[ubuntu-uk] Need advice (Devs?) Urgent - HP printer duplex not fully op with Libre Office

[Michael Devenish]

On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 10:31 AM, alan c <aeclist at candt.waitrose.com> wrote:

> On 03/09/14 23:23, alan c wrote:
> > Please point me in a useful direction here
> > New HP printer does not print Duplex from Libre Office, as it should,
> > or should I say, Libre Office does not work duplex. The printer works
> > ok duplex on test page, and with Thunderbird emails for example. It
> > seems to be Libre Office which screws the print config up.
> >
> > Using Ubuntu 12.04 updated.
> > Details:
> > https://answers.launchpad.net/hplip/+question/252277 ( comment #18 pp
> >  candtalan)
> >
> > As can be seen from my comment #18 an organisation has asked me to
> > recommend a new printer for them. ASAP. Its nice to be famous.......
> > They certainly should be using Libre Office, and hopefully, Ubuntu
> > also (?)
> >
> > Am I to recommend my favourite printer manufacturer HP and favourite
> > App Libre Office, *knowing* that their essential need for duplex
> > printing has a bug and will *not* work??
> >
> > HELP!
> >
> > What is best for me to do? Anyone have HP imaging contacts and or
> > Libre Office? Or am I wrong in thinking that Ubuntu itself is ok?
> >
> > I cannot fix this, I need to get a dev to take interest in it and put
> > in the (probable) missing colon into the code!!!
> >
> > Comments, help, much appreciated
> >
>
> For information:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1352316    #11  (sanjay)
> has duplicated the bug and examined detailed errors, also filing a LO
> bug and offering a temporary work around
>
> Thanks again
>
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I don't know if this helps but using Windows 7, duplex (and single sided)
printing to my officejet pro 8610 from LibreOffice 4.3.1 works perfectly.

Regards,

Michael Devenish
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