Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Letter page format size prints portrait pages as landscape on OS X

2017-08-01 Thread Tim-L--Elmira-NY

On 07/31/2017 11:02 AM, Tanstaafl wrote:

On Mon Jul 31 2017 08:54:37 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time),
Tim-L--Elmira-NY  wrote:

I bought the wide format printer to print 11 by 17 inch newsletters. I
use to take letter size pages to a printing service for them to make
them for me.  Usually it took 3 or 4 Tabloid Sheets [12 or 16 letter
size faces] to have everything needed for the content I/They needed.

So, how do you handle the problem of LO not being able to print directly
to Tabloid size paper?

First I go to the Printer's driver options and set my wide format 
printer for Tabloid.



Second go to Files>Printer settings. Define the default printer to be 
used - i.e. my wide format printer - by defining the page size is linked 
to the printer's page size.


Third, I have the Writer options set up for using the paper size that is 
currently indicated by the printer. Checking the Writer Print option 
from Tools>Options>Writer does help only if you define the page size and 
use the printer that has that paper size loaded.  When you do these 
things, your page size should automatically format itself to Tabloid.  I 
just went through the process to remember how to do this.


Since my printers are for different "jobs" I have them defined differently.

HP Officejet 7000 is set for tabloid, thought I do define it to 13x19 
when needed.


Laserjet 2300dn uses letter size about 95% of the time.  Legal size is 
also used but not much.


Canon MG6220 general inkjet printer with the bottom tray white letter 
sheets, and the rear tray uses either Photo stock or colored paper.


Canon TS9020 [newest] has white letter sheet in the bottom tray and the 
rear tray is defined as photo sheets.  When I load paper into that 
printer, I must define the paper that loaded - i.e. plain paper or photo 
paper.


This works for all of the printers most of the time, except when needed 
borderless printing. The it can be hit or miss.  That is why I tend to 
create the PDF file so Linux's Document Viewer does the print option.  
It does show Borderless Letter and Tabloid page sizes.  I forget which 
PDF viewing package I use for Windows 10.


So, unless I need to change the paper sizes - like B Borderless 11x17 to 
SuperB Borderless 13x19 - this works out most of the time. Make sure the 
printer margins and the document's margin are compatible. The Officejet 
has a weird problem of a 1.5 inch bottom margin even though the top 
works with 0.25 inch margin.  That is another reason I use the PDF 
copy.  Most of the time the SuperB borderless paper setting can correct 
that issue.


Still it does work out most of the time.



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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Letter page format size prints portrait pages as landscape on OS X

2017-07-31 Thread Tanstaafl
On Mon Jul 31 2017 08:54:37 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time),
Tim-L--Elmira-NY  wrote:
> I bought the wide format printer to print 11 by 17 inch newsletters. I 
> use to take letter size pages to a printing service for them to make 
> them for me.  Usually it took 3 or 4 Tabloid Sheets [12 or 16 letter 
> size faces] to have everything needed for the content I/They needed.

So, how do you handle the problem of LO not being able to print directly
to Tabloid size paper?

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Letter page format size prints portrait pages as landscape on OS X

2017-07-31 Thread Tim-L--Elmira-NY


Yes I know how the A series of page sizes may be better than what we use 
in the USA.


I wish I did not need as many sized, colors, and stiles.

WHAT is the "standard" sizes of inkjet photo paper?

USA uses:
4 x 6 inches  - have matte and glossy
8 x 10 inches- too expensive per sheet
8.5 x 11 inches - have glossy
11 x17 inches   - more expensive than the next size larger
13 x 19 inches  - have glossy

I am grateful that I can format these page sizes within Writer. Between 
LO and GIMP [sometimes Inkscape], I have what I need to take advantage 
of their options to make my photos the best I can for photo and document 
printing.



I bought the wide format printer to print 11 by 17 inch newsletters. I 
use to take letter size pages to a printing service for them to make 
them for me.  Usually it took 3 or 4 Tabloid Sheets [12 or 16 letter 
size faces] to have everything needed for the content I/They needed.


One of the issues I have to deal with is the fact people wants very 
specific page color[s] for their signs and/or fliers.  I sometime ended 
up buying their specific paper colors.  Right now, I have neon yellow, 2 
different goldenrod colors, and Pumpkin. The same mix of colors with 
pink to reds, etc..  I have a variety of pastel colors for Tabloid 
[11x17 inches] along with the "standard white and white card stock.




On 07/31/2017 04:46 AM, Rob Jasper wrote:

Tim,

Well, of course this is what one is used to..

Here in the Netherlands (Europe) if one would need different sizes then A1 - A5 
one has to specially order it. All is standardized to the A sizes, with the 
added advantage that if A5 is needed, and you don't have it on stock, you just 
cut A4 in half..

 From our perspective the A standards reduce the need to stock all those sizes 
(letter/legal etc.). Of course the prices are here just contrary to your 
experience.

Rob.



On 30 jul. 2017, at 23:01, Tim-L--Elmira-NY wrote:


On 07/30/2017 10:10 AM, jonathon wrote:

On 29 July 2017 10:04:21 AM GMT-07:00, Tim-L wrote:


I use to know a guy in Canada and he stated they use the metric system and he used A4 
paper [8.27" by 11.69"

In Canada our standard is letter (8.5" x 11"), legal (8.5" x 14"),  tabloid

Officially, Canada uses A, B etc sizes. Unofficially it uses letter etc. As a 
practical matter, people use whatever the local stationary store offers, which 
appears to depend upon locale.

jonathon

That clears it up.  I once had to make and print A4 size documents.  I am glad 
that Canada also uses letter size sheets.  It saves me from having to stock A4 
again.

The Office and/or paper supply stores charge a high premium to purchase A4 
paper.  I buy a ream of Letter size for under $4 at my grocery store, but the 
online site I buy 90% of my paper has A4 paper for $11 plus shipping.

As for a link to LibreOffice, Writer is the default package I use to create 
posters from letter size to 11x17 size.  I really save the 13x19 paper for my 
own family's needs.

If I cannot use LibreOffice, then I have to go to Inkscape. But LibreOffice 
does 95%, or more, of my poster and sign needs. Thanks to my finding 
LibreOffice all those years ago when I was looking for a replacement for 
not-upgrading OpenOffice.org.

. . . . . . . .

In my apartment home office "paper wall" - 55" by 54" in size - has shelf upon 
shelf of paper from 4x6 inches to 13x19 inch paper in white, color, card stock, and various types 
of photo paper.  Right now A4 paper is not needed anymore.

All my old, faded, white paper goes to my grand nephew and grand niece as 
coloring sheets.

Can you believe that 13x19 photo paper costs a lot less that 11x17 photo paper 
- if you can find it.  I print so much paper I have to buy from a ream to 
several per month when I do a heavy print cycle.  I have to buy an inkjet 
printer every 6 to 10 months - alone with the 3 different numbered ink-tank 
cartridges - 2 for Canon photo printers and 1 for the HP wide format printer.  
I rarely use a laser toner cartridge a year.

People in the same apartment tower[s] I live in sees my different printers and paper wall 
and sees no reason to have all this "stuff".  Then they ask me to print 
something for them is a paper color that most people never have printed on before. They 
expect me to buy a half-ream the new color for 10-20 sheets.  I do my best to steer them 
to the closest color I have in stock. That is one reason I stock so many paper types and 
colors.  They just do not get why until they need printing from me.



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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Letter page format size prints portrait pages as landscape on OS X

2017-07-31 Thread Rob Jasper
Tim,

Well, of course this is what one is used to..

Here in the Netherlands (Europe) if one would need different sizes then A1 - A5 
one has to specially order it. All is standardized to the A sizes, with the 
added advantage that if A5 is needed, and you don't have it on stock, you just 
cut A4 in half..

>From our perspective the A standards reduce the need to stock all those sizes 
>(letter/legal etc.). Of course the prices are here just contrary to your 
>experience.

Rob.



On 30 jul. 2017, at 23:01, Tim-L--Elmira-NY wrote:

> On 07/30/2017 10:10 AM, jonathon wrote:
>> 
>> On 29 July 2017 10:04:21 AM GMT-07:00, Tim-L wrote:
>> 
>>> I use to know a guy in Canada and he stated they use the metric system and 
>>> he used A4 paper [8.27" by 11.69"
 In Canada our standard is letter (8.5" x 11"), legal (8.5" x 14"),  tabloid
>> Officially, Canada uses A, B etc sizes. Unofficially it uses letter etc. As 
>> a practical matter, people use whatever the local stationary store offers, 
>> which appears to depend upon locale.
>> 
>> jonathon
> 
> That clears it up.  I once had to make and print A4 size documents.  I am 
> glad that Canada also uses letter size sheets.  It saves me from having to 
> stock A4 again.
> 
> The Office and/or paper supply stores charge a high premium to purchase A4 
> paper.  I buy a ream of Letter size for under $4 at my grocery store, but the 
> online site I buy 90% of my paper has A4 paper for $11 plus shipping.
> 
> As for a link to LibreOffice, Writer is the default package I use to create 
> posters from letter size to 11x17 size.  I really save the 13x19 paper for my 
> own family's needs.
> 
> If I cannot use LibreOffice, then I have to go to Inkscape. But LibreOffice 
> does 95%, or more, of my poster and sign needs. Thanks to my finding 
> LibreOffice all those years ago when I was looking for a replacement for 
> not-upgrading OpenOffice.org.
> 
> . . . . . . . .
> 
> In my apartment home office "paper wall" - 55" by 54" in size - has shelf 
> upon shelf of paper from 4x6 inches to 13x19 inch paper in white, color, card 
> stock, and various types of photo paper.  Right now A4 paper is not needed 
> anymore.
> 
> All my old, faded, white paper goes to my grand nephew and grand niece as 
> coloring sheets.
> 
> Can you believe that 13x19 photo paper costs a lot less that 11x17 photo 
> paper - if you can find it.  I print so much paper I have to buy from a ream 
> to several per month when I do a heavy print cycle.  I have to buy an inkjet 
> printer every 6 to 10 months - alone with the 3 different numbered ink-tank 
> cartridges - 2 for Canon photo printers and 1 for the HP wide format printer. 
>  I rarely use a laser toner cartridge a year.
> 
> People in the same apartment tower[s] I live in sees my different printers 
> and paper wall and sees no reason to have all this "stuff".  Then they ask me 
> to print something for them is a paper color that most people never have 
> printed on before. They expect me to buy a half-ream the new color for 10-20 
> sheets.  I do my best to steer them to the closest color I have in stock. 
> That is one reason I stock so many paper types and colors.  They just do not 
> get why until they need printing from me.
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Letter page format size prints portrait pages as landscape on OS X

2017-07-30 Thread Tim-L--Elmira-NY

On 07/30/2017 10:10 AM, jonathon wrote:


On 29 July 2017 10:04:21 AM GMT-07:00, Tim-L wrote:


I use to know a guy in Canada and he stated they use the metric system and he used A4 
paper [8.27" by 11.69"

In Canada our standard is letter (8.5" x 11"), legal (8.5" x 14"),  tabloid

Officially, Canada uses A, B etc sizes. Unofficially it uses letter etc. As a 
practical matter, people use whatever the local stationary store offers, which 
appears to depend upon locale.

jonathon


That clears it up.  I once had to make and print A4 size documents.  I 
am glad that Canada also uses letter size sheets.  It saves me from 
having to stock A4 again.


The Office and/or paper supply stores charge a high premium to purchase 
A4 paper.  I buy a ream of Letter size for under $4 at my grocery store, 
but the online site I buy 90% of my paper has A4 paper for $11 plus 
shipping.


As for a link to LibreOffice, Writer is the default package I use to 
create posters from letter size to 11x17 size.  I really save the 13x19 
paper for my own family's needs.


If I cannot use LibreOffice, then I have to go to Inkscape. But 
LibreOffice does 95%, or more, of my poster and sign needs. Thanks to my 
finding LibreOffice all those years ago when I was looking for a 
replacement for not-upgrading OpenOffice.org.


 . . . . . . . .

In my apartment home office "paper wall" - 55" by 54" in size - has 
shelf upon shelf of paper from 4x6 inches to 13x19 inch paper in white, 
color, card stock, and various types of photo paper.  Right now A4 paper 
is not needed anymore.


All my old, faded, white paper goes to my grand nephew and grand niece 
as coloring sheets.


Can you believe that 13x19 photo paper costs a lot less that 11x17 photo 
paper - if you can find it.  I print so much paper I have to buy from a 
ream to several per month when I do a heavy print cycle.  I have to buy 
an inkjet printer every 6 to 10 months - alone with the 3 different 
numbered ink-tank cartridges - 2 for Canon photo printers and 1 for the 
HP wide format printer.  I rarely use a laser toner cartridge a year.


People in the same apartment tower[s] I live in sees my different 
printers and paper wall and sees no reason to have all this "stuff".  
Then they ask me to print something for them is a paper color that most 
people never have printed on before. They expect me to buy a half-ream 
the new color for 10-20 sheets.  I do my best to steer them to the 
closest color I have in stock. That is one reason I stock so many paper 
types and colors.  They just do not get why until they need printing 
from me.




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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Letter page format size prints portrait pages as landscape on OS X

2017-07-30 Thread jonathon


On 29 July 2017 10:04:21 AM GMT-07:00, Tim-L wrote:

>I use to know a guy in Canada and he stated they use the metric system and he 
>used A4 paper [8.27" by 11.69" 

>> In Canada our standard is letter (8.5" x 11"), legal (8.5" x 14"),  tabloid

Officially, Canada uses A, B etc sizes. Unofficially it uses letter etc. As a 
practical matter, people use whatever the local stationary store offers, which 
appears to depend upon locale.

jonathon
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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Letter page format size prints portrait pages as landscape on OS X

2017-07-29 Thread Tim-L--Elmira-NY


Alex, I use to know a guy in Canada and he stated they use the metric 
system and he used A4 paper [8.27" by 11.69" roughly].  I use to get PDF 
documents from him in that format.


I do not know anymore with Windows 10, but I know that Ubuntu Linux 
printer drivers can be set as any number of page formats - like Letter, 
Borderless Letter, Legal, Tabloid Borderless Tabloid, and more.  I also 
do not remember where you can set LibreOffice's page format defaults.


Personally I have all but my wide format printer paper size set as 
Letter.  The wide format can go up to 13" by 19", but I keep Tabloid 
paper in it so that is its default.  Rarely I print regular or Photo 
paper in the 13x19 size.


I have added external Print to PDF apps/drivers installed on both Ubuntu 
Linux and Windows 10.  I use these when I want to create PDF files for 
the printouts of other software - like Email, Browser, etc..  I am 
looking for a better one for Ubuntu than the CUPS-PDF system.  Before it 
went "wonky", I use to have CUPS-PDF as my default "printer".  Now it is 
my laser printer.


I am using LO 5.2.7 since my Linux laptop[s] had problems with very slow 
Format>Page dialog opening using 5.3.3 and .4.  IT could take as much as 
30 seconds.  5.2.7 does not have that issue.  I may upgrade a spare 
laptop to 5.4.0.3[?] to see if the issue has been fixed.




On 07/28/2017 03:41 PM, bunk3m wrote:

Alex,

Apologies if this has already been answered as I only get the daily 
digest.


In Canada our standard is letter (8.5" x 11"), legal (8.5" x 14"), 
tabloid (11" x 17").  Because we use the metric system, PCs usually 
default to cm.  This is totally useless since our paper standards are 
in inches.


I haven't had the problem with HP printers but I print to PDF more 
than direct to the printer. PDF production is good.  Perhaps the 
people with this issue should print to pdf first and then open in 
Preview and print the PDF.  I've done this in the past when Acrobat 
did silly things.


Until today I was using LO 5.3.4. Today I upgraded to 5.4 so we'll see 
if this changes.


B.

On 28.07.2017 05:14, Alexander Thurgood wrote:

Le 27/07/2017 à 22:09, amaloney a écrit :

Hi Al,



I have reported this as a recurrent bug - Bug 86838
When attempting to print a Writer portrait document, it prints 
rotated 90

degrees (= landscape).

This occurs with 5.3.5.X and 5.4.0.x

Does anyone have a similar problem?


For those users who don't care to read through the whole shebang of
comments on that bug report :

- it appears to affect only Mac OSX;

- it appears to affect only those users for whom the locale-based
default page setting is Letter - in other words, mainly US and Canadian
(not sure what the default page size is in Canada?) based users;

- it mainly seems to show up with Brother and HP printers.


Reports from users corresponding to the above much appreciated.


Alex









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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Letter page format size prints portrait pages as landscape on OS X

2017-07-28 Thread bunk3m

Alex,

Apologies if this has already been answered as I only get the daily digest.

In Canada our standard is letter (8.5" x 11"), legal (8.5" x 14"), 
tabloid (11" x 17").  Because we use the metric system, PCs usually 
default to cm.  This is totally useless since our paper standards are in 
inches.


I haven't had the problem with HP printers but I print to PDF more than 
direct to the printer. PDF production is good.  Perhaps the people with 
this issue should print to pdf first and then open in Preview and print 
the PDF.  I've done this in the past when Acrobat did silly things.


Until today I was using LO 5.3.4. Today I upgraded to 5.4 so we'll see 
if this changes.


B.

On 28.07.2017 05:14, Alexander Thurgood wrote:

Le 27/07/2017 à 22:09, amaloney a écrit :

Hi Al,



I have reported this as a recurrent bug - Bug 86838
When attempting to print a Writer portrait document, it prints rotated 90
degrees (= landscape).

This occurs with 5.3.5.X and 5.4.0.x

Does anyone have a similar problem?


For those users who don't care to read through the whole shebang of
comments on that bug report :

- it appears to affect only Mac OSX;

- it appears to affect only those users for whom the locale-based
default page setting is Letter - in other words, mainly US and Canadian
(not sure what the default page size is in Canada?) based users;

- it mainly seems to show up with Brother and HP printers.


Reports from users corresponding to the above much appreciated.


Alex






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[libreoffice-users] Re: Letter page format size prints portrait pages as landscape on OS X

2017-07-28 Thread amaloney
The problem is resolved with:

Version: 5.4.0.3
Build ID: 7556cbc6811c9d992f4064ab9287069087d7f62c
CPU threads: 4; OS: Mac OS X 10.12.6; UI render: default; 
Locale: en-CA (en_US.UTF-8); Calc: group

Al Maloney




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[libreoffice-users] Re: Letter page format size prints portrait pages as landscape on OS X

2017-07-28 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 27/07/2017 à 22:09, amaloney a écrit :

Hi Al,


> I have reported this as a recurrent bug - Bug 86838
> When attempting to print a Writer portrait document, it prints rotated 90
> degrees (= landscape).
> 
> This occurs with 5.3.5.X and 5.4.0.x
> 
> Does anyone have a similar problem?

For those users who don't care to read through the whole shebang of
comments on that bug report :

- it appears to affect only Mac OSX;

- it appears to affect only those users for whom the locale-based
default page setting is Letter - in other words, mainly US and Canadian
(not sure what the default page size is in Canada?) based users;

- it mainly seems to show up with Brother and HP printers.


Reports from users corresponding to the above much appreciated.


Alex




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