On Sunday 13 January 2008 06:02, Basil Chupin wrote: > Johannes Meixner wrote: > > Hello, > > > > On Dec 7 16:44 Basil Chupin wrote (shortened): > >> Why is OpenOffice such a bitch about printing? > > > > What do you think why this or that application program > > is "such a bitch about printing"? > > Because it doesn't print when one attempts to print a document when all > the settings in the Operating System (in this case OpenSuse 10.2 [and > now 10.3]) have been correctly setup? > > > Obviously printing should be an important issue in particular > > for an office program but what do you think is the base reason > > when the actual implementation is poor? > > Which is the 'actual implementation [which] is poor'? OpenSuse or > OpenOffice?
My guess is that it's probably OpenOffice, because (tragically) I do have to support it on Windows sometimes, and it's picky about printing there too. And I've used the OpenBSD port and struggled to get it to play ball. Less a propos of your original question, I'm afraid the main obstacle I face in getting Windows users to change to OO is its weak envelope printing. I know it can be made to do it, with some printers, but when MS Word users complain that Word is far easier to use in printing envelopes and labels I find it hard to disagree. > > > I don't know what the base reason is when printing is poor in > > this or that application program - I have my own vague ideas > > but I don't know what the actual reasons are. > > You have more knowledge and experience than I (will ever) have. I may > have to go back to DOS...... > > > Kind Regards > > Johannes Meixner > > Ciao. > > -- > Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3 1SB Tel: 0161 834 7961 Fax: 0161 839 5797 http://www.chethams.org.uk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
