Bug#558682: openoffice.org: Should show warning when printing with mismatched papersizes (a4/letter)
forwarded 558682 http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=64719
thanks
Hi,
On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 10:05:31PM +0200, Török Edwin wrote:
> Package: openoffice.org
> Version: 1:3.1.1-8
> Severity: normal
>
> When printing an A4 format document from OpenOffice, and the printer is set to
> Letter [*], no warnings are shown, and printing is successful. However the printed
> document has its margins cut.
OK.
>
> I think that OpenOffice should show a warning when printing with mismatched
> papersizes, and perhaps even suggest changing the printer paper size (in
> File->Printer Settings), when changing the paper size in Format->Page.
Yes. This sounds like http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=64719.
Marking as forwarded, but I would not have much hope, it was reported
against 2.0.2(!) and it assined to the de-facto black hole requirements....
> [*] I recently reinstalled my printer driver in CUPS, and it set the default paper
> size to letter (apparently my /etc/papersize was letter, and not a4).
> This caused A4 pages printed from OpenOffice to have their margins cut, without
> any warning that there is a mismatch between paper sizes.
Sounds like a config problem to me, but I see your point.
Grüße/Regards,
Rene
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