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[Till Kamppeter <680521@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: gimp

There is a possibility of embedding the paper size combo and orientation
combo in the print dialog since Gtk+ 2.17.4. It is activated by calling the
gtk_print_operation_set_embed_page_setup() function.

It would be nice to have this feature also in the GIMP, as photos do not have an
absolute size. You select the print size of a photo only when you actually
print it and photos are often printed on sizes which are not the standard size
of the printer (4x6 inches/10x15 cm). So the page size and orientation should
be easily accessable during the printing action, which means that they are best
placed in the printing dialog.

To implement this one only needs a small patch doing the following
things:

 - Remove the "Page Setup" menu entries (and toolbar buttons)
 - Remove call-back functions to open the "Page Setup" dialog
 - Add call of gtk_print_operation_set_embed_page_setup() function to
   initialization of print dialog
 - Add calls to load page setup setting on print dialog initialization and
   save them on OK/Print/Apply in print dialog (to remember next print dialog
   call or even next session).

See the patches attached to

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=614451
http://trac.yorba.org/ticket/2733

See also the Ubuntu Blueprint for improving usability of photo printing:

https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/packageselection-desktop-n
-improve-photo-printing

This is also reported upstream:

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=635615

** Affects: gimp
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: Unknown

** Affects: gimp (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Confirmed

** Changed in: gimp (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: gimp (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #635615
   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=635615

** Also affects: gimp via
   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=635615
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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GIMP: Embed page setup dialog functionality in the print dialog
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