On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:31:40 -0500 "Fred A. Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Keith Bates wrote: > > Using OOo 2.1, linux, Debian testing, Gnome. > > > > I have this printing weirdness happening that has just started. As I > > changed to OOo 2.1 at about the same time as getting a new printer, > > it might be printer related, but I don't think so as it happens on > > other printers also. > > > > On the document at the web location below as soon as I tell it to > > print the document is distorted. It appears fine in normal viewing > > mode, but telling OOo to print makes it go weirs with frames going > > to one character per line and a 2 page document becoming three. The > > only way I've found to print it the way it looks is to export it to > > pdf first. > > > > Here is the original document www.new-life.org.au/Newsheet.odt > > > > Here is the version after I click on "Print" > > www.new-life.org.au/Weird_Newsheet.odt > > > > Any ideas about the cause will be gratefully received. > > Assuming you're using KDE, define a new printer as kprinter. The > command line entry is simply: kprinter > > This has been my default printer for sometime, as OO doesn't seem to > be able to simply use a system defined printer in Linux like it does > 'Bloze. :( > > Fred, I'm using Gnome although I have KDE installed I have no trouble with most other documents I produce- it's just these newsheets which are admittedly fairly complex. The point is though that the changes are being made in OOo for reasons I don't understand. -- God bless you, Keith Bates 4 Mooloobar St Narrabri NSW 2390 Phone: 02 67924890 Fax: 02 67925418 www.new-life.org.au If you don't have a reason to live JESUS IS THE ANSWER! Ask him into your life today... He really does make a difference. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
