On 25 Jun 2005, at 23:58, Peter Kupfer OOo wrote: > > I am running OpenOffice.org on Ubuntu 5.04, amd-64. Using Add New > > Printer I got the printer set up.
> I am confused. Are you working under Linux or Windows. Does either OS > find the printer? I have a Windows 2000 computer with StarOffice 7.0. No application on that computer ever has a problem printing to the Laserjet 5SiMX, including StarOffice. This computer is on my home ethernet, as is the Laserjet 5SiMx. All options available on the 5SiMx are listed in the print dialog box in each application. I have a Linux laptop running 64-bit Ubuntu 5.04 which is also connected to the home ethernet. All applications on it also print fine to the same printer, except for OpenOffice.org 1.1.3. OpenOffice.org doesn't realize the printer is there. Instead it subsitutes "Generic Printer" as the only choice in the print dialog box. And when I print to "Generic Printer" nothing goes to the printer. Which is probably just as well, as "Generic Printer" has no way to specify paper size, which tray, duplex or simplex, resolution, or any of the other features of the printer. Note that the 5SiMX is properly configured in Linux. In all other applications on the Linux computer the print dialog box lists "Laserjet 5SiMX" as the printer to print to. I have no idea where OpenOffice.org came up with "Generic Printer." If it couldn't find a printer, then it should have simply said so. But that problem aside, there must be a bug somewhere in the Linux version where it fails to look at the printer folder to see what printer choices are available. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
