On 07/31/2010 11:40 PM, Mike Scott wrote: > On 01/08/2010 02:55, NoOp wrote: >> On 07/30/2010 10:50 AM, Mike Scott wrote: >>> This is with ubuntu 10.04, OOo 3.2 (from the ubuntu repository) >>> >>> I've found that the print dialogue offers extremely limited options >>> compared to other applications. >>> >>> In particular, it offers no way to select the paper tray (this option is >>> grayed out for some reason) and no way to select toner economy mode. But >>> most other options seem to be absent too. Seems a bit of an irritating >>> omission when the windows version offers all you need (and more :-) ). >>> >>> Is this standard linux behaviour for OOo, or have the ubuntu folks >>> altered it? >> >> On both Ubuntu (U)OOo 3.2.0, Standard (S)OOo 3.2.1 (linux), and OOo Dev >> OOO330m2 (linux): ... >> The above is for an Canon MP750 w/Turboprint driver. >> >> I suggest that it's your printer driver that's limiting your choices, >> not OOo. > > Thanks for the info. But other applications do seem to offer the whole > gamut of options. No problem, for example, with gedit or gimp, just with > OOo.
Don't know what to suggest then, sorry. > > I'll try 3.3 when I get back in a few days and see if that makes a > difference. > I suspect that you'll have the same issues. 3.3 provides a similar experience (for me); seems to have a few modifications to the Print UI look & feel, but overall doesn't seem to be all that different (again, for me). --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
