Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Letter page format size prints portrait pages as landscape on OS X

Alex, I use to know a guy in Canada and he stated they use the metric 
system and he used A4 paper [8.27" by 11.69" roughly].  I use to get PDF 
documents from him in that format.

I do not know anymore with Windows 10, but I know that Ubuntu Linux 
printer drivers can be set as any number of page formats - like Letter, 
Borderless Letter, Legal, Tabloid Borderless Tabloid, and more.  I also 
do not remember where you can set LibreOffice's page format defaults.

Personally I have all but my wide format printer paper size set as 
Letter.  The wide format can go up to 13" by 19", but I keep Tabloid 
paper in it so that is its default.  Rarely I print regular or Photo 
paper in the 13x19 size.

I have added external Print to PDF apps/drivers installed on both Ubuntu 
Linux and Windows 10.  I use these when I want to create PDF files for 
the printouts of other software - like Email, Browser, etc..  I am 
looking for a better one for Ubuntu than the CUPS-PDF system.  Before it 
went "wonky", I use to have CUPS-PDF as my default "printer".  Now it is 
my laser printer.

I am using LO 5.2.7 since my Linux laptop[s] had problems with very slow 
Format>Page dialog opening using 5.3.3 and .4.  IT could take as much as 
30 seconds.  5.2.7 does not have that issue.  I may upgrade a spare 
laptop to 5.4.0.3[?] to see if the issue has been fixed.



On 07/28/2017 03:41 PM, bunk3m wrote:
> Alex,
>
> Apologies if this has already been answered as I only get the daily 
> digest.
>
> In Canada our standard is letter (8.5" x 11"), legal (8.5" x 14"), 
> tabloid (11" x 17").  Because we use the metric system, PCs usually 
> default to cm.  This is totally useless since our paper standards are 
> in inches.
>
> I haven't had the problem with HP printers but I print to PDF more 
> than direct to the printer. PDF production is good.  Perhaps the 
> people with this issue should print to pdf first and then open in 
> Preview and print the PDF.  I've done this in the past when Acrobat 
> did silly things.
>
> Until today I was using LO 5.3.4. Today I upgraded to 5.4 so we'll see 
> if this changes.
>
> B.
>
> On 28.07.2017 05:14, Alexander Thurgood wrote:
> > Le 27/07/2017 à 22:09, amaloney a écrit :
> >
> > Hi Al,
> >
> >
> > > I have reported this as a recurrent bug - Bug 86838
> > > When attempting to print a Writer portrait document, it prints 
> > > rotated 90
> > > degrees (= landscape).
> > >
> > > This occurs with 5.3.5.X and 5.4.0.x
> > >
> > > Does anyone have a similar problem?
> >
> > For those users who don't care to read through the whole shebang of
> > comments on that bug report :
> >
> > - it appears to affect only Mac OSX;
> >
> > - it appears to affect only those users for whom the locale-based
> > default page setting is Letter - in other words, mainly US and Canadian
> > (not sure what the default page size is in Canada?) based users;
> >
> > - it mainly seems to show up with Brother and HP printers.
> >
> >
> > Reports from users corresponding to the above much appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Alex


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