Hello Michael Gale, The version of open office that Libranet 3.0 uses is Open Office 1.1.3 . Is this not the latest version?
I am going to go to the /usr/lib/ directory and find out which version of Java I am using. Regards, Michael Walters Michael Gale wrote: > Hello, > > I believe Thunderbird will use lp, try changing it to lp-cups > instead. > > I would assme there is a problem with open office you received, you > should download and install the latest release from there web site and > try that. > > You can install it as a user in your home directory so it should not > affect the current install. > > Michael > > > > Michael Walters wrote: > >> Hello Michael Gale, >> >> I just use the print icon in Thunderbird when I get oversized printing. >> >> My brother Mel just set up cups to print for me last night. If I print a >> plain text document using either the lp command or the enscript command, >> it prints out just fine. >> >> I tried for over a month to configure my printer for cups, but it took >> only an hour and a half for my brother to configure cups printer. And I >> was able to print out text files in the manor above mentioned. I was >> also able to successfully print out the first page of an open office >> writer document, but when I tried to print pages 2 and 3 open office >> froze. I then shut my computer down and restarted and tried to open my >> modified open office document. I got the following error message: >> >> An unrecoverable error has occurred. >> >> All modified files have been saved and can probably be recovered at >> program restart. >> >> I then tried to open an open office spread sheet and open office froze >> again. >> >> But other than that my printing and my computer work just fine. >> >> Regards, >> >> Michael Walters >> >> Michael Gale wrote: >> >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> What type of printing method are you using ? I believe RAW will >>> cause the problems you are experiencing, you should setup CUPS and use >>> that to print. >>> >>> Michael >>> >>> >>> Michael Walters wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> I can safely print straight text documents, but when I print email >>>> messages, they print in large print and some parts of the message get >>>> cut off. >>>> >>>> Hower plain text documents still print properly. >>>> >>>> If someone could send me a short pdf file I could find out whether pdf >>>> files print properly after I save them. >>>> >>>> All help appreciated in advance. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Michael walters >>>> >>>> >>>> __________________________ >>> _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
