Bug 133576 - Writer Label Print rotates Label Orientation at Printer
Summary: Writer Label Print rotates Label Orientation at Printer
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
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6.4.4.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Windows (All)
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Reported: 2020-06-01 10:00 UTC by Bruce Armstrong
Modified: 2020-09-04 06:45 UTC (History)
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Description Bruce Armstrong 2020-06-01 10:00:46 UTC 
Description:
Labels display correctly in Writer, but when exported to the printer, the label sheet is shown as having a Landscape orientation, and that the label text will be shrunk and printed only in the right half of the landscape sheet of labels. And this is how it actually tries to print them. 

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Create a label form using File-New-Labels-Format-Avery-L7157-New Document
2.Enter text in several labels
3.Go to Print Preview. -Looks good. Then go to Print and look at the Printer's Preview. -In my case, it is now altered from portrait to landscape, etc. My printer is a HP 1020 laser. - It does not have this issue with labels from other software.

Actual Results:
Rotated and shrunken data that is 'squeezed' into sideways label positions.

Expected Results:
Labels printed properly.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
Don't know if this was a problem with earlier versions.

Version: 6.4.4.2 (x64)
Build ID: 3d775be2011f3886db32dfd395a6a6d1ca2630ff
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 6.3 Build 9600; UI render: default; VCL: win; 
Locale: en-AU (en_AU); UI-Language: en-GB
Calc: CL
Comment 1 Dieter 2020-06-03 14:58:39 UTC 
I can't confirm with

Version: 7.0.0.0.beta1 (x64)
Build ID: 94f789cbb33335b4a511c319542c7bdc31ff3b3c
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 18363; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI: en-GB
Calc: CL

My printer is Brother MFC-J491
Comment 2 Buovjaga 2020-09-02 19:43:59 UTC 
Does this also happen, if you print to the Microsoft PDF printer (or some other PDF printer, if that is not available yet in Win 8.1)?
Comment 3 Bruce Armstrong 2020-09-04 04:59:47 UTC 
This is a user error. It seems that I had somehow selected Brochure mode, which has become the standard print mode and caused this behavior.

The selection is at File, Printer Setup, Options, Brochure

It can also be accessed from Tools, Options, LibreofficeWriter, Print, Brochure

I am unclear on how to get back to the non-brochure mode as the default.
Comment 4 Buovjaga 2020-09-04 06:45:00 UTC 
(In reply to Bruce Armstrong from comment #3)
> This is a user error. It seems that I had somehow selected Brochure mode,
> which has become the standard print mode and caused this behavior.
> 
> The selection is at File, Printer Setup, Options, Brochure
> 
> It can also be accessed from Tools, Options, LibreofficeWriter, Print,
> Brochure
> 
> I am unclear on how to get back to the non-brochure mode as the default.

Maybe try with Safe mode: Help - Restart in safe mode and then Continue in safe mode. I certainly don't have Brochure in a completely pristine LibreOffice config.

You can reset your profile with the Safe mode dialog later, if you want: https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/shared/01/profile_safe_mode.html