Issue 13132 - cannot print document to file
Summary: cannot print document to file
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: gsl
Classification: Code
Component: code (show other issues)
Version: OOo 1.1 Beta
Hardware: All All
: P2 Trivial (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: christof.pintaske
QA Contact: issues@gsl
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Keywords:
: 12586 (view as issue list)
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2003-04-07 18:38 UTC by robert.kinsella
Modified: 2003-04-21 13:30 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description robert.kinsella 2003-04-07 18:38:47 UTC 
OpenOffice.org 1.1beta on Solaris sparc 9 and Linux RH8.0

Open a document, select file, print.
In the print dialog, check the print to file option on

--> Bug The OK button gets disabled, i.e. the user cannot print to a file.
Comment 1 Unknown 2003-04-08 00:52:13 UTC 
It seems as though the file selection box never opens when the
checkbox is selected and the user is left with no option but to
uncheck the "print to file" or cancel the print. This is very similar
to issue 12586, except that is StarOffice.

To anyone looking for a temporary work around (not fix):

in spadmin add a printer of type PDF converter using a default PDF
converter driver and the following as the command line:
/bin/cp "(TMP)" "(OUTFILE)"; /usr/bin/rename ".sxw.pdf" ".ps" "(OUTFILE)"

This also works if you want to choose a specific printer rather than
the default (as long as it is a PS type), I am currently using the HP
Color LaserJet PS.

Make sure that under the new printer's properties (paper tab) that the
 scale is 100%, sometimes it defaults to 1%.

This hack only works if you have saved the file before you try and
print, additionally you need a different printer for each type of
file. (i.e. swx in the cmd changes to sxc for a Calc file).

By default the ps files will be in your home directory named the same
as your active file except w/ a .ps extension.

I highly doubt this hack will work under windows, sorry.
Comment 2 philipp.lohmann 2003-04-08 10:33:26 UTC 
In the beta you have to press the browse button (the one with the
"...") on it after checking the "print to file" checkbox. The
behaviour is already changed for beta2 (as this is pretty braindead)
so the file dialogue comes up after you press ok, but in the meantime
you have to press the browse button to enter a file name after which
the OK button is enabled again.
Comment 3 philipp.lohmann 2003-04-08 10:33:51 UTC 
fixed in beta2
Comment 4 andreschnabel 2003-04-21 13:30:34 UTC 
*** Issue 12586 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***