Re: [users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
> Yes. But my point being is that a similar dialog should/could be > available for OOo as well. What you get in OOo now is basically the same > as you get in the cups localhost:631 interface. > > Till Kamppeter, leader of the OpenPrinting work group at the Linux > Foundation raised this issue last

[users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-26 Thread NoOp
On 06/26/2009 01:30 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: >>> 1) It is odd that I can change N-up in the printer config dialog, but >>> not in the CUPS web interface, or even in the print dialogue! >>> >>> 2) I still think that OOo should have N-up printing baked right in >>> from the start. That would be consist

Re: [users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-26 Thread Dotan Cohen
>> 1) It is odd that I can change N-up in the printer config dialog, but >> not in the CUPS web interface, or even in the print dialogue! >> >> 2) I still think that OOo should have N-up printing baked right in >> from the start. That would be consistent with an application who's >> primary design

[users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-26 Thread NoOp
On 06/25/2009 10:43 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> Ah... then you won't be able to modify those settings (odd I would have >> thought that you could have). Try this instead: >> >> $ system-config-printer >> >> and see if you get the printer configuration wiget. >> > > Kubuntu doesn't come with that exa

Re: [users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
> Ah... then you won't be able to modify those settings (odd I would have > thought that you could have). Try this instead: > > $ system-config-printer > > and see if you get the printer configuration wiget. > Kubuntu doesn't come with that exactly, but I was able to install system-config-printer-

[users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-25 Thread NoOp
On 06/25/2009 02:04 PM, NoOp wrote: > On 06/25/2009 01:45 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: >>> Open from your System|Administration|Printers - or whatever the same is >>> on KDE - and modify there. >>> >> >> Lots of things are broken in the KDE System Settings, and the printer >> configuration seems to be m

[users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-25 Thread NoOp
On 06/25/2009 01:45 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> Open from your System|Administration|Printers - or whatever the same is >> on KDE - and modify there. >> > > Lots of things are broken in the KDE System Settings, and the printer > configuration seems to be missing. I configure using the CUPS web > int

Re: [users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
> Open from your System|Administration|Printers - or whatever the same is > on KDE - and modify there. > Lots of things are broken in the KDE System Settings, and the printer configuration seems to be missing. I configure using the CUPS web interface. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http

[users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-25 Thread NoOp
On 06/25/2009 01:30 PM, NoOp wrote: > On 06/25/2009 12:59 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: >>> Sorry, forgot to add; if you'd like a pdf ppd with even more options, >>> one the copied pdf printer, change (Make and Model) and select the >>> option to supply your own PPD. Then use: >>> /usr/share/ghostscript/8

[users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-25 Thread NoOp
On 06/25/2009 12:59 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> Sorry, forgot to add; if you'd like a pdf ppd with even more options, >> one the copied pdf printer, change (Make and Model) and select the >> option to supply your own PPD. Then use: >> /usr/share/ghostscript/8.64/lib/ghostpdf.ppd >> and name the print

[users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-25 Thread NoOp
On 06/25/2009 12:51 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> Open your pdf printer properties 'Job Options' and change 'Pages per >> side' to 2. Print to pdf (cups-pdf). >> > > I only have Paper and Device, no Job Options. > Open from your System|Administration|Printers - or whatever the same is on KDE - and m

Re: [users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
> Sorry, forgot to add; if you'd like a pdf ppd with even more options, > one the copied pdf printer, change (Make and Model) and select the > option to supply your own PPD. Then use: > /usr/share/ghostscript/8.64/lib/ghostpdf.ppd > and name the printer something like PDFGhost so that you know it i

Re: [users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
> Open your pdf printer properties 'Job Options' and change 'Pages per > side' to 2. Print to pdf (cups-pdf). > I only have Paper and Device, no Job Options. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il - To u

[users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-25 Thread NoOp
On 06/25/2009 10:17 AM, NoOp wrote: > On 06/24/2009 10:54 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> Hello, list. I need to export an ODT document to PDF in 2-up format (2 >> pages per sheet). We use A4 paper so this the paper supports this with >> a simple rotation (Xlong=Xshort*sqrt(2)). However, I do not see tha

[users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-25 Thread NoOp
On 06/24/2009 10:54 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: > Hello, list. I need to export an ODT document to PDF in 2-up format (2 > pages per sheet). We use A4 paper so this the paper supports this with > a simple rotation (Xlong=Xshort*sqrt(2)). However, I do not see that > this can be done in Format -> Page, n

[users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-25 Thread Bob Long
Dotan Cohen wrote: In that case, perhaps delete pages 1 and 3 (making a backup, of course!), and duplicate your page 2 so you have two A4 pages of that, then print that as a brochure. You should then get two "pages" per sheet. Actually, that is what I did when using Abode Reader (which support

Re: [users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
> In that case, perhaps delete pages 1 and 3 (making a backup, of course!), > and duplicate your page 2 so you have two A4 pages of that, then print that > as a brochure. You should then get two "pages" per sheet. > Actually, that is what I did when using Abode Reader (which supports N-up printing

[users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-25 Thread Bob Long
Dotan Cohen wrote: Depending on how many pages in the document, and how you want their sequence, perhaps the brochure options may suit. Print to PDF (not export), by selecting Landscape as the printer settings, and select Brochure in the print options. That might work. My current need is to pr

Re: [users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
> Depending on how many pages in the document, and how you want their > sequence, perhaps the brochure options may suit. Print to PDF (not export), > by selecting Landscape as the printer settings, and select Brochure in the > print options. > That might work. My current need is to print the secon

[users] Re: N-up page setup?

2009-06-25 Thread Bob Long
Dotan Cohen wrote: Hello, list. I need to export an ODT document to PDF in 2-up format (2 pages per sheet). We use A4 paper so this the paper supports this with a simple rotation (Xlong=Xshort*sqrt(2)). However, I do not see that this can be done in Format -> Page, nor in the Export to PDF menu,