> Twayne wrote:
>> XP Pro SP2+ OOo 2.4.1
>>
>> I still can not use the envelope printing features in Writer. None
>> of them seem to work right that I want to use, namely center-fed #
>> 6 3/4 and #10 (North American).
>>
>> It's a real pain to create a working envelope template; at least I've
>> never found a way. Well, one way, by putting a box on a letter size
>> sheet and printing the envelope as though it were a full letter size
>> sheet but it's clumsy and inefficient.
>> I've even tried opening Word envelopes with Writer but the result
>> is dismal.
>>
>> Has anyone written, or created a library or whatever, of creating
>> envelopes with OOo?
>>
>> It's hard to believe that in all this time that it hasn't been better
>> addressed.
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Twayne
> Hi Twayne
>
> Have you worked through
> http://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org/tutorial/Print_An_Envelope.html
>
> or
>
> http://openoffice.blogs.com/openoffice/2005/12/printing_envelo.html
>
> I have for years now had a DL envelope template which I've adapted a
> few printers over the time and use very regularly. I did as you
> proposed, started printing onto a blank sheet, so I could work out the
> orientation, and it "just works." So I just copy the address from my
> letter and it has the return address ready to go.
>
> HTH
>
>
> Russell
FYI, I heard back from the author of those links. He sounds a little
disappointed and doesn't expect to rewrite, update or otherwise go
further with them. He also doesn't think OOo is going to go anywhere
with it in the foreseeable future.
I have to wonder why, but ... it's not like I'm the first one, I guess.
Envelopes are something that are just so basic to letter writing you'd
think it would be of some importance on the todo lists somewhere; or at
least I would.
Actually, if you want right-side feed envelopes they half-fast work
with a few minor adjustments.
It's when you come to center-fed like my printer that it barfs badly;
I don't think the code is even implemented. It just repeats a left-side
feed, and it calculates things it seems based on margin as opposed to a
size placed within a page and top-centered.
#10 and others that need short-side first are the biggest problem.
Others, such as the # 6 3/4 I made yesterday work fine if you go long
side first and keep portrait mode. I was surprised to find that the
code doesn't even try to get the min margins from the printers; even I
can get that in code. Well, with PHP anyway<g>.
I just can't help wondering why no one wants to tackle it at OO.o
though.
Regards,
Twayne
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