[libreoffice-users] [PDF instead of Postscript - Printing] Re: Problem printing an .xls file

On 02/03/2012 09:30 AM, Maurice Batey wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:25:00 +0000, I wrote:
>
> > Before I raise this in a Bug report
>
>   See:  https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=45340
>
> A workaround has been found by 'TJ' in the Mandriva newsgroup:
>
>    When in LO's 'print file', go in to Printer Settings and change
> 'PDF' to 'Postscript' (any level).
>
> (Unfortunately the change does not stick, unless the document is
> changed and Saved.)
>
> The reason why OpenOffice is able to print the file perfectly is that
> it already uses Postscript in the output.
>   For background to that, see:
>
>   https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=94173
>    
> where the proposed change from Postscript to PDF (to solve *other*
> problems) did not make it into OpenOffice before it ws handed over to
> Apache, whereas they *did* make it into LO!

Actually they did indeed make it to OOo-dev 3.4.0
DEV300m106 (Build:9582) as that build has the same issue as LO.

That said... I wouldn't shoot the messenger in the case of 94173; Till
Kamppeter pretty much rocks IMO & if he's aware of the situation you can
pretty much bet that he'll work with you to resolve.

I suspect that your issue is the same as John Jason Jordan's issue
("Printer always selects "PDF" instead of Postscript" thread).

A possible workaround:

Open spadmin (printer administration) & select the printer
'Properties|Device|Printer Language type: PostScript Level 2. Close
spadmin & open LO (3.3.x or 3.4.x) and you should be ok for that
printer. You can check by closing & reopening LO & 'File|Printer
Settings|<printer>|Properties|Device|'.
- In LibreOffice 3.3.4 you should see 'from device driver'.
- In LibreOffice 3.5.0rc2 you should see 'PostScript Level 2'.

Again, it's a possible workaround & certainly not a fix. But give it a
try & see if it works for you.


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