On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 10:51 AM, John Innes <[email protected]> wrote: > *I no longer can print envelopes nor user-defined, small sheets on OO 3.4. * >
Hi John, Thanks for the bug report. It sounds like this was working better in the previous version you had installed. Do you recall what version that was? -Rob > **There are two problems: > * envelope sizes are jiggered to sizes larger than their specified sizes, > plus one non-zero margin, all apparently to favor some inflexible, > inadequate printer. > * the default *letter-size* [8.5" x 11"] now imposes itself regardless of a > user-specified, smaller format. Surprisingly, it does pay attention to user > input regarding *portrait *or *landscape.* > > I have a Samsung ML-3051ND monochrome laser printer on which envelopes are > center-fed. The falsely jiggered envelope sizes and margin, for God knows > which deficient printer, take an inordinate amount of time to overcome, > even if the *letter-size* reimposed later in the print preparation, did not > happen. > > I tried to simplify and evade the jiggered problem with a User-defined, > sheet-size [3.375" x 6.625" landscape] with the minimal printer margins > [0.22"] defined on all sizes. Then the *letter-size *image appeared in the > Print dialog which caused the text to be moved clear off the small sheet. > > I regard these as major problems despite the fact that printing is never > considered an "Interesting" software problem. The old printer dialog was > excellent except for the jiggering problem. Please go back there and fix > 'jiggering'. > > John > > P.S. The *About *text that specifies release version and build cannot be > copied to the clipboard so I have to type it myself. > OpenOffice.org 3.4.0 > AOO340m1(Build:9590) - Rev 1327774 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
