Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:23:07 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: duplex printing with OOo. Message-ID: <20090819072307.a5f2a541.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20090819063810.GA15231@thought.org> References: <20090819063810.GA15231@thought.org>
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Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> wrote: > > Well, this one was/is bizarre. I finally got my Brother 5250 networked > printer to print duplex (AKA noth sides :) using > > % lpr file > > but from OpenOffice, no matter what I do, it only prints on one side. Has > anybody runn ito this before and know how to get it to print double-sided? > > Note that in a day or three I will *finally* be printing off two copies of > my thesis, and this will be "single-sided-only" according to the rules. > So really, it's a dontcare.... well, other than I would like to know what > and where and why to change this in the OO config. It works for me, using 3 steps: 1) Use CUPS instead of lpd 2) Install a PPD for the printer that knows about duplex printing 3) Install OOo with CUPS support I don't know if it's possible to do through lpd, though. -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com
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