Bug#373974: openoffice.org-writer: Does not save printer and paper and bin settings.

[John McMonagle <johnm@advocap.org>]

Has anyone looked into this?

Need a fix to this soon.
Right now my options are to build my own packages or switch to ubuntu.
Not thrilled about either one :-(

John

John McMonagle wrote:

> Works properly with ubuntu's openoffice 2.0.2 in  case that helps.
>
>
> John McMonagle wrote:
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>> Package: openoffice.org-writer
>> Version: 2.0.2-3
>> Severity: important
>>
>> Does not save the printer and bin settings for the document.
>> worked OK in 1.1.3
>>
>> For example if you have a document that prints to an envelope and
>> letterhead each time you print must.
>> Go to File -> Printer setting.
>> Select the printer.
>> Select OK even if it was the correct printer.
>> On each document section do Format -> Page and set to the correct tray
>> or paper type.
>> Should print OK.
>>
>> A real pain.
>>
>> Can verify by selecting a printer.
>> If you do not explicitly select a printer you can not select trays etc.
>> Go to Page -> Format.
>> Select anything but the default tray.
>> Save
>> Close
>> reopen.
>> Check settings under Page -> Format.
>>
>> John
>>
>> -- System Information:
>> Debian Release: testing/unstable
>>  APT prefers testing
>>  APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (200, 'unstable')
>> Architecture: i386 (i686)
>> Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
>> Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-2-686
>> Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
>>
>> Versions of packages openoffice.org-writer depends on:
>> ii  libc6                         2.3.6-13   GNU C Library: Shared
>> libraries
>> ii  libgcc1                       1:4.1.0-4  GCC support library
>> ii  libicu34                      3.4.1a-1   International Components
>> for Unico
>> ii  libstdc++6                    4.1.0-4    The GNU Standard C++
>> Library v3
>> ii  libstlport4.6c2               4.6.2-3    STLport C++ class library
>> ii  libwpd8c2a                    0.8.4-2+b1 Library for handling
>> WordPerfect d
>> ii  openoffice.org-core           2.0.2-3    OpenOffice.org office
>> suite archit
>> ii  python-uno                    2.0.2-3    Python interface for
>> OpenOffice.or
>> ii  zlib1g                        1:1.2.3-11 compression library -
>> runtime
>>
>> Versions of packages openoffice.org-writer recommends:
>> ii  openoffice.org-java-commo 2.0.2-3        OpenOffice.org office
>> suite Java s
>> ii  sun-j2re1.5 [java2-runtim 1.5.0+update06 Java(TM) 2 RE, Standard
>> Edition, S
>>
>> -- no debconf information
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John McMonagle
IT Manager
Advocap Inc.