Re: [libreoffice-users] 5.2 64bit DEB will not allow paper size selection

On 09/17/2016 02:06 PM, Girvin Herr wrote:
> On 09/17/2016 03:30 AM, Jean-Baptiste Faure wrote:
> > Le 16/09/2016 à 21:43, Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster a écrit :
> > > Today, I was working on a 11x17 inch tabloid paper poster.  I am using
> > > Ubuntu 16.04 MATE 64bit running LO 5.2.0.4.  The paper size of the
> > > document was the tabloid size.  When I went to print the document to my
> > > HP printer [13x19 inch max] the paper size drop down menu was grayed 
> > > out
> > > and set for US Letter size.
> > Did you try to check the third option in the Option tab of the print
> > dialog : "Use only paper size from printer preferences" ?
> >
> > Best regards.
> > JBF
> Yes.  That worked.
>
> However, it does not seem to be a global setting.  It appears one must 
> set this option for each print, or at least for each document if the 
> setting is embedded in the document. I have not tested that. A global 
> setting option does not seem to be in the Tools > Options > Print 
> menu.  How does one set this as the default?
>
> BTW, On my LO 5.0.6.3, it is the 4th option down.  My 3rd option is 
> "Use only paper _tray_ from printer preferences".
>
> Regards.
> Girvin Herr
OK, to answer several posts . . .

I do not have the HP printer set for tabloid in the Ubuntu printer 
driver settings - set for Letter, even though it has tabloid paper in 
the tray.

NO I do not have any settings stating to use only the loaded printer 
paper size.

One quirk is, now that I exported to PDF as a tabloid paper size, now 
the paper size box that is grayed out shows 11x17 inch [tabloid] size 
paper, not letter size, for the tabloid sized document.  NOW, the grayed 
out paper size is showing Letter size for the letter size document.  SO, 
it looks like there is some quirky bug somewhere, either in LO or in the 
Ubuntu printer drivers.



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