[CS-FSLUG] OOo envelope printing problems

[Frank Bax]

At 10:47 PM 7/26/04, Frank Bax wrote:
>         http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=17466
>
>We were able to print envelopes using "Insert Envelope" in 1.1.0, but 
>process was broken in 1.1.1 - I thought I found a bug report (issue 25342) 
>that sounded like this problem, but it was fixed in 1.1.2 and I still have 
>a problem with envelopes.  I found an new issue that sounds more like the 
>same problem than the first one did (above link).  I can't imagine it's 
>just me and 'vandan' having this problem?  I wonder if it's related to OS 
>and/or printer driver (since print preview works properly)?  This problem 
>first arose with a client using OOo on many Win98 systems.  I have 
>upgraded to OOo 1.1.2 on a couple of machines where staff won't be 
>printing envelopes.  I don't have access to a Linux system I can put 
>OOo1.1.2 on right now, so I'm asking for help.  Also if you have access to 
>1.1.2 on a windows system and some other printers (perhaps non-HP?) could 
>you try that too?
>
>Envelope printing in OOo:
>
>Starting with empty document, select Insert, Envelope - Click "Format" 
>tab, Change Format to "Env.10" which automatically changes position, width 
>and height to proper values - Click "New Doc." button - Enter 
>sender/recipient addresses.  Print - if you use plain paper, the output 
>should be landscape.  There are other bug reports out there describing 
>problems when paper tray is selected, so best to stay away from that for 
>this test (try to print using all printer defaults).


Turns out to be a procedure problem of sorts - an extra step was needed to 
make it work.  That extra "step" was available in 1.1.0, but the process 
worked without doing it.  If this makes no sense, then updated bug report 
(link above) might.  As I post this original submitter of issue has not 
commented on this new information.