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

On 09/21/2016 05:03 AM, Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote:
> 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.
Are you using CUPS as your printer driver?
I had a problem with an app that did not allow me to configure the 
printer options in its print dialog, which was critical to selecting the 
11x17 size I wanted from a normally letter size by default printer.  I 
solved my problem by creating a logical printer in CUPS which I 
configured to default to 11x17 paper for this printer.  So now, whenever 
I want to print an 11x17 size in an app that doesn't allow or implement 
11x17 selection, I just select the 11x17 logical printer in the list of 
printers.  That works fine in my case.  It may be your workaround 
solution.  If your ubuntu is not using CUPS, then YMMV.

HTH.

Girvin Herr



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