On 1/22/26 14:57, Dick Steffens wrote: >> On Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 10:43:10AM -0800, Dick Steffens wrote: >>> I'm trying to print some pages for a half-sheet sized 3-ring >>> notebook in LibreOffice Writer on my HP MFP M148dw printer. I've >>> loaded the 5.5 x 8.5 paper into the printer and printed a page. But >>> th result is cutting off the left part of the text, as if the margin >>> is set to -1" instead of 1". Print Preview shows the pages as I >>> expect them to print, but the printer cuts off the left-hand part of >>> the text. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? > Keith nudged me in the direction of further answers. I tried printing > from my laptop, and it worked. I looked in Synaptic and discovered that > my laptop is running HPLIP version 3.20.3+dfsg0-Zubuntu0.1 and > my desktop is running version 3.23.12+dfsg0-Obuntu5+klbkjammy. > > I'm assuming the problem is some version release between those two. How > can I install an older version of HPLIP on my desktop? > > -- > Regards, > > Dick Steffens
Downgrade my not be possible. HPLIP is Python and the Python devs are idiots that always break compatibility with minor updates (python 3.x variants) Hplip-3.20 may not run correctly if your Python is too new. Make sure you are not setting the paper size in BOTH the HPLIP utility AND Libreoffice. I Leave HPLIP at defaults, and Libreoffice works fine. The M148dw requires a plugin, make sure you have the correct version for Hplip-3.23.12 installed. Upgrade to hplip-3.25.8 https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/gethplip https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/install/install/index -Ed
