Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing Envelopes

I use Ubuntu 12.04 and a HP Laserjet 2300dn

I have add three different drivers to test out for that printer.
Did the same for an Epson inkjet.

I have [my text name for description] the following drivers.  I do not 
remember which HP/Linux defaults to for this printer.

     HP Laserjet 2300 Foomatic Postscript
     HP Laserjet 2300 hpijs PL3
     HP Laserjet 2300 CUPS Gutenprint lsb3.2-v5.27

Each of these show different options in the printing dialogs.
Also each seems to have a different quality of printing of the sample 
test page with text and graphics.

I chose the CUPS Gutenprint, since it seems the best print quality and 
the "better" print options for this duplexing printer.

As for the Envelope, does your printer have an envelope tray?  Or do you 
use the manual tray that centers the paper from letter to postcard 
widths?  I have one HP printer that does not center the envelopes, and 
it uses an envelope feeder tray that is left justified to the printer 
face of the page.  My Epson also uses a left justified, but the Canon 
uses the centered.

I do think that the "pstoraster" is the issue though.  You need to find 
a better driver, either a newer one from HP or try the CUPS Gutenprint 
driver.  I have no idea what that "pstoraster" filter/driver could be.

Slackware is RPM, correct?  Also is 13.1 the newest?  Did the envelope 
printing work in 12.x or 11.x?

Every time Ubuntu's update manager system downloads and installs a new 
"hplip", CUPS,  or other printer file/driver upgrade, I seem to need to 
delete and reinstall my printers.  They never seem to fully work 
properly after an automatic upgrade download/install. Sometimes I loose 
the "connection" to those network printers and it acts like they do not 
exist.

SO, long winded statement . . .
Please try downloading the newest hplip/driver installer script from the 
HP/Linux page.

http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html

http://www.openprinting.org/printer/HP/HP-LaserJet_5

Full List of HP printers
http://www.openprinting.org/printers/manufacturer/HP/




   NOTE:  Before I buy a new or re-manufactured printer, I first look
   for Ubuntu/Debian drivers and how much the ink/toner will cost me. 
   The non-OEM toner for this laser printer costs about $35 shipped
   when the HP's original one is over $120.  Had to look far and wide
   for the Canon inkjet printer.  Canon USA does not support or have
   Linux drivers, but Canon UK does.  The Epson inkjet has a driver in
   the OpenPrinting.org list[s]. The Canon ink costs $180+ for 2 full
   sets, while a good non-OEM 2 full sets cost about $35 with shipping
   included.  The Canon uses - Black, Big Black, Gray, Yellow, Magenta,
   Cyan.  The Epson uses - Black, Yellow, Magenta, Light Magenta, Cyan,
   Light Cyan.  So you see it is impo0rtant to find out how much it
   will cost a person to get the ink/toner.






On 01/24/2013 10:21 PM, Girvin R. Herr wrote:
> Rich,
> I am using CUPS with my HP Laserjet 8150DN and I have no trouble 
> printing #10 envelopes in LO.  So, it is possible.
> "pstoraster" is a printer driver that converts Postscript to rastor, 
> the printer page.  That implies that you are not using the Laserjet's 
> Postscript emulation (missing option?), which would not need the 
> pstoraster conversion.  CUPS has several driver options to select 
> from, such as Foomatic, Gutenprint, or in  my printer's case, a CUPS 
> driver ("HP Laserjet 8150 Series Postscript (en)"). You may try adding 
> the same printer as a different name using different drivers to 
> experiment with.  I see on my Slackware 12.2 Linux CUPS that there are 
> only Gutenprint or Foomatic drivers for the LJ5.  However, HP has 
> produced more then one model 5 over the years, so I am not sure which 
> one you have.  Here is a place I go for Linux printer information:
>
> http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting
>    http://www.openprinting.org/printers
>
> When I select the HP Laserjet 5, the result says it "works 
> perfectly".  It also says you should be using the "hplip" (HP Linux 
> Imaging and Printing) driver.
> Hope this helps.
> Girvin Herr
>
>
>
> Rich Shepard wrote:
> >   Running LO-3.5.5.3 on Slackware-13.1. The envelope template was 
> > built for
> > a COM10 size envelope in 2003 using whatever version of OO.o was then
> > current. Worked fine then; hasn't since OO.o was supplanted by LO. 
> > Time to
> > fix this problem.
> >
> >   The page size is set for a COM10 US business envelope. When I try 
> > printing
> > it (paper size is commercial 10 and paper orientation is landscape 
> > mode),
> > the HP LaserJet 5 sits with nothing to print. When I check the CUPS 
> > jobs tab
> > I see this error message: "/usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster failed".
> >
> >   If I print to a disk file I can print the resulting .pdf to a 
> > letter size
> > page, but not to an envelope.
> >
> >   Any thoughts on this?
> >
> > Rich


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