.2_3:
> gnomemimedata-2.4.2:
> gnomeprint-0.37_1:
> gnomevfs-1.0.5_6:
> gnomevfs2-2.10.1:
> gnucash-1.8.11:
> gnucash-docs-1.8.4:
> gnumeric-1.4.3_1:
> gnuplot-4.0.0_3:
> gnutls-1.0.24_1:
> grace-5.1.18:
> gsfonts-8.11_2:
> gsl-1.6:
> gtk-1.2.10_13:
> gtk-2.6.7:
> gtk-engines2-2.6.3_3:
> gtk-xfce-engine-2.2.7:
> gtkhtml-1.1.10_4:
> gtksourceview-1.2.0_1:
> gtkspell2-2.0.10_1:
> guile-1.6.5:
> guile-gtk-0.31_1:
> guppi-0.40.3_4:
> gv-3.6.1:
> help2man-1.35.1:
> hicolor-icon-theme-0.5:
> imake-6.8.2:
> imlib-1.9.15_2:
> intltool-0.33:
> jasper-1.701.0:
> jbigkit-1.6:
> jpeg-6b_3:
> ksh93-20050202:
> lame-3.96.1:
> lapack-3.0:
> lcms-1.14,1:
> libIDL-0.8.5_1:
> libXft-2.1.6_1:
> libao-0.8.5:
> libart_lgpl2-2.3.17:
> libaudiofile-0.2.6:
> libbonobo-2.8.1_1:
> libbonoboui-2.8.1_2:
> libcapplet-1.4.0.5_2:
> libcroco-0.6.0_1:
> libexif-0.6.12_1:
> libfpx-1.2.0.12:
> libgcrypt-1.2.1_1:
> libgda-0.2.96_2:
> libgda2-1.2.1_1:
> libghttp-1.0.9:
> libglade-0.17_3:
> libglade2-2.5.1_2:
> libgnome-2.10.0_1:
> libgnomecanvas-2.10.2_1:
> libgnomecups-0.2.0_1,1:
> libgnomedb-1.2.1:
> libgnomeprint-2.10.3_1:
> libgnomeprintui-2.10.2:
> libgnomeui-2.10.0_1:
> libgpg-error-1.0_1:
> libgsf-1.11.1:
> libgsf-gnome-1.11.1:
> libiconv-1.9.2_1:
> libijs-0.35:
> libltdl-1.5.10:
> libmikmod-3.1.11:
> libmng-1.0.8:
> libofx-0.7.0:
> libogg-1.1.2_1,3:
> librsvg2-2.9.5_2:
> libtool-1.3.5_2:
> libtool-1.5.10_1:
> libungif-4.1.3:
> libunicode-0.4_4:
> libvorbis-1.1.0_1,3:
> libwmf-0.2.8.3:
> libwww-5.4.0_1:
> libxfce4gui-4.2.2:
> libxfce4mcs-4.2.2:
> libxfce4util-4.2.2:
> libxml-1.8.17_3:
> libxml2-2.6.19:
> libxslt-1.1.14:
> linc-1.0.3_3:
> links-2.1.p17,1:
> linux-XFree86-libs-4.3.99.902_2:
> linux-expat-1.95.5_2:
> linux-fontconfig-2.1_2:
> linux_base-8-8.0_6:
> lynx-ssl-2.8.5:
> lyx-1.3.5_1:
> m4-1.4.3:
> maxima-5.9.1:
> mpeg2codec-1.2_1:
> mplayer-gtk-0.99.7_4:
> mplayer-skins-1.1.1_2:
> nano-1.2.5:
> nasm-0.98.39,1:
> netcdf-3.6.0p1:
> netpbm-10.26.10:
> nspr-4.4.1_1:
> nss-3.9.2:
> nvidia-driver-1.0.7174:
> oaf-0.6.10_2:
> octave-2.1.71:
> open-motif-2.2.3_2:
> openldap-client-2.2.26:
> p5-Authen-SASL-2.09:
> p5-Compress-Zlib-1.33:
> p5-Date-Manip-5.44:
> p5-Digest-1.10:
> p5-Digest-MD5-2.33:
> p5-Finance-Quote-1.08:
> p5-Finance-QuoteHist-0.32:
> p5-HTML-0.6:
> p5-HTML-Parser-3.45:
> p5-HTML-TableExtract-1.10:
> p5-HTML-Tagset-3.04:
> p5-MIME-Base64-3.05:
> p5-Net-1.19,1:
> p5-URI-1.35:
> p5-XML-Parser-2.34_1:
> p5-gettext-1.03:
> p5-libwww-5.803:
> p5-type1inst-0.6.1_2:
> pango-1.8.1:
> pcre-5.0:
> pdflib-6.0.1_1:
> perl-5.8.6_2:
> pkgconfig-0.17.2:
> png-1.2.8_2:
> popt-1.7:
> portaudit-0.5.9:
> portupgrade-20041226_4:
> psiconv-0.9.7:
> pvm-3.4.5:
> py24-gtk-2.6.2:
> py24-numeric-23.7:
> python-2.4.1_1:
> rpm-3.0.6_10:
> rsync-2.6.5:
> ruby-1.8.2_3:
> ruby18-bdb1-0.2.2:
> samba-3.0.14a,1:
> scilab-3.1.1_1:
> scrollkeeper-0.3.14_1,1:
> sdocbook-xml-4.1.2.5_2:
> shared-mime-info-0.16_1:
> silc-toolkit-0.9.12:
> slib-3a1_2:
> slib-guile-3a1:
> soup-0.7.11_1:
> startup-notification-0.8_1:
> t1lib-5.0.1,1:
> tcl-8.4.7,1:
> teTeX-3.0:
> teTeX-base-3.0_3:
> teTeX-texmf-3.0_3:
> tex-texmflocal-1.9:
> texi2html-1.76_1,1:
> thunderbird-1.0.2_1:
> tiff-3.7.2:
> tk-8.4.7,2:
> transfig-3.2.4_1:
> unzip-5.52_1:
> win32-codecs-3.1.0.p5_1,1:
> windowmaker-0.91.0:
> wmclockmon-0.8.1:
> wmcpuload-1.0.1:
> wmicons-1.0:
> wmmemmon-1.0.1:
> wmweather+-2.9_1:
> wmweather-2.4.3:
> wv-1.0.0_3:
> xdvik-tetex-22.84.8_1:
> xfce-4.2.2:
> xfce4-appfinder-4.2.2:
> xfce4-desktop-4.2.2:
> xfce4-fm-4.2.2:
> xfce4-icon-theme-4.2.2:
> xfce4-iconbox-4.2.2:
> xfce4-mcs-manager-4.2.2:
> xfce4-mcs-plugins-4.2.2:
> xfce4-mixer-4.2.2:
> xfce4-panel-4.2.2:
> xfce4-print-4.2.2:
> xfce4-session-4.2.2:
> xfce4-systray-4.2.2:
> xfce4-toys-4.2.2:
> xfce4-trigger-launcher-4.2.2:
> xfce4-utils-4.2.2:
> xfce4-wm-4.2.2:
> xfig-3.2.4_1:
> xforms-1.0_3,1:
> xless-1.7:
> xmlcatmgr-2.2:
> xmms-1.2.10_4:
> xorg-6.8.2:
> xorg-clients-6.8.2:
> xorg-documents-6.8.2:
> xorg-fonts-100dpi-6.8.2:
> xorg-fonts-75dpi-6.8.2:
> xorg-fonts-cyrillic-6.8.2:
> xorg-fonts-encodings-6.8.2:
> xorg-fonts-miscbitmaps-6.8.2:
> xorg-fonts-truetype-6.8.2:
> xorg-fonts-type1-6.8.2:
> xorg-fontserver-6.8.2:
> xorg-libraries-6.8.2:
> xorg-nestserver-6.8.2:
> xorg-printserver-6.8.2:
> xorg-server-6.8.2_2:
> xorg-vfbserver-6.8.2:
> xpdf-3.00_6:
> xterm-202:
> zip-2.3_2:
>
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