print on both sides of paper

[Peter Flynn]

On 30/10/2022 18:18, Douglas McGArrett wrote:
> On 10/29/22 05:14, Grizzly via ubuntu-users wrote:
>> 28 October 2022  at 18:58, Douglas McGArrett wrote:
>> print on both sides of paper (at least in part)
>>> The internet answers seem utterly complicated.)

Basically, manufacturers sometimes issue broken drivers.
If the printer is capable of two-sided, and the driver fails to 
implement it, you need to get onto the manufacturer.

>> If all else fails, print odds, then feed the paper back through (turn 
>> it over)and print evens
> Hey, Griz--would you like to do that for a 100 page manual?

It's not the quantity, but the fact that modern (and cheapo) printers 
misfeed occasionally, and if they do that on a 2-sided stack, you may 
not notice it, and have dozens of pages with the wrong page on verso.

On 30/10/2022 18:52, Douglas McGArrett wrote:

 > I hope I don't have to go the PDF route, but at least it would be
 > doable, with a batch of extra work.

PDF is the industry standard for print formatting, so it's usually more 
reliable than other formats.

> I wonder if the folks who write this software ever read these
> comments from the users?
Almost never. But in this case it's not the CUPS of Ubuntu dev teams 
responsible, by the sound of it, but the printer manufacturer (which is 
who? Did you say?)

> I would hazard a guess that almost all printers sold today at a level
> above grade school use, will print on both sides.
I'd say well under 50%, but that's my personal guess. It's something 
most people never ask for and may not even know exists as a concept.

Peter