Libreoffice doesn't print landscape files properly

manuel_songokuh · September 4, 2012, 5:59pm

hello
i have same THIS problem serious!!!
i found this TOPIC is very RESOLVED!!!
my opensuse 12.1, kde 4.8.5, libreoffice 3.5:build-413, my printer is RICOH MP 3351!

**Changed printer language type to “PostScript (level from driver)”.
Now prints fine. **

THANKYOU OPENSUSE FORUM!!!

manuel_songokuh · September 5, 2012, 5:55pm

hello
sorry i’m BACK HEREEEEE!!
there is little problem:
how i can set default “postscript (level from driver)” to “PDF” because reboot LIBREOFFICE i did check it but not changed, show ALWAYS “PDF”… i want ALWAYS USE “POSTSCRIPT (LEVEL FROM DRIVER)” …how??? thank you

deano_ferrari · September 6, 2012, 12:32am

You need to set the default printing options with root privileges. Libreoffice has tool called spadmin for this. For 64-bit app, it lives in the ‘/usr/lib64/libreoffice/program/’ directory.

To execute it with root privileges, use the following:

xdg-su -c /usr/lib64/libreoffice/program/spadmin

Once you’ve set the correct printer and postscript options (and any other desired defaults), they should become persistent ie the next time you launch libreoffice, it will use the defaults set by spadmin.

martin_helm · September 6, 2012, 1:01am

Am 06.09.2012 00:36, schrieb deano ferrari:
> Once you’ve set the correct printer and postscript options (and any
> other desired defaults), they should become persistent ie the next
> time you launch libreoffice, it will use the defaults set by
> spadmin.
>
They do not become persistent, I tested that with spadmin right now
because I find it also annoying to set that for every document with
landscape I print to postscript manually.
This seems not to be openSUSE specific, I found several long winded
threads from January about that at open office and libre office lists.
At least I noticed that it seems to be persistent for the document for
which I set it when I do it in writer itself.
Seems a bugreport is needed upstream, I will retest that tomorrow before
I file one.

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ThinkPad E320: oS 12.2 x86_64 | i3@2.30GHz | 8GB | KDE 4.8.4 | HD 3000
eCAFE 800: oS 12.1 i586 | AMD Geode LX 800@500MHz | 512MB | KDE 3.5.10

deano_ferrari · September 6, 2012, 1:13am

I’ve just tested with openSUSE11.4, LibreOffice 3.5:build-403, and the spadmin settings ARE persistent. I note that @manuel_songokuh is using libreoffice 3.5:build-413: Could that be the difference?

martin_helm · September 6, 2012, 1:37am

Am 06.09.2012 01:16, schrieb deano ferrari:
>
> I’ve just tested with openSUSE11.4, LibreOffice 3.5:build-403, and the
> spadmin settings ARE persistent. I note that @manuel_songokuh is using
> libreoffice 3.5:build-413: Could that be the difference?
>
>
I have


martinh@ganymed:~> rpm -q libreoffice
libreoffice-3.5.4.7-1.1.2.x86_64

Writer shows me LibreOffice 3.5:build-403, so the same as yours, just my
openSUSE version is different - 12.2. I can tomorrow check what happens
on my office notebook with 12.1 and the LO version which comes with it.
Can this somehow be something which has to do with what cups version one
uses? My knowledge how the printing is done in LO is not very deep.
Btw I repeated the test on 12.2 again, it always sets itself
automatically back to pdf.
Any idea where this setting is stored?

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ThinkPad E320: oS 12.2 x86_64 | i3@2.30GHz | 8GB | KDE 4.8.4 | HD 3000
eCAFE 800: oS 12.1 i586 | AMD Geode LX 800@500MHz | 512MB | KDE 3.5.10

deano_ferrari · September 6, 2012, 4:50am

I haven’t had a chance for an extensive look, but default printer and paper size seems to be set (by spadmin) in /etc/cups/lpoptions

I also note that various printer settings are configured in ~/.config/libreoffice/3-suse/user/psprint/psprint.conf

deano_ferrari · September 6, 2012, 7:45am

After a further play with spadmin and checking recently changed files (2 minutes) with

# find / -cmin -2

I found that it was writing my postscript level changes to /usr/lib64/libreoffice/share/psprint/psprint.conf

deano_ferrari · September 6, 2012, 7:53am

Martin, I think this thread may be very interesting to you. In particular, post#7

A possible bug in the source code identified?

martin_helm · September 6, 2012, 10:37am

Am 06.09.2012 07:56, schrieb deano ferrari:
>
> Martin, I think this ‘thread’ (http://tinyurl.com/9dh8uxc) may be very
> interesting to you. In particular, ‘post#7’ (http://tinyurl.com/9dh8uxc)
>
> A possible bug in the source code identified?
>
>
Thanks for all your infos, very appreciated, as soon as I will find time
this afternoon I dig into it, from a quick look at that post it is very
interesting in fact a very quick test shows that I have this behavior as
well

“PostScript (Level from driver)” would revert to "PDF
“PostScript Level 3” would revert to “PostScript Level 2”
“PostScript Level 1” would stick with “PostScript Level 1”
“PostScript Level 2” would stick with “PostScript Level 2”
“PDF” would stick to “PDF”

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PC: oS 12.2 x86_64 | i7-2600@3.40GHz | 16GB | KDE 4.8.4 | GeForce GT 420
ThinkPad E320: oS 12.2 x86_64 | i3@2.30GHz | 8GB | KDE 4.8.4 | HD 3000
eCAFE 800: oS 12.1 i586 | AMD Geode LX 800@500MHz | 512MB | KDE 3.5.10

manuel_songokuh · September 6, 2012, 10:59am

hello
thank you extra information particular!!
then i did root bash:

xdg-su -c /usr/lib64/libreoffice/program/spadmin
changed , i try to open libreoffice to check if it’s changed or not but it’s not changed!!
rpm -q libreoffice
libreoffice-3.5.4.13-2.1.x86_64

find / -cmin -2

i waiting 2 min but there is changed but libreoffice not changed…

[SOLVED] LibreOffice 3.5…2.2: Printing Envelopes.](http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/libreoffice-3-5-2-2-printing-envelopes-940914/#post4747552)
i wanted to try change code but where i can changed code?
but /home/USER/.config/libreoffice/3-suse/user/psprint/ there is not file “psprint.conf”…where???

sorry you are wrong code:
“PostScript (Level from driver)” would revert to "PDF
“PostScript Level 3” would revert to “PostScript Level 3”
“PostScript Level 1” would stick with “PostScript Level 1”
“PostScript Level 2” would stick with “PostScript Level 2”
“PDF” would stick to “PDF”
ok? let me know as soon…

but THANK YOU

deano_ferrari · September 6, 2012, 11:14am

Thanks for all your infos, very appreciated, as soon as I will find time
this afternoon I dig into it, from a quick look at that post it is very
interesting in fact a very quick test shows that I have this behavior as
well

Okay, I look forward to your analysis and comment.

deano_ferrari · September 6, 2012, 11:24am

@manuel_songokuh: Hang in there. Wait for Martin to advise. (It may need further contribution to an existing bug report).

martin_helm · September 6, 2012, 11:22am

Am 06.09.2012 11:06, schrieb manuel songokuh:
> sorry you are wrong code: “PostScript (Level from driver)” would
> revert to "PDF “PostScript Level 3” would revert to “PostScript Level
> 3” “PostScript Level 1” would stick with “PostScript Level 1”
> “PostScript Level 2” would stick with “PostScript Level 2” “PDF”
> would stick to “PDF” ok? let me know as soon…
You cannot say I am wrong in that I know what I see on my system, that
just means in your system it is different.
The global configuration file which is changed as root is on my machine
/usr/lib64/libreoffice/share/psprint/psprint.conf

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PC: oS 12.2 x86_64 | i7-2600@3.40GHz | 16GB | KDE 4.8.4 | GeForce GT 420
ThinkPad E320: oS 12.2 x86_64 | i3@2.30GHz | 8GB | KDE 4.8.4 | HD 3000
eCAFE 800: oS 12.1 i586 | AMD Geode LX 800@500MHz | 512MB | KDE 3.5.10

manuel_songokuh · September 6, 2012, 11:48am

hello

sorry i said “you are wrong…” smile i’m not good read english but now i’m understand it’s was from system ok?
then i can wait for to undy: where is problem code (i’m curiosity :))
GO GO GO MARTIN!

robin_listas · September 6, 2012, 1:25pm

On 2012-09-06 04:56, deano ferrari wrote:
>
> I haven’t had a chance for an extensive look, but default printer and
> paper size seems to be set (by spadmin) in /etc/cups/lpoptions

You have to run spadmin again eerytime you update LO.

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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))

martin_helm · September 6, 2012, 1:43pm

Am 06.09.2012 13:25, schrieb Carlos E. R.:
> You have to run spadmin again eerytime you update LO.
>
That’s not enough it is definitely a bug in spadmin itself, it reads the
values from /usr/lib64/libreoffice/share/psprint/psprint.conf
maps it wrong to the combo box entries and writes it back wrong.
As I said I cannot go deeper into that before in a few hours, I am just
in my lunch break now.

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PC: oS 12.2 x86_64 | i7-2600@3.40GHz | 16GB | KDE 4.8.4 | GeForce GT 420
ThinkPad E320: oS 12.2 x86_64 | i3@2.30GHz | 8GB | KDE 4.8.4 | HD 3000
eCAFE 800: oS 12.1 i586 | AMD Geode LX 800@500MHz | 512MB | KDE 3.5.10

martin_helm · September 6, 2012, 4:07pm

A quick update since I am still busy at work, but had to do some
printing in landscape:
When I simply edit the file
/usr/lib64/libreoffice/share/psprint/psprint.conf as a workaround and set


PSLevel=0
PDFDevice=0

and ignore spadmin at all, everything works for me and that setting
remains persistant.

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PC: oS 12.2 x86_64 | i7-2600@3.40GHz | 16GB | KDE 4.8.4 | GeForce GT 420
ThinkPad E320: oS 12.2 x86_64 | i3@2.30GHz | 8GB | KDE 4.8.4 | HD 3000
eCAFE 800: oS 12.1 i586 | AMD Geode LX 800@500MHz | 512MB | KDE 3.5.10

martin_helm · September 6, 2012, 4:17pm

Am 06.09.2012 16:07, schrieb Martin Helm:
> A quick update since I am still busy at work, but had to do some
> printing in landscape:
> When I simply edit the file
> /usr/lib64/libreoffice/share/psprint/psprint.conf as a workaround and set
>


> PSLevel=0
> PDFDevice=0
>

> and ignore spadmin at all, everything works for me and that setting
> remains persistant.
>
A bug report already exists
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44664
I recommend that everyone with that problem adds a “me too” with correct
data about his/her system, will do the same after working hours.
This bug is open since 2012-01-11.

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ThinkPad E320: oS 12.2 x86_64 | i3@2.30GHz | 8GB | KDE 4.8.4 | HD 3000
eCAFE 800: oS 12.1 i586 | AMD Geode LX 800@500MHz | 512MB | KDE 3.5.10

deano_ferrari · September 6, 2012, 9:15pm

Thanks for the update Martin. As I suspected.