Re: [libreoffice-users] Collate print option not working

On 11/23/2012 05:25 PM, Girvin R. Herr wrote:
> Greetings,
> I finally got time to work on this problem.  As a result of some 
> helpful replies to my original posting, I have made some progress with 
> this subject problem and I am making this posting in case it may help 
> others.
> I changed my CUPS printer driver from the "HP Laserjet 8150 Series 
> Postscript (en)" to the "HP Laserjet 8150 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.2" 
> driver and now I can print the LO-generated PDF file of my 3-page 
> document in Adobe Acrobat reader 9 perfectly.  Collation and number of 
> copies (2) are correct.  Since Reader 9 now prints the correct number 
> of copies and collation, the problem is no longer the CUPS driver.
> With that baseline said, LO printing now prints double the number of 
> copies (4 in this case of specifying 2), but the collation is now 
> correct (1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3).  So, there still seems to be 
> something wrong with LO printing in this area.  I just tried 
> specifying the number of copies at 3 and got 9 copies!!  So this is 
> not merely doubling, it is squaring!!  In deference to the forests of 
> the world, I am not going any higher in copies with this testing.
>
> This problem is not a show-stopper for me.  I have other ways to print 
> multiple copies.  I just found this LO printing action as something 
> unexpected.
>
> Thanks to everyone who replied to my original posting.
> Girvin Herr
You might try using localhost:631  to access the CUPS system directly 
and see if there any settings that you use there.
> Girvin R. Herr wrote:
> > Webmaster,
> > See below for answers to your questions.
> >
> > webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote:
> > <snip>
> > > What version of Linux are you using? Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, 
> > > Opensuse, etc., etc.?
> > Slackware 12.2 (K2.6.27)
> > > Since you run Linux, can you try creating a PDF file for your 
> > > document and then use the "default viewer" package for PDF to open 
> > > it.  Then go to your printer's options and try to print 2 or 3 
> > > copies of the document with the collate option.
> > Now that got interesting!  I tried this using Adobe Acrobat Reader to 
> > print the PDF file and although I selected 2 copies, collated, I got 
> > one copy!  I then tried 3 copies and still only got one copy.
> > <snip>
> > > What printer are your using?  Which driver set? 
> > > Original-manufacture-style, CUPS-style or GhostScript-style? 
> > > Manually installed or did the Linux version find the printer driver 
> > > and installed it automatically?
> > I am using an HP Laserjet 8150DN, CUPS 1.3.11, on "AppSocket/HP 
> > JetDirect" and the "HP Laserjet 8150 Series Postscript (en)" driver.  
> > When I installed it, CUPS found the printer on my network 
> > automagically with the "Find New Printers" option, but I continued to 
> > install it manually using the CUPS "wizard".  I did not opt for the 
> > Foomatic or Gutenprint drivers, thinking they would not be needed, 
> > since the printer has Postscript emulation, and a simple Postscript 
> > driver should suffice.  Now I may go back and rethink that decision.  
> > I noticed there are two other drivers I may try: Foomatic and CUPS 
> > Gutenprint v5.2.2.
> >
> > <snip>
> > > Try the Export to PDF for one copy of the document and then try and 
> > > print the duplex and collated document that way.  If it works, then 
> > > it is a LO printer option issue.  If it does not work properly, then 
> > > it is a printer/driver issue.  My Epson has a problem with LO and my 
> > > HP has a driver issue, the last time I tried it - which was a few 
> > > months back when I was still running Ubuntu 10.04.
> > <snip>
> > Thanks for the help.  You may be onto something with the driver.  I 
> > will try the other drivers and report back.
> > Girvin Herr


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