John Jordan wrote: > So then I put the 11x17 back in the manual feed tray, opened tray > 2, and resent the print job. Alas, it still printed portrait. So this tells > me that Scribus has the tray assignments screwed up. It thinks > tray 1 (manual feed) is portrait and there is nothing that will > convince it otherwise. For tray 2 it will accept software > assignments.
While there are certainly issues with printing from Scribus, I'd actually be surprised if this was a Scribus issue (or solely so, at least). It sounds like it could well be a CUPS / libcupsclient issue and/or a broken PPD. I certainly agree that linux printing in general, and PostScript printing from Scribus, do need work. Linux printing does indeed have a long way to go. Printing - on all operating systems - is an excruciating misery that wastes more of my time as a sysadmin than any other single task/component. Linux is worse than the other two major platforms though IMO, particularly with set-up and user interface, and CUPS certainly needs work. > In the meantime, I exported as PDF and used PDF Viewer instead > of Adobe Reader. With regards to Adobe Reader, the most recent release has a sensible print dialog (at last!). -- Craig Ringer
