Hi :) We just got an Oki MB471 Dead easy to set-up to print and does all the duplexing and everything just fine. Oki had a ppd driver on their website.
There is no driver for faxing and i haven't tried scanning yet either. I thought the whole thing was going to be a total nightmare in Gnu&Linux because our Oki C810 still doesn't work. There was a ppd for the C610 but that doesn't work for the 810. The main problem for me is that there seems to be hundreds of drivers that are listed through OpenPrinting and places specifically for the C810 but none of the ones i have tried so far work at all. So, i was quite surprised that it took about 10mins per machine to sort the MB471 in Gnu&Linux but about an hour to go through the Windows installer. Hewlett Packard just seem to be easy whichever system you are using. They seem to last longer and even appear in 2nd hand listings which hardly any other printers do. Ages ago i asked this list for advice about the best printer to choose and got some good advice which my boss ignored. Regards from Tom :) >________________________________ > From: Andrew Brown <andre...@icon.co.za> >To: Kracked_P_P---webmaster <webmas...@krackedpress.com> >Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 22:46 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing specific pages in 4.1 writer > > >Hi Kracked_P_P > >You have me all quizzy now about it too. I own a Brother MFC-J6510DW >large format multifunction printer, quite a process to set it up in >Ubuntu (like you from 10.04 to present 13.04) and this box was ticked by >default in LO's settings. I will experiment with it unticked and see if >it affects my printer. > >Regards > >Andrew Brown > >On 31/07/2013 09:33 PM, Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: >> >> When I had the issue with the duplexing on one printer, it seemed that >> everyone who was "helping" must have been on Windows, since they did >> not know what I was talking about with the "extra" dialog check box. >> Why it is listed in the Linux [Ubuntu 10.04LTS and 12.04LTS for me >> back then] and not in the Windows installs, I was never given a good >> answer. I was told that "it was just needed for Linux and not for >> Windows". Then the fact that for some printers the check box needed >> to be checked, while other did not, tended to make the issue a little >> worse to figure out. >> >> >> On 07/31/2013 06:21 AM, Andrew Brown wrote: >>> Hi Kracked_P_P >>> >>> OK, you are correct in that there is an extra dialogue box for the >>> Linux version of LO, in my case LO 4.0.4.2 running under Ubuntu >>> 130.04 Raring Ringtail. See the screenshots below now from Linux. If >>> others want to see this then I will make an entry on Nabble. >>> >>> >>> >>> The print settings seem the same except for the extra tick box to do >>> "PDF as Standard Print Job Format" >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Andrew Brown >>> >>> On 31/07/2013 09:56 AM, Andrew Brown wrote: >>>> HI Kracked_P_P >>>> >>>> As to my statement, here is a screenshot of the Windows version of >>>> LO 4.0.4.3. indicating the option to check "Use LiberOffice >>>> dialogues" under "General". I'll look under my Linux (dual boot) to >>>> see what you are referring to. You should see these screenshot, but >>>> it will be stripped when forwarded onto the global mail. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Nothing under the "Print" section >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> On 30/07/2013 04:26 PM, Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Last time I checked, Windows version did not have the --- "Use >>>>> LibreOffice dialogs" in the "Print dialogs" section. >>>>> >>>>> I do not think the Print dialogs would be, or should be, listed >>>>> under open/save dialogs section. That would not make sense. Are >>>>> you saying the "print dialogs" check box is actually listed in that >>>>> section of the "General" dialog box? >>>>> >>>>> Well, I have not installed 4.1 yet, but the "Print dialogs" option >>>>> was shown on the DEB 64-bit version [Ubuntu 12.04 and 13.04 >>>>> installed] and not on the Windows version [Win7 professional and >>>>> home premium installed] >>>>> >>>>> When I was having all my issues with my printer[s] not duplexing >>>>> correctly, it seemed that most of the people who tried to help were >>>>> Windows users. None of the even suggested the "print dialog" >>>>> check/uncheck option. After a few weeks, I just started >>>>> experimenting and found that checking the "print dialogs" option >>>>> would make the Epson Artisan 810 printer duplex correctly. The HP >>>>> Laserjet 2300dn duplexing worked either way. Now that I have a >>>>> Cannon MG6220 to replace the Epson, I have not unchecked that box >>>>> to see if the duplexing still worked. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 07/30/2013 03:05 AM, Andrew Brown wrote: >>>>>> Hi Kracked_P_P >>>>>> >>>>>> One correction, your last statement, the option to check "Use >>>>>> LiberOffice dialogues" is available for Windows users under the >>>>>> same "Tools / Options / LibreOffice / General". In this part of >>>>>> the "General" settings it's under the heading "Open/Save dialogues". >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> >>>>>> Andrew Brown >>>>>> >>>>>> On 30/07/2013 02:11 AM, Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: >>>>>>> On 07/29/2013 03:36 PM, sun shine wrote: >>>>>>>> Hello list >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On a Debian like system (Mint 14), my newly installed 32-bit >>>>>>>> LibO-4.1. is creating a bit of problems for me. This latest >>>>>>>> issue is trying to print specific pages within a Writer >>>>>>>> document: the print dialog box does not allow editing the >>>>>>>> specific pages text box. In order to make this work - i.e. to >>>>>>>> select the pages I wanted - I closed LibO4.1. and re-opened it, >>>>>>>> then it worked. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Anybody else experienced this? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I've had two relatively minor issues with Writer LibO-4.1 >>>>>>>> (password-related and the page selection for printing mentioned >>>>>>>> here) which don't really inspire confidence as these are >>>>>>>> features that have been preserved since the OOo days ... so not >>>>>>>> at all sure why they don't work as expected with the 4.1 release. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Anyway, will continue to test 4.1 for a while, but am inclined >>>>>>>> to roll back to 4.0.4 for doing work at this point. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I do not use Mint due to printer issues. The biggest one >>>>>>> wasthatit would not recognizeor even find it on my network my >>>>>>> main network color printer that Ubuntu has not problems >>>>>>> finding/using. But it would see it via a USB cable. I had other >>>>>>> printer/driver issues for it to print "properly" on the other >>>>>>> printers on my network. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You are running 32-bit Mint 14? Mate or Cinnamon desktop? >>>>>>> You removed the previously installed version of LO, correct? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Did you have any problems with 4.0.4 printing page selections? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In Tools / Options / LibreOffice / General >>>>>>> have you checked "Use LibreOffice dialogs" in the "Print dialogs" >>>>>>> section? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Check it if not. If already checked [which I used for Ubuntu >>>>>>> 12.04LTS] then un-check it. See if that changes anything. This >>>>>>> option does not show up with the Windows users, so they would not >>>>>>> know this. I had to check it to get one of my printers to duplex >>>>>>> properly. I am told others need to have it unchecked for their >>>>>>> printer[s]. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > >-- >To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
