Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Printer always selects "PDF" instead of Postscript

On 02/01/2012 05:45 PM, TJ wrote:
> On 01/25/2012 01:56 PM, Don C. Myers wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Here is more information about this issue:
> > https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=94173
> >
> > http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/15938/libre-office-change-printer-language-type-from-pdf-to-postscript 
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp=pfwl&cp=25&gs_id=2q&xhr=t&q=cups+printer+language+pdf&pf=p&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&pbx=1&oq=cups+printer+language+pdf&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=ed6966981cf4427a&biw=1680&bih=942 
> >
> >
> >
> > Don
> I'm using LibreOffice 3.4.4 from the Mageia 1 repositories with KDE, 
> trying to print to a Deskjet 5650 printer, and I'm having problems 
> with this, too. My problem is related to that experienced by the Arch 
> user in your second link, in that landscape -oriented spreadsheets 
> from Calc aren't printing properly - to say the least. Mine prints 
> fine until it gets to the 8.5 inch mark, then it prints a truncated 
> version of the last column over and over until the edge of the paper. 
> Print Preview looks fine, and while I haven't tried it yet I suspect 
> printing to a pdf file would work, too.
>
> Changing the printer language to Postscript fixes it. I haven't 
> noticed the problem with other applications yet, but then I don't 
> print much as a regular rule, just this time of year.
>
> I didn't have the problem last year, when I was using Mandriva 2010.2 
> and OpenOffice.
>
> I can try to remember to change the printer language on every document 
> I make in the future, but like Mr. Jordan I think it's a pain in the 
> butt to remember to change it if I go to print old documents. I tried 
> running spadmin as root to change the default, but for some reason 
> Mageia wouldn't do it. Probably just as well, as I'm very much out of 
> my element when it comes to command line noodling.
>
> It shouldn't have to be that way, anyway. There should be an easy way 
> to make Postscript the default, if you want.
>
> TJ
I have not noticed any problems printing from Linux Mint 12. I would 
check the default printer settings and test the printer with another 
non-LO program to see if the problem is with the printer set up. The 
printer could be set up to default everywhere to pdf not to postscript.

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Jay Lozier
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