https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172221
Bug ID: 172221
Summary: Direct print to local printer gives blank pages, but
PDF export and print from PDF works (Skia rendering,
Windows 11, 26.2.1.2)
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 26.2.1.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Printing and PDF export
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
On LibreOffice 26.2.1.2 (X86_64) running on Windows 11 X86_64 (build 26200),
direct printing to a local printer (Brother HL‑L3210CW) produces blank pages,
even though the document is displayed correctly in Writer and in print preview.
Exporting the same document to PDF and then printing from a PDF viewer (e.g.
Adobe Reader, Edge, Firefox) works correctly and shows the text.
Steps to Reproduce:
Open any text document in LibreOffice Writer.
Check that the text is visible and appears normal on screen and in File → Print
→ Print Preview.
Select the local Brother HL‑L3210CW printer and choose Print.
The printed page is completely blank (no text or graphics).
Actual Results:
direct printing to a local printer (Brother HL‑L3210CW) produces blank pages
Expected Results:
Direct print to the local printer should behave the same as the PDF‑export
workflow and show the text.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
Additional tests:
Print preview in LibreOffice shows the document correctly.
Saving the document as PDF (File → Export as PDF) and printing the PDF from a
PDF viewer produces a correct printed page.
Running LibreOffice in Safe Mode does not fix the problem — direct print is
still blank.
Skia rendering is enabled by default; the option “Use Skia for all rendering”
is present but cannot be unchecked in the GUI.
Manual changes in registrymodifications.xcu (UseSkia = false, ForceSkia =
false, ForceSkiaRaster = false) have no effect on the direct print output
(still blank).
This appears to be a Skia‑related printing issue in the Windows 11 build of
26.2.1.2, where Skia handles screen and PDF export correctly but fails when
sending the document directly to the printer driver.
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