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[Bug/High] Printer properties dialog doesn't apply selected printer and settings from ICCery #186

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opened 2026-09-15 10:20:54 +01:00 by gronod · 2 comments
gronod commented 2026-09-15 10:20:54 +01:00
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Summary

The printer properties button (gear icon) in Stage 2 opens the OS print dialog (NSPrintPanel), but it doesn't apply the paper size, quality, media type, or orientation selected in ICCery.

Related to

Issue #180 — Epson printer quality options limited to default only

Bug Details

Current Behavior

  1. User selects a printer in the Stage 2 printer picker
  2. User clicks the printer properties button (gear icon)
  3. PrintPanelService.showProperties() is called with the selected queue
  4. Problem: The NSPrintPanel opens but:
    • Does not pre-select the paper size chosen in Stage 1 (A4, Letter, custom, etc.)
    • Does not pre-select the print quality chosen in ICCery
    • Does not pre-select the media type selected in ICCery
    • Does not pre-select the orientation chosen in ICCery
    • Color management is disabled (correct), but other settings are not applied

Binding note: "falls back to system default" is not possible on the PM path — PMSessionSetCurrentPMPrinter failure throws sessionBindingFailed (PrintPanelService.swift:83-87), and the NSPrinter(name:) fallback throws noPrinterFound when it can't resolve (:93-100). The realistic residual risk is the display-name fallback binding a different queue — hardware-verify, not a proven defect.

Root Cause Analysis

In PrintPanelService.runNativePanel() (Sources/ICCery/Print/PrintPanelService.swift:64-162):

  1. Creates NSPrintInfo() with default values
  2. Binds session to selected CUPS queue via PMPrinterCreateFromPrinterID + PMSessionSetCurrentPMPrinter
  3. Calls PMSessionDefaultPrintSettings and PMSessionDefaultPageFormat — these load printer defaults, not user-selected values
  4. Applies ColorSync suppression (layers ②–⑤)
  5. Shows panel with panel.runModal(with: printInfo)

Missing:

  • Pre-setting PMPageFormat paper size and PMPrintSettings quality/media/orientation before runModal
  • Capture-return currently parses only cupsOptions/mediaType (PrintPanelService.swift:142-161) — it must extend to paperSize/quality/orientation parsed from the captured k=v string

Expected Behavior

  1. Panel opens bound to the selected printer (not default)
  2. Paper size pre-selected to match Stage 1 pageSize (A4 default)
  3. Print quality pre-selected to match ICCery selection
  4. Media type pre-selected to match ICCery selection
  5. Orientation pre-selected to match ICCery selection (portrait default)

Implementation Notes

  • Need to pass pageSize, selectedQuality, selectedMediaType, printOrientation from PrintSessionViewModel to PrintPanelService.showProperties() — the initial-selections plumbing for paper size + quality is #183 scope; this issue adds media type + orientation
  • In runNativePanel(), before showing panel:
    • Paper size requires BOTH writes: PageSize in PMPrintSettings (drivers/capture read it) and PMPageFormat via PMPaper — the panel's paper dropdown reflects PMPageFormat; PMPrintSettingsSetValue writes print settings only and cannot set the page format. Path: PMPrinterGetPaperList/PMPaperGetID + PMPageFormatCreateWithPMPaper + PMSessionValidatePageFormat; printInfo.paperSize/PMPaperCreateCustom for custom sizes. Verify exact PM calls against PrintCore headers at implementation (deprecated-but-present APIs on macOS 12)
    • Set quality via PMPrintSettingsSetValue with detected quality key (e.g., EPIJ_Qual, cupsPrintQuality)
    • Set media type via PMPrintSettingsSetValue with detected media key
    • Set orientation via PMPrintSettingsSetValue with orientation-requested
  • These settings should be applied after PMSessionDefaultPrintSettings/PMSessionDefaultPageFormat but before ColorSync suppression layers ②–⑤

Spec References

  • 11 §Binding — PMPrinterCreateFromPrinterID → PMSessionSetCurrentPMPrinter
  • 11 §Layer ④ — driver bypass detection (similar approach for quality/media)
  • 10 — PrintOptions structure carries paper_size, media_type, orientation (spec naming; Swift fields are paperSize/mediaType/orientation)

Dependencies

  • Depends on: #183 (Stage 2 paper size/quality selection must exist), #180 (all quality options available), #181 (correct media type labels)
  • Blocks: None (final integration fix)
  • Scope split with #183: #183 wires showProperties initial-selections for paper size + quality; this issue completes media type + orientation preselect, capture-return of all fields, and binding verification

Acceptance Criteria

  • Printer properties dialog opens with the selected printer pre-bound
  • Paper size in dialog matches Stage 1 selection (A4 default)
  • Print quality in dialog matches ICCery selection
  • Media type in dialog matches ICCery selection
  • Orientation in dialog matches ICCery selection (portrait default)
  • User changes in dialog are captured and returned via PrintPropertiesResult — including paperSize/quality/orientation, not only cupsOptions/mediaType
## Summary The printer properties button (gear icon) in Stage 2 opens the OS print dialog (`NSPrintPanel`), but it doesn't apply the paper size, quality, media type, or orientation selected in ICCery. ## Related to Issue #180 — Epson printer quality options limited to default only ## Bug Details ### Current Behavior 1. User selects a printer in the Stage 2 printer picker 2. User clicks the printer properties button (gear icon) 3. `PrintPanelService.showProperties()` is called with the selected queue 4. **Problem**: The `NSPrintPanel` opens but: - Does not pre-select the paper size chosen in Stage 1 (A4, Letter, custom, etc.) - Does not pre-select the print quality chosen in ICCery - Does not pre-select the media type selected in ICCery - Does not pre-select the orientation chosen in ICCery - Color management is disabled (correct), but other settings are not applied **Binding note:** "falls back to system default" is not possible on the PM path — `PMSessionSetCurrentPMPrinter` failure throws `sessionBindingFailed` (PrintPanelService.swift:83-87), and the `NSPrinter(name:)` fallback throws `noPrinterFound` when it can't resolve (:93-100). The realistic residual risk is the display-name fallback binding a *different* queue — hardware-verify, not a proven defect. ### Root Cause Analysis **In `PrintPanelService.runNativePanel()` (Sources/ICCery/Print/PrintPanelService.swift:64-162):** 1. Creates `NSPrintInfo()` with default values 2. Binds session to selected CUPS queue via `PMPrinterCreateFromPrinterID` + `PMSessionSetCurrentPMPrinter` 3. Calls `PMSessionDefaultPrintSettings` and `PMSessionDefaultPageFormat` — these load **printer defaults**, not user-selected values 4. Applies ColorSync suppression (layers ②–⑤) 5. Shows panel with `panel.runModal(with: printInfo)` **Missing:** - Pre-setting `PMPageFormat` paper size and `PMPrintSettings` quality/media/orientation before `runModal` - Capture-return currently parses only `cupsOptions`/`mediaType` (PrintPanelService.swift:142-161) — it must extend to `paperSize`/`quality`/`orientation` parsed from the captured `k=v` string ### Expected Behavior 1. Panel opens bound to the **selected** printer (not default) 2. Paper size pre-selected to match Stage 1 `pageSize` (A4 default) 3. Print quality pre-selected to match ICCery selection 4. Media type pre-selected to match ICCery selection 5. Orientation pre-selected to match ICCery selection (portrait default) ### Implementation Notes - Need to pass `pageSize`, `selectedQuality`, `selectedMediaType`, `printOrientation` from `PrintSessionViewModel` to `PrintPanelService.showProperties()` — the initial-selections plumbing for paper size + quality is #183 scope; this issue adds media type + orientation - In `runNativePanel()`, before showing panel: - **Paper size requires BOTH writes**: `PageSize` in `PMPrintSettings` (drivers/capture read it) **and** `PMPageFormat` via `PMPaper` — the panel's paper dropdown reflects `PMPageFormat`; `PMPrintSettingsSetValue` writes print settings only and cannot set the page format. Path: `PMPrinterGetPaperList`/`PMPaperGetID` + `PMPageFormatCreateWithPMPaper` + `PMSessionValidatePageFormat`; `printInfo.paperSize`/`PMPaperCreateCustom` for custom sizes. Verify exact PM calls against PrintCore headers at implementation (deprecated-but-present APIs on macOS 12) - Set quality via `PMPrintSettingsSetValue` with detected quality key (e.g., `EPIJ_Qual`, `cupsPrintQuality`) - Set media type via `PMPrintSettingsSetValue` with detected media key - Set orientation via `PMPrintSettingsSetValue` with `orientation-requested` - These settings should be applied **after** `PMSessionDefaultPrintSettings`/`PMSessionDefaultPageFormat` but **before** ColorSync suppression layers ②–⑤ ## Spec References - [11](11-print-macos.md) §Binding — `PMPrinterCreateFromPrinterID` → `PMSessionSetCurrentPMPrinter` - [11](11-print-macos.md) §Layer ④ — driver bypass detection (similar approach for quality/media) - [10](10-print-system.md) — `PrintOptions` structure carries `paper_size`, `media_type`, `orientation` (spec naming; Swift fields are `paperSize`/`mediaType`/`orientation`) ## Dependencies - **Depends on:** #183 (Stage 2 paper size/quality selection must exist), #180 (all quality options available), #181 (correct media type labels) - **Blocks:** None (final integration fix) - **Scope split with #183:** #183 wires `showProperties` initial-selections for paper size + quality; this issue completes media type + orientation preselect, capture-return of all fields, and binding verification ## Acceptance Criteria - [ ] Printer properties dialog opens with the selected printer pre-bound - [ ] Paper size in dialog matches Stage 1 selection (A4 default) - [ ] Print quality in dialog matches ICCery selection - [ ] Media type in dialog matches ICCery selection - [ ] Orientation in dialog matches ICCery selection (portrait default) - [ ] User changes in dialog are captured and returned via `PrintPropertiesResult` — including `paperSize`/`quality`/`orientation`, not only `cupsOptions`/`mediaType`
gronod added this to the M11 — Printer settings completeness & dialog binding milestone 2026-09-15 11:58:23 +01:00
gronod commented 2026-09-15 17:47:14 +01:00
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Planning errata (verified on develop@736fd08):

  1. "set PMPageFormat paper size via PMPrintSettingsSetValue" — PMPrintSettingsSetValue writes print settings only; the panel's paper dropdown reflects PMPageFormat. Both writes are required: PageSize in PMPrintSettings (drivers/capture read it) and PMPageFormat via PMPaper (PMPrinterGetPaperList/PMPaperGetID + PMPageFormatCreateWithPMPaper + PMSessionValidatePageFormat; printInfo.paperSize/PMPaperCreateCustom for custom). Exact PM calls verified against PrintCore headers at implementation (deprecated-but-present APIs on macOS 12).
  2. "falls back to system default" — impossible on the PM path (bind or throw, PrintPanelService.swift:83–87); the NSPrinter(name:) fallback throws noPrinterFound when nil (:95–99). The realistic failure is a display-name fallback binding a different queue — hardware-verify, not a proven defect.
  3. Capture-return must extend beyond cupsOptions/mediaType (currently the only fields parsed, PrintPanelService.swift:142–157) to paperSize/quality/orientation parsed from the captured k=v string.
Planning errata (verified on develop@736fd08): 1. "set `PMPageFormat` paper size via `PMPrintSettingsSetValue`" — `PMPrintSettingsSetValue` writes **print settings only**; the panel's paper dropdown reflects `PMPageFormat`. Both writes are required: `PageSize` in `PMPrintSettings` (drivers/capture read it) **and** `PMPageFormat` via `PMPaper` (`PMPrinterGetPaperList`/`PMPaperGetID` + `PMPageFormatCreateWithPMPaper` + `PMSessionValidatePageFormat`; `printInfo.paperSize`/`PMPaperCreateCustom` for custom). Exact PM calls verified against PrintCore headers at implementation (deprecated-but-present APIs on macOS 12). 2. "falls back to system default" — impossible on the PM path (bind or throw, PrintPanelService.swift:83–87); the `NSPrinter(name:)` fallback throws `noPrinterFound` when nil (:95–99). The realistic failure is a display-name fallback binding a *different* queue — hardware-verify, not a proven defect. 3. Capture-return must extend beyond `cupsOptions`/`mediaType` (currently the only fields parsed, PrintPanelService.swift:142–157) to `paperSize`/`quality`/`orientation` parsed from the captured `k=v` string.
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gronod commented 2026-09-15 18:05:20 +01:00
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Errata above incorporated into the issue body — the ticket itself is now the corrected contract.

Errata above incorporated into the issue body — the ticket itself is now the corrected contract.
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#180 [Bug/Critical] Epson printer quality options limited to default only — only "Normal" shown, 6 other options missing
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#181 [Bug/Medium] Canon printer media types display Thai characters instead of English labels
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#183 [Feature/Medium] Stage 2: Add paper size and print quality selection to printer details
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Reference: gronod/iccery-v2-mac#186