I could reproduce the bug now.
It is not a CUPS problem. If you send a multiple-page PostScript or PDF
file directly to CUPS (with the "lp" or "lpr" command) the printout is
always correct.
The problem is in Evince or even in the GTK printing framework. If the
user checks "Reverse" on the first tab of the printing dialog, the
PostScript data sent to CUPS are all pages in the reverse order. This
means the 3rd page is sent at first, then the 2nd, and in the end the
first. So CUPS prints the first two pages it gets onto the first sheet,
page 3 in fron and page 2 on the back. Then it prints page 1 onto the
front page of the second sheet and leaves the back side blank.
So Evince/GTK should as the best solution simple always send the pages
in the original order and add an IPP attribute for the reverse printing.
So CUPS can arrange it correctly with its pdftopdf or pstops filter.
Alternatively, Evince/GTK can add a blank page to the end of a job with
an odd number of pages and duplex set, and reverse the page order only
after that, but note that it gets complicated if N-up comes to the
place. So my recommendation is to leave all page management to CUPS and
so simply send the original document with all page management option
settings (options on the first two tabs of the dialog) sent as IPP
attributes to CUPS.
If the same problem occurs for OpenOffice.org it should be fixed the
same way.
** Package changed: cups (Ubuntu) => evince (Ubuntu)
** Changed in: evince (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => Triaged
** Also affects: gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Triaged
** Also affects: openoffice.org (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Triaged
** Summary changed:
- Cups duplex mode doesn't work properly
+ Printing duplex in reverse order does not work from many applications
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Printing duplex in reverse order does not work from many applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/370591
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