printer ignoring duplex settings

[herman0101]

opensuse 11.1 64 bit kde 4.2.X

okular, openoffice (and probably other applications) ignore the dubplex notumble settings in the driver options. If I print from Adobe Acroread the duplex notumble settings are honoured

this is mega frustrating. I have general low, level frustration with opensuse 11.1 but this seems indefensible. why can the printer server not honour the printer settings!

No doubt you will tell me that its a user error or that acroread uses a work around, to avoid this problem but that you are morally above workarounds....

I have been with opensuse for about 5 years now, but its now negatively influencing my productivity.

[JosephKK]

On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:56:02 GMT, herman0101
<herman0101@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:

>
>opensuse 11.1 64 bit kde 4.2.X
>
>okular, openoffice (and probably other applications) ignore the dubplex
>notumble settings in the driver options. If I print from Adobe Acroread
>the duplex notumble settings are honoured
>
>this is mega frustrating. I have general low, level frustration with
>opensuse 11.1 but this seems indefensible. why can the printer server
>not honour the printer settings!
>
>No doubt you will tell me that its a user error or that acroread uses a
>work around, to avoid this problem but that you are morally above
>workarounds....
>
>I have been with opensuse for about 5 years now, but its now negatively
>influencing my productivity.

Have you tried using konqeror or a browser pointed at localhost:631 to
control CUPS?

[john_hudson]

Depending on the printer, it may be that the drivers have not been provided by the manufacturer and the developers may not have the information to implement these options.

[JosephKK]

On Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:46:03 GMT, john hudson
<john_hudson@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:

>
>Depending on the printer, it may be that the drivers have not been
>provided by the manufacturer and the developers may not have the
>information to implement these options.

On the other hand that should become visible. Also note that some
apps work and some do not. RTFP