Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 22:16:40 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Gary Aitken <freebsd@dreamchaser.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: upside down duplexed page -- CUPS issue (was Re: ps problem) Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1401262207270.33343@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <52E5E5EA.3060101@dreamchaser.org> References: <52E55D4F.8060803@dreamchaser.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1401261331160.29800@wonkity.com> <52E5E5EA.3060101@dreamchaser.org>
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On Sun, 26 Jan 2014, Gary Aitken wrote: > I need a sanity check, please, someone with cups and openoffice installed. > In my case I'm using an HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 tied to the > HP Photosmart P1100 ppd file, which seems to be the recommendation. > > the fbsd implementation of cups installs an lpr command in > /usr/local/bin > the system supplies one in > /usr/bin > > The normal path puts /usr/bin ahead of /usr/local/bin > > 1. If I print the file below using > /usr/bin/lpr duplex.ps > it comes out duplexed properly. The base system lpr and lpd do not mess with the incoming files unless you set up a filter. > 2. If I print it using > /usr/local/bin/lpr duplex.ps > it comes out with the duplexed page upside down. I would suspect this is because CUPS has modified the file based on the PPD. Redirecting the final output to a file might be possible, but I don't use CUPS and can't help with that. > I'd appreciate it if someone could verify whether or not they see > similar behavior. > > If I create a simple 2 page document in openoffice, > when printing from openoffice, I see the following: > > 3. If printed duplexed direct from OO, duplexed pages are upside down. > 4. If printed to a pdf file and /usr/bin/lpr is used on the pdf, > no duplexing occurs -- I get two separate sheets. Again mostly guessing, but the duplexing information, being device-specific, is probably removed when the PDF is created. > 5. If printed to a pdf file and /usr/local/bin/lpr is used on the pdf, > duplexed pages are upside down. And that duplexing works here would be due to CUPS adding the device-specific information when a job is printed.
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