Re: [libreoffice-users] Epson XP-820 paper size setup

This isn't a solution, but have you tried printing the envelope page to
PDF, then printing that with a PDF viewer?

As far as I know Libreoffice does respect the page definition for PDF
creation, then you can work around the lack of proper integration of the LO
print dialogs to debian outside of LibreOffice... I do this type of thing
for custom pages all the time, but I'm still on LO6.3 running on Ubuntu
18.04.  I have a portable instance of 7.0.3 but I didn't fully test my
suggestion, only that the print dialog still looks similar to that in 6.3.


On Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 1:03 PM Gary Dale <gary@extremeground.com> wrote:

> I'm running Debian/Bullseye and the printer is attached via USB cable.
> My LibreOffice version is 7.0.3.1. My CUPS version is 2.3.3op1. The
> printer is using the Epson ESC/P-R driver.
>
> The printer works fine but one thing is driving me crazy. I need to
> print to a 244mm x  149mm envelope sometimes. This should load through
> the rear paper slot which is provided for this purpose. However I can't
> tell Writer to use this size. The envelope is defined as that size but I
> can only select one of a list of paper sizes for that printer in the
> Print dialogue.
>
> I have the same problem when I try to load the envelope into a paper
> tray. I can tell the printer what size it is but that still doesn't show
> up in Writer when I try to print.
>
> To make things weird, a number of the paper sizes are given as "User
> Defined: 9.999in x 9.999in" but I have no idea how they got there -
> although some seem to be standard sizes (photos, envelopes, etc.).
>
> Through trial and error (one or more errors per trial), I've come close
> to getting an envelope to print reasonably without spraying ink outside
> the paper range. However, the envelope document only vaguely resembles
> what is printed. And I have to go through this again if I try to print
> to a different paper size.
>
> Is there a way I can tell Writer to use the paper size of the document
> so that it actually prints the way I set it up?
>
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