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

I will have to try it sometime soon on my two duplexing printers.

On 12/31/2012 06:54 PM, Girvin R. Herr wrote:
> Greetings,
> I know this is an old thread (11-12-12), but I think I found the 
> solution to this problem.  When looking at the print dialog tabs in LO 
> 3.6.4.3 recently, I discovered an option that works.  It is in the 
> "Options" tab.  Check "Create single print jobs for collated output."  
> When checked, the print output does collate copies as expected 
> [1,2,3,blank,1,2,3,blank] in duplex - at least it worked for me on the 
> same file I first talked about back in November.
> Girvin Herr
>
>
>
> webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote:
> > The Duplexing is the KEY for me to say - - it may be a combination of 
> > the printer and LO settings.
> >
> > I cannot get LO to duplex properly with my Epson Artisan 810 printer, 
> > but it works with my HP Laserjet 2300.  There is something going on 
> > with LO that is not picking up the duplexing command correctly for 
> > the Epson printer.
> >
> > I am wondering if it is the same for the collating.
> >
> > I run 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04 with MATE desktop environment [with some 
> > KDE mixed into it] and currently 3.5.7.
> >
> > What version of Linux are you using?  Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, 
> > Opensuse, etc., etc.?
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > ALSO, sometimes I have problems with odd number of pages with 
> > duplexing.  I have had the last single sided page have the last page 
> > of the original document on one side and the first page of the new 
> > document on the second side.
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > As I said, I have no problems with straight duplexing of a single 
> > copy of a document on my HP LJ 2300, but I have some problems when I 
> > make several copies of a document with an odd number of pages. To 
> > print a duplex document on my Epson Artisan printer, I create a PDF 
> > version and use the default viewer for the PDF files that comes with 
> > Ubuntu, and it works fine.
> >
> > So, it could be the printer, the driver, or LO ability to access the 
> > proper print options for the printer itself, or a combination there of.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > On 11/12/2012 07:02 PM, Girvin R. Herr wrote:
> > > Tom,
> > > Actually, no, this is not the first time I have seen this behavior.  
> > > I rarely print multiple copies, but I have seen this happen before, 
> > > within about 6 months.  That previous time, I was using LO 3.5.3.
> > >
> > > Okay, this is really strange.  I just tried it again and got 
> > > 1,2,1,2,3,3!  I might add that I am printing duplex, which may 
> > > complicate the LO algorithm.  I tried another 3-page document and it 
> > > behaved the same way.  I then expanded it to 4 pages and got 
> > > 1,2,1,2,3,4,3,4.  Where 1 & 2 and 3 & 4 are on the same sheets, just 
> > > opposite sides.  Weird.  I just tried doing the same thing with a 
> > > Calc spreadsheet and got the same results.  So the problem is with 
> > > LO, not just Writer.
> > > Girvin
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tom Davies wrote:
> > > > Hi :)
> > > > I think i had a similar problem last week on Windows.  The next 
> > > > time i tried pritning it did collate but i have no idea why it 
> > > > didn't work or why it magically startedd workign again.  I thought 
> > > > it was just me stuffing-up that one time.
> > > > So, it's interesting to hear it might be an intermittent problem.  
> > > > I take it that this is the first time that collating has not 
> > > > worked?  Did work previously?
> > > > Regards from
> > > > Tom :)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > ________________________________
> > > > > From: Girvin R. Herr <girvin.herr@sbcglobal.net>
> > > > > To: LibreOffice Users <users@global.libreoffice.org> Sent: Monday, 
> > > > > 12 November 2012, 22:19
> > > > > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Collate print option not working
> > > > >
> > > > > Greetings,
> > > > > Has anyone else noticed that the "Collate" option in the print 
> > > > > dialog is not working?!
> > > > > I wanted to print 2 copies of a 3-page document and I selected 
> > > > > "Collate".  However, the pages came out 1,1,2,2,3,3 not the 
> > > > > 1,2,3,1,2,3 that I expected.  So, I unselected "Collate" and it 
> > > > > still came out 1,1,2,2,3,3!
> > > > > Is there some other setting controlling this or is it a bug I 
> > > > > should look into?
> > > > > Running LO 3.5.7.2 under KDE 3 and Linux.
> > > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > > > Girvin Herr
> > > > >
> > > > >
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