i meet quite the same problem (which I also described here on bug#41147) https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/41147
this is a fresh install of dapper my printer is a brother mfc7820n (network one) that i installed with brother debian packages the default settings are sane in gnome printing panel : means A4 as default but when I want to print from OOo2, i don't even have the possibility to choose a4, the only choices I have are "letter, executive, a5, com-10, DL, b5" so when printing a job set as A4, the result is a bit confusing any solutions are welcome -- Printer properties: no paper orientation option https://launchpad.net/bugs/23049 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs