Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing Envelopes

webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote:
> 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.
"pstoraster" or Postscript interpreter for CUPS printing to non-PS 
printers , is a Postscript to raster, or page bitmap, filter.  It is 
sometimes used on printers that do not respond to Postscript or a 
similar compositing language such as HP's own printer language, which I 
cannot remember what its acronym is now.
> Slackware is RPM, correct?  Also is 13.1 the newest?  Did the envelope 
> printing work in 12.x or 11.x?
No, Slackware is zipped tarball ("TGZ").  Slackware comes with a filter 
called "rpm2cpio" which can be used to extract an RPM file.  I use it to 
extract the LibreOffice binary RPM packages and then re-package them 
into a "TGZ" for installation on my Slack 12.2 system.  Slack 13.0 up 
changed from "TGZ" to "TXZ" which uses a different zipper algorithm.  
Slack 14.0 is the newest as of the last time I checked.  But I have not 
installed it because it's version ends in 0.
> 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.
That makes some sense.  CUPS probably needs to be updated as to what the 
new files are and updating CUPS would be self-explanatory.  Updating 
requires printer re-installation.  The newer CUPSs goes out and find 
printers, which worked well for me.  However, it only installs one 
printer at a time, so the "find" function must be repeated until all the 
printers are found.  At least that is how CUPS 1.3.11 works.
> 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/
That's what I suggested.  I might add that sometimes searching (i.e. 
googling) for an error message brings some meaningful hints or places to 
look for the problem.
>    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.
Stick with Postscript and you can't go wrong.  It simplifies printing 
interfaces immensely.
Hope this helps.
Yours in enlightenment.
Girvin Herr

> 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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