Bug 42926 - Duplex options are ignored
Summary: Duplex options are ignored
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 39809
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
3.4.4 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Linux (All)
: high normal
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Reported: 2011-11-14 09:24 UTC by Benoni
Modified: 2013-07-17 08:47 UTC (History)
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Description Benoni 2011-11-14 09:24:28 UTC
When printing a two page document from within LibraOffice, the 'Duplex' option is ignored.  On a printer where duplex printing defaults to on, turning the 'Duplex' option off will still result in the document being printed duplex.  On a printer where duplex printing defaults to off, turning the 'Duplex' option on will still result in the document being printed on two separate pages.

Duplex printing works as expected from within KDE applications.  For example, if I export the same LibreOffice document as a PDF file and print it using Okular, duplex printing works fine.
Comment 1 bugzilla 2012-02-13 13:54:17 UTC
Bug still present on LibO 3.4.4

workaround: one can print duplex with a printer which defaults to single page by switching "Duplexer Installed" off and on again in device(?) tab (german "Gerät") and then turning "Duplex" option to ON on paper(?) tab (german "Papier").

Hint:
There seems to be a problem in intializing "Duplexer Installed" Option (tab device(?)) which resets "Duplex" option to OFF in paper(?) tab on duplex default printers.

Hope hint will help.
Thank You,
nurh
Comment 2 Benoni 2012-03-11 06:20:05 UTC
Still present in LibreOffice 3.5.0 as downloaded from http://www.libreoffice.org/download/ today.

Nurh's workaround does not work for me, the device options being printer specific.  My work around is to have two printers configured in CUPS, on defaulting to duplex on, the other to duplex off.  I then use whichever printer for whichever duplex setting I require.  Works, but a pain.

I cannot log into Bugzilla right now.  I get "The username or password you entered is not valid. " even with copy and paste of a new passwords after resetting it.  Very strange.


On Monday 13 Feb 2012 21:54:17 you wrote:
> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42926
> 
> bugzilla@familie-haeussler.de changed:
> 
>            What    |Removed                     |Added
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>             Version|LibO 3.4.2 release          |LibO 3.4.4 release
> 
> --- Comment #1 from bugzilla@familie-haeussler.de 2012-02-13 13:54:17 PST ---
> Bug still present on LibO 3.4.4
> 
> workaround: one can print duplex with a printer which defaults to single page by switching "Duplexer Installed" off and on again in device(?) tab (german
> "Gerät") and then turning "Duplex" option to ON on paper(?) tab (german "Papier").
> 
> Hint:
> There seems to be a problem in intializing "Duplexer Installed" Option (tab device(?)) which resets "Duplex" option to OFF in paper(?) tab on duplex default
> printers.
> 
> Hope hint will help.
> Thank You,
> nurh
> 
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Comment 3 sasha.libreoffice 2012-04-20 06:45:26 UTC
Resembles bug 44664, may be workaround from there is working?
Comment 4 Benoni 2012-04-21 10:49:51 UTC
Hey Sasha,

I read through your bug report and could see no resemblance with this bug.  I did still try your workaround to no effect.  I am now using LO 3.5.0.  Bug still present.

Benoni
Comment 5 sasha.libreoffice 2012-04-25 09:44:47 UTC
Thanks for additional testing
Comment 6 Bogdan 2012-10-21 02:27:08 UTC
Hi,

I have the same problem and it is really annoying. 
I have 3.5.4 and the bug is still present.

the only option I have now to save paper is to export to PDF fromat and print from Okular as Benoni mentioned in his first post.

However, it happens that I forget about this bug and I waste quite a bit of paper.


I bumped this bug to a higher rank. Hopefully no one gets offended.

Thanks,
Bogdan
Comment 7 ELS 2012-11-29 14:48:29 UTC
(In reply to comment #6)

> I have the same problem and it is really annoying. 
> I have 3.5.4 and the bug is still present.
> 
> the only option I have now to save paper is to export to PDF fromat and
> print from Okular as Benoni mentioned in his first post.

Have you tried changing the LibreOffice's "Printer Language Type" to PostScript? This is done via the Print dialog "Properties" button and going to the Device tab.

I have found a regression problem with Poppler where duplexing no longer works.  See https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=776080 for details.
Comment 8 Bogdan 2012-11-29 16:49:09 UTC
(In reply to comment #7)
> Have you tried changing the LibreOffice's "Printer Language Type" to
> PostScript? This is done via the Print dialog "Properties" button and going
> to the Device tab.

I did that and it prints Duplex now. However, when Printer Language is set to PDF it does not.

At least I have an option now. Thanks for the tip.
Comment 9 Benoni 2012-11-29 18:15:18 UTC
Tried this, setting 'Printer Language Type' to 'Postscript (version from 
driver)' and even set up a new printer instance to make sure the defaults 
weren't getting in the way.  Problem persists for me.

Benoni
Comment 10 Benoni 2012-11-29 18:50:19 UTC
Tried this, setting 'Printer Language Type' to 'Postscript (version from 
driver)' and even set up a new printer instance to make sure the defaults 
weren't getting in the way.  Problem persists for me.

Benoni

On Thursday 29 Nov 2012 14:48:29 you wrote:

Comment # 7 on bug 42926 from ELS 
(In reply to comment #6)

> I have the same problem and it is really annoying. 
> I have 3.5.4 and the bug is still present.
> 
> the only option I have now to save paper is to export to PDF fromat and
> print from Okular as Benoni mentioned in his first post.

Have you tried changing the LibreOffice's "Printer Language Type" to
PostScript? This is done via the Print dialog "Properties" button and going to
the Device tab.

I have found a regression problem with Poppler where duplexing no longer works.
 See https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=776080 for details. 
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You reported the bug.
Comment 11 Richard 2012-12-06 13:49:44 UTC
This appears to be the same problem as Bug 39809 "Can't print duplex".

The solution of setting the "Printer Language Type" to "PostScript" certainly worked for me with LO versions 3.5 and 3.6 on linux system.
Comment 12 leomarschke 2013-03-02 18:39:18 UTC
The problem still exists in version 4.0.0.3 (tested in Ubuntu 12.04)
Comment 13 sasha.libreoffice 2013-03-04 05:00:02 UTC
Thanks for additional testing
"Version" is most old version of LO where bug is reproduced. Not current version.
Changing back to 3.4.4
Comment 14 retired 2013-07-17 08:47:57 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 39809 ***