Bug#712550: libreoffice: Writer inserts blank pages in form letters
Package: libreoffice
Version: 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
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* What led up to the situation?
When I try to create things like numbered tickets using a custom label definition (5 to a page)
with numbers printed on them (so that the first ticket is 1, the second is 11, then 21, etc.
down the page), using a 5 column spreadsheet (for example), the first page prints correctly
then I get a blank page then I get the colours messed on the next page, etc..
If I have, for example, 40 pages of tickets to print then the print dialog shows 79 pages!
* What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or ineffective)?
I can print the "form letter" one page at a time, the tickets print correctly. This is slow
and error prone since I have to select each line in the spreadsheet individually, print it
then go back to the print dialog to print the next page.
The messed up colours on subsequent pages makes simply removing the extra blank pages
a poor solution. The fact that the print dialog seems to know that it's printing more
pages than it should (i.e. 2 * n - 1) is also interesting.
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-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.1
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/6 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages libreoffice depends on:
ii fonts-sil-gentium-basic [ttf-sil-gentium-basic] 1.1-5
ii liblucene2-java 2.9.4+ds1-4
ii libreoffice-base 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libreoffice-calc 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libreoffice-core 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libreoffice-draw 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libreoffice-filter-mobiledev 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libreoffice-impress 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libreoffice-java-common 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libreoffice-math 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libreoffice-report-builder-bin 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libreoffice-writer 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii ttf-dejavu 2.33-3
ii ttf-sil-gentium-basic 1.1-5
Versions of packages libreoffice recommends:
ii libpaper-utils 1.1.24+nmu2
ii ttf-liberation 1.07.2-6
ii ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4+nmu1
Versions of packages libreoffice suggests:
ii cups-bsd 1.5.3-5
ii default-jre [java5-runtime] 1:1.6-47
ii gcj-4.4-jre [java5-runtime] 4.4.7-1
ii gcj-4.6-jre [java5-runtime] 4.6.3-1
ii gcj-4.7-jre [java5-runtime] 4.7.2-3
ii gcj-jre [java5-runtime] 4:4.7.2-1
ii gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg 1:0.10.13-dmo1
ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad 0.10.23-7.1
ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-base 0.10.36-1.1
ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-good 0.10.31-3+nmu1
ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly 0.10.19-2+b2
pn hunspell-dictionary <none>
pn hyphen-hyphenation-patterns <none>
ii icedove 10.0.12-1
ii iceweasel 17.0.6esr-1~deb7u1
ii imagemagick 8:6.7.7.10-5
ii libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl1] 8.0.5-4+deb7u2
ii libldap-2.4-2 2.4.31-1+nmu2
ii libreoffice-filter-binfilter 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
pn libreoffice-gnome | libreoffice-kde <none>
pn libreoffice-grammarcheck <none>
ii libreoffice-help-en-us [libreoffice-help-3.5] 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
pn libreoffice-l10n-3.5 <none>
pn libreoffice-officebean <none>
ii libsane 1.0.22-7.4
ii libxrender1 1:0.9.7-1+deb7u1
ii myspell-en-us [myspell-dictionary] 1:3.3.0-4
ii mythes-en-us [mythes-thesaurus] 1:3.3.0-4
pn openclipart-libreoffice <none>
ii openjdk-6-jre [java5-runtime] 6b27-1.12.5-1
ii pstoedit 3.60-2+b1
ii unixodbc 2.2.14p2-5
Versions of packages libreoffice-core depends on:
ii fontconfig 2.9.0-7.1
ii fonts-opensymbol 2:102.2+LibO3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libc6 2.13-38
ii libcairo2 1.12.2-3
ii libcmis-0.2-0 0.1.0-1+b1
ii libcurl3-gnutls 7.26.0-1+wheezy2
ii libdb5.1 5.1.29-5
ii libexpat1 2.1.0-1
ii libexttextcat0 3.2.0-2
ii libfontconfig1 2.9.0-7.1
ii libfreetype6 2.4.9-1.1
ii libgcc1 1:4.7.2-5
ii libglib2.0-0 2.33.12+really2.32.4-5
ii libgraphite2-2.0.0 1.1.3-1
ii libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0 0.10.36-1.1
ii libgstreamer0.10-0 0.10.36-1.2
ii libhunspell-1.3-0 1.3.2-4
ii libhyphen0 2.8.3-2
ii libice6 2:1.0.8-2
ii libicu48 4.8.1.1-12
ii libjpeg8 8d-1
ii libmythes-1.2-0 2:1.2.2-1
ii libneon27-gnutls 0.29.6-3
ii libnspr4 2:4.9.2-1
ii libnspr4-0d 2:4.9.2-1
ii libnss3 2:3.14.3-1
ii libnss3-1d 2:3.14.3-1
ii libpng12-0 1.2.49-1
ii librdf0 1.0.15-1+b1
ii libreoffice-common 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii librsvg2-2 2.36.1-1
ii libsm6 2:1.2.1-2
ii libssl1.0.0 1.0.1e-2
ii libstdc++6 4.7.2-5
ii libx11-6 2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1
ii libxext6 2:1.3.1-2+deb7u1
ii libxinerama1 2:1.1.2-1+deb7u1
ii libxml2 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1
ii libxrandr2 2:1.3.2-2+deb7u1
ii libxrender1 1:0.9.7-1+deb7u1
ii libxslt1.1 1.1.26-14.1
ii uno-libs3 3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii ure 3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.7.dfsg-13
Versions of packages libreoffice-writer depends on:
ii libc6 2.13-38
ii libgcc1 1:4.7.2-5
ii libicu48 4.8.1.1-12
ii libreoffice-base-core 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libreoffice-core 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libstdc++6 4.7.2-5
ii libwpd-0.9-9 0.9.4-3
ii libwpg-0.2-2 0.2.1-1
ii libwps-0.2-2 0.2.7-1
ii libxml2 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1
ii uno-libs3 3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii ure 3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.7.dfsg-13
Versions of packages libreoffice-writer recommends:
ii default-jre [java5-runtime] 1:1.6-47
ii gcj-4.4-jre [java5-runtime] 4.4.7-1
ii gcj-4.6-jre [java5-runtime] 4.6.3-1
ii gcj-4.7-jre [java5-runtime] 4.7.2-3
ii gcj-jre [java5-runtime] 4:4.7.2-1
ii libreoffice-emailmerge 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libreoffice-filter-binfilter 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libreoffice-java-common 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libreoffice-math 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii openjdk-6-jre [java5-runtime] 6b27-1.12.5-1
Versions of packages libreoffice-writer suggests:
ii libreoffice-base 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
pn libreoffice-gcj <none>
Versions of packages libreoffice-calc depends on:
ii libc6 2.13-38
ii libgcc1 1:4.7.2-5
ii libreoffice-base-core 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libreoffice-core 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libstdc++6 4.7.2-5
ii lp-solve 5.5.0.13-7
ii uno-libs3 3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii ure 3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
Versions of packages libreoffice-base depends on:
ii default-jre [java5-runtime] 1:1.6-47
ii gcj-4.4-jre [java5-runtime] 4.4.7-1
ii gcj-4.6-jre [java5-runtime] 4.6.3-1
ii gcj-4.7-jre [java5-runtime] 4.7.2-3
ii gcj-jre [java5-runtime] 4:4.7.2-1
ii libc6 2.13-38
ii libgcc1 1:4.7.2-5
ii libhsqldb-java 1.8.0.10+dfsg-0+deb7u1
ii libreoffice-base-core 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libreoffice-core 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libreoffice-java-common 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libstdc++6 4.7.2-5
ii openjdk-6-jre [java5-runtime] 6b27-1.12.5-1
ii uno-libs3 3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii ure 3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
Versions of packages libreoffice-base suggests:
pn libmyodbc | odbc-postgresql | libsqliteodbc | tdsodbc | mdbtool <none>
pn libmysql-java | libpg-java | libjtds-java <none>
pn libreoffice-gcj <none>
pn libreoffice-report-builder <none>
ii unixodbc 2.2.14p2-5
Versions of packages libreoffice-draw depends on:
ii libc6 2.13-38
ii libgcc1 1:4.7.2-5
ii libreoffice-core 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libstdc++6 4.7.2-5
ii libvisio-0.0-0 0.0.17-1
ii libwpd-0.9-9 0.9.4-3
ii libwpg-0.2-2 0.2.1-1
ii libxml2 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1
ii uno-libs3 3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii ure 3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.7.dfsg-13
Versions of packages libreoffice-impress depends on:
ii libc6 2.13-38
ii libgcc1 1:4.7.2-5
ii libreoffice-core 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libreoffice-draw 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libstdc++6 4.7.2-5
ii uno-libs3 3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii ure 3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
Versions of packages libreoffice-math depends on:
ii fonts-opensymbol 2:102.2+LibO3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libc6 2.13-38
ii libgcc1 1:4.7.2-5
ii libreoffice-core 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii libstdc++6 4.7.2-5
ii uno-libs3 3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
ii ure 3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u2
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