Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing with HP 960C Deskjet

For now, as a big work around. . .
Do you have "luck" printing a PDF file to the HP 960?  If so, then just 
export to PDF and print that file.  That will work till we get the 
direct printing from LO issue fixed.  For the longest time, that was 
what I did to print a duplex document on the Epson printer.


Do you have the ability to use the OSX 10.5 driver?  Or the more generic 
10.1.5 to 10.4.x driver?

HP has those drivers on their web site for download.

I am not a Mac person, but since it is "sort of" a Linux-like OS
[do not tell me how it is not a Linux OS, since I am using a generic 
comparison]
then there must be a way to install this older driver and use it.

I know that for Linux and Windows, drivers for earlier version of the OS 
can work, most times, when there is no newer version for the newer OS.  
I have used 10.04 and 11.x drivers for my Ubuntu system when there has 
not been one made for my 12.04 version of the OS.  Actually I have done 
that with several packages.  So I am hoping that the 10.5.x driver would 
work on a 10.7 OSX, since there is none listed for 10.6 or 10.7.

Also, LO 3.4.1 may not be the best version for your needs.  I had a lot 
of trouble with dialogs and duplex printing till the 3.6.x line.  I use 
4.0.4.2 on a Linux system at this time.  So it is possible for you to 
download and install the 3.6.6 version or the 4.0.4 version for OSX and 
see if some of your dialog issues are fixed.

To get duplex working on all my duplexing printers [HP laser, Canon 
inkjet, and Epson inkjet] I had to check the "use LO dialog" option for 
the print dialogs.  That was listed as an option for Linux but did not 
show up for the Windows version.  So I would expect that the OSX version 
might have some different dialog options.  Before I found that "Linux 
only" option, no one could figure out how to get my Epson printer to 
duplex when my HP laser would.  Now I have a Canon inkjet and the check 
box option works with that duplexing printer as well.

I know that Tom is a Linux person, but he has access to Mac systems, so 
he may know some OSX specific option, but I have used 3 duplexing 
printer and I know what works for me.




On 07/16/2013 07:26 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> 2 approaches to fix this, i've not thought about which should be number 1
>
> 1.  To use the LO dialogues ...  When the printer dialogue-box pops-up note there are 4 tabs at the top.  On the 1st tab you 
> should see a list of all the printers installed.  Select the Hp 960 but instead of printing click on the "Properties" 
> button.  It's just under the list.  The "Properties" pop-up also has a couple of tabs.  The 1st should be 
> "Paper".  Duplex is about the 4h drop-down.  Long-edge for Portrait but Short-edge for landscape.  My boss can never 
> figure out that short-edge refers to the shortest edge of the paper, or perhaps he is just being kind.
>
> 2.  To change to normal dialogues ...
> LibreOffice - Preferences - General - "Print dialogues" - UNtick the tick-box that says "Use LO 
> dialogues".
>
> Errr, are you sure that duplex is installed?  When you install the driver it should ask you if you 
> want duplex to be included.  It might do it automatically.
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
>
> > ________________________________
> > From: Cliff Scott <cfly@intergate.com>
> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Sent: Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 22:29
> > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Printing with HP 960C Deskjet
> >
> >
> > Fellow LibreOffice users -
> >
> > I am running LO on a Mac, OSx 10.7.5 and the printer is a HP 960C Deskjet.
> > There are no native OSx drivers for the 960C so I've loaded drivers from
> > Guten Print, Hpijs and also an HP 9800. All three work fine with every OSx
> > app including OpenOffice 3.4.1. In LO the print dialog does not use the
> > normal OSx dialog that every other app uses, but has its own. That dialog
> > does not allow me to select Dual sided printing or Print Quality other than
> > Draft, among other missing, but not so important settings. Is there any way
> > around this? Why does LO do its own thing and not use the normal dialogs? I
> > have to have OpenOffice installed just to print properly. Very wasteful of
> > time and resources.
> >
> > LO has fixed a number of things that are not fixed in OO so I'd much rather
> > use LO all the way, except for this one issue.
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> >
> > Cliff


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