Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Double sided printing-again

Thanks, John.

It's always been set to postscript.

tony


On 12/23/2014 04:01 AM, John King wrote:
> On 21/12/14 16:34, tony mollica wrote:
> > Thanks, Terry, Sorry about that. I got in a rush.  But thanks for 
> > responding.
> >
> > I'm using Linux, Debian 7amd64, kernel 3.2.63, hplip 3.14.1 with an 
> > HP OfficeJet Pro 8100.
> > CUPS is installed, v1.5.3and LibreOffice 4.2.6.3.
> >
> > I have two CUPS printer configs for that printer, one for normal 
> > printing and one for duplex.
> > If I try to pick the obvious settings through LO for printing, which 
> > I figured would be
> > 'Long Edge (standard) for the 'duplex' setting, then it doesn't work. 
> > I found
> > a posting that indicated that the LO 'file/print/properties' 
> > selection should use <ignore> for
> > the duplex settingand that actually appears to work but it's still a 
> > problem that no
> > printer settings entered through LO are saved. I should be able to 
> > pick my printer
> > (hp8100duplex) and print double sided without needing to make that 
> > choice each time.
> > A small extra step, but irritating.
> >
> > But here is an interesting observation.  CUPS shows the printers 
> > configured with hplip 3.13.11
> > but the hplip device manager version is3.14.1 . More investigation is 
> > warranted.
> >
> > I'm open to suggestions.
> >
> > tony
>
> Tony
> I have an HP Officejet pro 8600, which I believe uses the same driver, 
> on Opensuse 13.1, LO 4.3.5.
>
> In the File-Print-General Tab, click on the Properties of your 
> printer, and then on the Device Tab.
> The Default Printer language Type is set to PDF, but I find this 
> causes me problems with any other printing besides single sided 
> portrait. Switch it to postscript and try that. Postscript always 
> gives me better results than PDF language type with this printer.
>
>
> John
>
>
>
>
> > If it's any consolation to anyone, OpenOffice operates the same way.
> > On 12/21/2014 02:54 AM, Terry Warby wrote:
> > > On 20/12/14 16:40, tony mollica wrote:
> > > > Hello.
> > > >
> > > > I've looked but haven't been able to find the right combination of 
> > > > commands to
> > > > enable double sided printing and keep the configuration.
> > > >
> > > > Has there been any movement in the repair of this feature or are we 
> > > > still
> > > > stuck with converting our documents to another format (.pdf) for 
> > > > proper
> > > > handling?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > > tm
> > > Tony, I have two brother laser printers HL2030 and HL3150CDW and 
> > > have no problems printing double sided in both windows (win 7) and 
> > > Linux (manjaro). I find its just a question of setting the print up 
> > > in "printer properties" for either manual (HL2030) or automatic 
> > > (HL3150CDW) printing. In Linux I set up my printer defaults in CUPS. 
> > > I never have to convert documents to pdf just to print them. You 
> > > don't tell us what operating system you are using, what printer or 
> > > what version of Libreoffice you have. Perhaps if you came back to us 
> > > with a bit more information someone here would be able to give you 
> > > more specific advice.
> > >
> > > TerryW

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tony
tjm3@threedogs.net


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