Re: [ubuntu-uk] LibreOffice Writer landscape print failure ....

2012-09-01 Thread Barry Drake
On 01/09/12 20:30, David King wrote: Your other option is to print to PDF using the PDF button in Writer (or print to PDF via Print option if you prefer) and then, if the PDF came out okay, print that to the printer. But if the PDF file comes out bad as well, then it is a bug in LibreOffice.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LibreOffice Writer landscape print failure ....

2012-09-01 Thread David King
On 30/08/12 21:17, Barry Drake wrote: Hi Guys . Anyone care to check this out? I reported a bug a while back, but it is as yet unconfirmed. I just burned a cd of today's 12.10 image to check it out. Boot from the latest image. Open LibreOffice Writer. Print a page in landscape format.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LibreOffice Writer landscape print failure ....

2012-09-01 Thread Barry Drake
On 01/09/12 15:02, Colin Law wrote: Does Gutenprint support it? [1]. I don't think you have told us what model it is. Colin [1] http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/p_Supported_Printers.php No unfortunately. It's a DCP135C and seems only to be supported by the drivers on the Brother site. I h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LibreOffice Writer landscape print failure ....

2012-09-01 Thread Colin Law
On 1 September 2012 14:58, Barry Drake wrote: > On 31/08/12 16:14, Stuart Ward wrote: >> >> I suggest looking for a CUPS driver, in my experience the CUPS drivers are >> generally of a better quality than the manufacturers one. > > > I've been looking around - and am now more confused than ever!

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LibreOffice Writer landscape print failure ....

2012-09-01 Thread Barry Drake
On 31/08/12 16:14, Stuart Ward wrote: I suggest looking for a CUPS driver, in my experience the CUPS drivers are generally of a better quality than the manufacturers one. I've been looking around - and am now more confused than ever! I think if I can find a CUPS driver, I may be able to use m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LibreOffice Writer landscape print failure ....

2012-08-31 Thread Stuart Ward
I suggest looking for a CUPS driver, in my experience the CUPS drivers are generally of a better quality than the manufacturers one. Stuart -- Stuart Ward M +44 7782325143 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LibreOffice Writer landscape print failure ....

2012-08-31 Thread Barry Drake
On 30/08/12 22:11, Colin Law wrote: No need to answer the questions. It is working ok for me on Quantal with the same libreoffice version as in the bug. Perhaps a printer driver problem? Thanks Colin. Sounds as though it has to be a printer driver problem. I'll contact Brother as it's a pr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LibreOffice Writer landscape print failure ....

2012-08-30 Thread Colin Law
On 30 August 2012 21:55, Colin Law wrote: > On 30 August 2012 21:38, Colin Law wrote: >> On 30 August 2012 21:17, Barry Drake wrote: >>> Hi Guys . Anyone care to check this out? I reported a bug a while >>> back, but it is as yet unconfirmed. I just burned a cd of today's 12.10 >>> image

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LibreOffice Writer landscape print failure ....

2012-08-30 Thread Colin Law
On 30 August 2012 21:38, Colin Law wrote: > On 30 August 2012 21:17, Barry Drake wrote: >> Hi Guys . Anyone care to check this out? I reported a bug a while >> back, but it is as yet unconfirmed. I just burned a cd of today's 12.10 >> image to check it out. Boot from the latest image. Ope

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LibreOffice Writer landscape print failure ....

2012-08-30 Thread Colin Law
On 30 August 2012 21:17, Barry Drake wrote: > Hi Guys . Anyone care to check this out? I reported a bug a while > back, but it is as yet unconfirmed. I just burned a cd of today's 12.10 > image to check it out. Boot from the latest image. Open LibreOffice Writer. > Print a page in landscap

[ubuntu-uk] LibreOffice Writer landscape print failure ....

2012-08-30 Thread Barry Drake
Hi Guys . Anyone care to check this out? I reported a bug a while back, but it is as yet unconfirmed. I just burned a cd of today's 12.10 image to check it out. Boot from the latest image. Open LibreOffice Writer. Print a page in landscape format. I simple wrote one long line of text.