Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: How do I install the current Linux version

On 2016-10-30 15:20, gordon cooper wrote:
> On 30/10/16 15:04, Girvin Herr wrote:
> > On 10/29/2016 06:52 PM, gordon cooper wrote:
> > > Hi again Ken,
> > >                        There is some odd going on here. I don't use 
> > > LO very
> > > often, most of my writing is done with Lyx, which then outputs as a
> > > PDF and I print from there.  Have just looked at LO and found that
> > > when it was asked to print, to either my little  Brother laser,or an
> > > elderly HP Deskjet, the landscape paper option was greyed out,
> > > just like yours.  These results came on a desktop, running MX-15
> > > Linux.  Looked as if LO was deciding that the files would fit onto
> > > portrait and not giving me the option to change.
> > >
> > > I'll do some more digging. Think I have LO on a laptop with XP,
> > > will dig it out .Perhaps somebody else will pop upon the forum
> > > with an answer.
> > >
> > > Gordon
> > This was brought out in an earlier thread.  Go to Print -> options 
> > tab and check "Use only paper size from printer preferences."
> >
> > That should enable paper sizes and orientation selection in the print 
> > dialog.
> >
> > HTH.
> >
> > Girvin
>   Also, Click the Format Tab (at top of LO Page) about halfway down 
> the popup
> is Page, Select that and you have a whole range of options, including 
> Landscape.
>
> Gordon.
Now, if all that fails. I have had the same symptom under Opensuse. If I 
select output as postscript instead of PDF it prints ok.
steve

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