diff -up hplip-3.12.11/base/utils.py.ui-optional hplip-3.12.11/base/utils.py

--- hplip-3.12.11/base/utils.py.ui-optional	2012-11-20 10:55:15.000000000 +0100

+++ hplip-3.12.11/base/utils.py	2012-11-27 10:03:21.909512264 +0100

@@ -667,6 +667,13 @@ def checkPyQtImport(): # qt3

         if os.getenv('DISPLAY') and os.getenv('STARTED_FROM_MENU'):

             no_qt_message_gtk()

+        # hplip-gui sub-package (Fedora)

+        try:

+            import ui

+        except ImportError:

+            log.error("hplip-gui not installed.  GUI not available. Exiting.")

+            return False

+

         log.error("PyQt not installed. GUI not available. Exiting.")

         return False

@@ -712,7 +719,8 @@ def checkPyQtImport4():

         import PyQt4

         import ui4

     except ImportError:

-        log.error("HPLIP is not installed properly or is installed without graphical support. Please reinstall HPLIP")

+        # hplip-gui sub-package (Fedora) requires PyQt4

+        log.error("Install the hplip-gui package for graphical support.")

         return False

     else:

         return True