Bug 34380 - PRINTING - Brochure printing incorrectly changes paper size to 'Legal'
Summary: PRINTING - Brochure printing incorrectly changes paper size to 'Legal'
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
3.3.0 release
Hardware: Other Linux (All)
: medium major
Assignee: Not Assigned
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: 34458 (view as bug list)
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Blocks: mab3.5
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Reported: 2011-02-17 03:13 UTC by John McCreesh
Modified: 2013-02-08 18:21 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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Steps to reproduce the bug (212.95 KB, application/pdf)
2011-02-20 12:56 UTC, John McCreesh
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Description John McCreesh 2011-02-17 03:13:45 UTC
Selecting File -> Print -> Page Layout -> Brochure changes 'Paper Orientation' to 'Landscape' (which is the correct behaviour) and 'Paper Size' to 'Legal' (which is incorrect - it should be left as is)

The workround is to manually change 'Paper Size' back after any use of the Page Layout dialogue in Brochure mode. For example, if you print 'Front Sides / Right Pages', and then select 'Back Sides / Left Pages', you must reset 'Paper Size' before pressing 'Print'.

Annoying.
Comment 1 Rainer Bielefeld Retired 2011-02-19 01:34:43 UTC
@ John McCreesh:
Can you please check whether my comment in 
Bug 34458 - PRINTING brochures does not respect paper size from settings
can help you to contribute some more information, so that we will get some progress with your problem?
Comment 2 John McCreesh 2011-02-20 12:56:21 UTC
Created attachment 43581 [details]
Steps to reproduce the bug
Comment 3 John McCreesh 2011-02-23 07:20:43 UTC
Bub still present in 3.1.1
Comment 4 John McCreesh 2011-02-23 07:21:18 UTC
(In reply to comment #3)
> Bub still present in 3.1.1

Bub? Bug
Comment 5 Nigel Hawkins 2011-02-24 08:54:38 UTC
Additional information: Deselecting "Brochure" will set the page size correctly again. Reselecting it sets to legal again.

Steps to reproduce:
1) Follow the steps in John McCreesh's PDF.
2) Click the Cancel button on the properties page.
3) On  the "Page Layout" tab, select "Pages per sheet"
4) Go back to the "General" tab and bring up the printer properties again.

The page size is now A4. (CORRECT)

5) Click the Cancel button on the properties page.
6) On  the "Page Layout" tab, select "Brochure"
7) Go back to the "General" tab and bring up the printer properties again.

The page size has gone back to legal (BUG)
Comment 6 Nigel Hawkins 2011-02-24 09:03:46 UTC
Additional information: Entering the print dialog with brochure pre-selected always gives legal paper size.

Steps to reproduce:
1) Follow steps in John McCreesh's attachment.
2) On the printer properties page, manually set the paper size to A4.
3) Print the document.

Verify that it prints as a brochure in A4. (CORRECT)

4) Select File->Print
5) Verify that "Brochure" is still selected on the "Page Layout" tab.
6) On the "General" tab click the "Properties" button.

Page size is back at legal. (BUG)
Comment 7 Rainer Bielefeld Retired 2011-02-24 10:08:14 UTC
Version should show where the problem has been observed the first time

[Reproducible] with "LibreOffice 3.3.1  – WIN7  Home Premium  (64bit) German UI [OOO330m19 (build 8 / tag 3.3.1.2)]".

1. I created a very simpe 6 pages DIN A4 document
2. Menu 'File > Print > layout - 2 pages per sheet
3. Card 'General > Printer Properties > Paper / Quality'
   Shows A4 landscape as expected
4. Returned to  Card 'General > Printer Properties > Paper / Quality'
5. Modified to "Brochure" (what should be something similar to 
   "2 Pages per sheet")
6. Card 'General > Printer Properties > Paper / Quality'
   UNEXPECTED: shows "Legal landscape"
Comment 8 Rainer Bielefeld Retired 2011-02-24 10:09:27 UTC
*** Bug 34458 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 9 Nigel Hawkins 2011-03-24 11:01:09 UTC
This appears to have been fixed in the latest master. Don't know if it made it into the 3.3.x branch.
Comment 10 John McCreesh 2011-03-26 05:34:38 UTC
Bug is still present in LibreOffice 3.3.2 / OOO330m19 (Build:202) / tag libreoffice-3.3.2.2
Comment 11 Cor Nouws 2012-02-06 15:21:23 UTC
Hi John,

(In reply to comment #10)
> Bug is still present in LibreOffice 3.3.2 / OOO330m19 (Build:202) / tag
> libreoffice-3.3.2.2

Due to the fact that my wife only asks me to print here brochures once in a while, I've not seen this one for a long time. Apologies ;-)

However ...
Interesting fact is that I have the problem in all 3.4-versions (and of course 3.5.0rcx) but not in the 3.3-versions.

Nevertheless: major annoyance these printing problems since the changes in the OOo print dialog (I didn't complain loud enough then, since I created myself a simple work around ...)
Comment 12 Cor Nouws 2012-02-06 15:26:09 UTC
On the users list, I've seen some discussions recently that handle this subject:

 http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/msg16294.html
 http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/msg16228.html

with a workaround in the second link.
Comment 13 dE 2012-04-20 02:12:39 UTC
I suggest the block 37361 should be removed cause this feature is not used much and there's a workaround.
Comment 14 Marco Menardi 2013-02-08 18:21:24 UTC
I've tested with Version 3.6.4.3 (Build ID: 360m1(Build:3)) and 4.0rc3 under Debian GNU/Linux 64, the but seems fixed in both versions.
Since 3.5.x is no longer supported and >= 3.6.4 work fine, I close this bug.