Bug 169896 - Papersize A4 missing in print options list
Summary: Papersize A4 missing in print options list
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 166421
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Printing and PDF export (show other bugs)
Version:
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25.8.3.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Linux (All)
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Reported: 2025-12-08 14:02 UTC by Volker Raab
Modified: 2025-12-08 22:49 UTC (History)
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Description Volker Raab 2025-12-08 14:02:26 UTC
Description:
When I try to print (writer or calc), LibreOffice offers to print as "Letter" despite having system default set to A4 both in /etc/papersize and in "Printer Settings".
Even worse: the dropdown for paper size then even *skips* A4 so that I am completely lost.
I then set "Printer Setting" default to e.g. A5 and it is "respected" by the preview, yet A4 still does not show up in the list.
Next, I change "Printer Setting" to A4 with the result that the preview "respects" the A4 but makes it "Landscape" despite being "Portrait" in the settings. The Properties Button "correctly" shows it as "Landscape". However, when I change it there into "Portrait" the preview stays "Landscape".
The preview switches randomly between paper formats when I select different printers. (E.g. currently switching to a different one and back makes the preview "Portrait" but on a B5(ISO) paper ????)

Is there an option to skip LibreOffice's printer drivers entirely?

Frankly speaking: Things like these go on and on for years now on various OS and uncounted versions. There were times when I even had to take screenshots to print with GIMP! Every operating system has its own printing services. Why do you need to bother developing your own for zillions of printers and dozens of OS? 


Steps to Reproduce:
0. (install drivers for "Samsung ML-2570 Series PS" )
1. Select Printer Settings and pick settings for printer,paper and orientation
2. Enter Print preview window and compare settings
3. Particularly check if the chosen paper size also appears in the drop down.
4. Switch between printers or select various printer options and compare results

Actual Results:
The displayed options are a mess and have only loose correlation to what I set.
In many cases it appears all random and does not seem to be reproducible.

Expected Results:
Chosen options need to be obeyed. All options are selectable without some of them "filtered out".


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
Version: 25.8.3.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 580(Build:2)
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 6.17; UI render: default; VCL: kf6 (cairo+xcb)
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
25.8.3-2
Calc: threaded
Comment 1 m_a_riosv 2025-12-08 22:49:57 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 166421 ***