Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 24237
Envelope Printing - OO Writer
Last modified: 2013-08-07 14:38:26 UTC
OO Writer will not print envelope on my system. It will print a novel, but not a single envelope. What happens is printer will activate, feed the paper, then stop. lpq command shows printer printing STDIN but nothing comes out. I have to stop the printer and restart it in order to print anything else to it. Configuration specifics... Mandrake 9.1 OO 1.0.2 (installed from the distrobution CD) HP Deskjet 895Cxi (works fine with all apps including OO) Insert -> Envelope Enter Return Address and Deliver Address Check Sender box. Format set to type 10 (Legal size envelope) Printer, select last feed type to the right select 'print from top' Current Printer Setup: It never remembers what I enter so I always have to change it from generic printer to my installed printer (HP Deskjet 895Cxi)
Can't reproduce. It seems you use the old version 1.0.2 Please verify with the latest build whether the problem still exist.
I finally downloaded and installed version 1.1 and it still does the same thing. It loads the paper up to the print head then stops. Looking at the printer queue it says it is printing but nothing happens. Eventually I have to just lprm to clear the print job, then, so I can use the printer for other things, turn the printer off then back on again. StarOffice 5.2 prints the envelopes just fine. What the heck is going on? Mike
HI->US: I have no idea what could it be and I can't see any votes or confirms about that. I think OOo is not guilty in this case.
I agree. A suggestion might be to close down OOo and run Printer Administration. Select the printer and under "Execute" try one of these three: "kprinter," "kprinter --stdin" or "qtcups" (assuming you're running with CUPS. I have found in some versions of OOo before 1.1.1 that printing was erratic depending on the execution command given so I had to try all three to find out which one would work consistently. After closing out spadmin (printer administration), restart OOo and try your new setting. If it doesn't work, close it, run printer administration again and try a new setting. One of the three should work.
Any insight on rblackeagle's suggestion.
Created attachment 18460 [details] #10 envelope example
Created attachment 18461 [details] scanned #10 envelope example
I am running RH EL3 linux, OO 1.1.0, cups, and I cannont print #10 Envelopes. The return address does not appear. The addressee does print, however its position on the paper does not match the offset in inches that is given in the setup window. The printer is an HP990cse with the hpijs driver. The envelope is fed into the direct feed envelope slot. The actual printed addressee location is 4 5/8" left and 2 3/4" down from the upper right hand corner of the envelope. Attached is a scanned 8.5" X 11 page printed as the #10 envelope. The setup window says it should be 4.75" left, and 2.06" down from the upper right hand corner of the envelope. See the attached files.
have to reassign issue.
This Issue requires more information ('needmoreinfo'), but has not been updated within the last year. Please re-test with one of the latest versions of OOo - the problem(s) may already be addressed. Either use the latest stable version: http://download.openoffice.org/index.html or consider trying the new OOo 3 BETA (still in testing): http://download.openoffice.org/3.0beta/ Please report back the outcome of your testing, so this Issue may be closed or progressed as necessary - otherwise the issue may be Resolved as Invalid in the future. You may also wish to search for (and note) any duplicates of this Issue that may have progressed further : http://www.openoffice.org/issues/query.cgi Regards, Andrew Cleaning-up and Closing old Issues as part of: ~ The Grand Bug Squash, pre v3 ~
Tested under 3.0. Envelope printing results in blank envelopes.
This issue is double to 29924 which has the target 3.x *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 29924 ***
Closing duplicate