On Monday, January 23, 2012 05:22:06 PM John Jason Jordan wrote: > <Twice I tried to send this to the new list, and both times it > bounced. I give up on the new list.> > > Libreoffice 3.4.4 on Fedora 16, x86_64. > Printer: Laserjet 4M+ (Postscript Level 2) > > I used OOo for many years and never had this problem until I switched > to Libreoffice. > > Whenever I print to this printer I must remember to go into > Properties> Options > Device and change the print type from PDF to > Postscript. If I do not the text will fail to be kerned according to > the font metrics; that is, a proportional font will be spaced as > though it was a monospace font. > > All other applications print fine. There is no setting for this in the > driver, which uses a PPD file. > > I looked everywhere for a setting to set it to use Postscript as the > default, but I can't find it. > > It is extra work to have to change this setting all the time. And > usually I forget to change the setting and have to print the page > again after I realize that I forgot. This is very annoying, and it > wastes paper, toner and electricity. > > I really hope someone can tell me how to change the default behavior, > else I will have to remove Libreoffice and reinstall OOo. You may want to ask thsi on the LibreOffice list: us...@global.libreoffice.org
I have a Xerox Phaser 6120 and it is also defaulting to pdf but I never have to change it to print from LibreOffice, and it is a postscript level 3 printer. Are you using CUPS for printing? I have used this printer since 2006 on various openSUSE releases with the original Xerox supplied ppd and/or one supplied from the openprinting.org. I am presenly on LibreOffice downloaded from there website. Version LibreOffice 3.4.5 OOO340m1 (Build:502) I have experienced no problem printing. I just printed a copy of this email in LibreOffice writer wit the setting at PDF, came out ok. What version of LibreOffice are you using? Do you have latest PPD file? -- Russ -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help