Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer randomly fails to print

Hi.

On 2012-10-24 03:24, Malcolm Moore wrote:
> From: Jay Lozier [mailto:jslozier@gmail.com]
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Sent: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:53:39 +0000
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer  randomly fails to print
>
> On 10/23/2012 09:20 AM, Malcolm Moore wrote:
>    > As the subject says. Occasionally users find they can't
>    > print. They click print and nothing happens. If they close
>    > and re-open Write and re-open the document it prints OK
>    >
>    >
>    > This is LO 3.6.1 on openSuse 12.1. The machines are set to
>    > print to a single CUPS server.
>    >
>    >
>    > As far as I can see the CUPS server never saw the print job.
>    > It doesn't matter which printer they use ( students have 12
>    > to choose from ). Once it happens you can't print to any printer
>    > in the list.
>    >
>    >
>    > If you have two copies of LO open you have to close them both
>    > and re-open them and the document before it will print again.
>    >
>    >
>    > Any ideas ?
>    >
>    >
>    > Ta
>    >
>    >
>    > Mal
>    >
>    >
>    Mal
>    
>    Are they having problems printing from other programs?
>    
>    Are all the work stations reporting the problem?
>    
>    My thoughts are it is:
>    
>    1. An bug in LO; possibly specific to openSUSE
>    
>    2. A local bug in openSUSE
>    
>    3. the print server has a bug
>    
>    I have not had any random print problems with LO using Linux Mint 13
>    with a printer directly connected via USB port.
>    
>    Sometimes renaming the .config/libreoffice/user/3 folder clears up a lot
>    of problems. LO will regenerate a new default folder if it is missing
>    when starting up.
>    
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>    Jay Lozier
>    jslozier@gmail.com
>    
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> I have just got my machine to stop printing! ha !
> I have tried several other apps ( Firefox, Softmaker, Gimp )
> and they can still all print.  Calc and Impress can't.
>
>
> Mal
Try in File>Printer settings>Device and set printer language from PDF to 
PS. Just something to try as I had to do this once  to print something.
Does writer complete as if it is printing or hang.
Steve

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