QCAD Community Edition: Cannot print/print preview [Solved]

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Re: QCAD Community Edition: Cannot print / print preview

Post by andrew » Thu Oct 10, 2013 10:38 am

I might have figured out what might be the problem:

- QCAD Pro switches automatically to the print preview when choosing File - Print.
- QCAD CE doesn't. You have to choose File - Print Preview and then File - Print. This is a bug and has been fixed for the next release.

Can you confirm that this is what caused the problem?

A quick fix is available at:
https://raw.github.com/qcad/qcad/master ... t/Print.js

This file replaces file scripts/File/Print/Print.js of your QCAD installation.

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Re: QCAD Community Edition: Cannot print / print preview

Post by yai » Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:24 am

yes, that is correct. furthermore, when after a fresh install i activate print preview and remove pro-tools afterwards, it is no longer possible to deactivate print preview without closing and restarting qcad. After a restart, i can turn print preview on and off without problems, but the printing problem persists.

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Re: QCAD Community Edition: Cannot print / print preview

Post by yai » Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:27 am

sorry Andrew, i didn't see your post and replied to the one before.
and no, this does not solve the problem.

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Re: QCAD Community Edition: Cannot print / print preview

Post by andrew » Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:28 am

yai wrote:when after a fresh install i activate print preview and remove pro-tools afterwards, it is no longer possible to deactivate print preview without closing and restarting qcad.
Yes, for this reason QCAD shows a warning that it needs to be restarted after removing trial plugins.

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Re: QCAD Community Edition: Cannot print/print preview

Post by andrew » Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:33 am

Alright. So the current situation is that the print preview works as expected but printing does not, is this correct?

Did you try to create a PDF from the print preview?

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Re: QCAD Community Edition: Cannot print/print preview

Post by yai » Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:35 am

hey i got it: the print MENU-entry does not work, the print ICON in the print toolbar does. We were talking about different things :mrgreen:
Thänx a lot for the help!!

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Re: QCAD Community Edition: Cannot print/print preview

Post by andrew » Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:42 am

Yes (the 'print icon' in the tool bar is actually a 'print preview icon'). The menu File - Print Preview also works.
Once in print preview, the print menu also works.

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Re: QCAD Community Edition: Cannot print/print preview [Solv

Post by yai » Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:58 am

no. print menu does not work, print preview or not. same for <ctrl> <p>. only the print icon in the print toolbar works.

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