duplex printing, hp, fedora 8....

[Anne Wilson]

On Wednesday 16 July 2008 15:40:46 Kevin Martin wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
> > On Tuesday 15 July 2008 22:15:24 Kevin Martin wrote:
> >> Ok, so I'm probably doing something really stupid here but when I print
> >> a multi-page file to my duplex HP printer the duplexing takes place NOT
> >> as page 1/2, page 3/4, page 5/6 but as page 3/4, page 2/5, page 1/6
> >> (essentially printing the odd pages 1,3,5 then flipping the stack (so
> >> the paper with page 5 is at the top) and printing pages 2,4,6).  This is
> >> NOT the way I want it output but I don't know what I'm doing to make it
> >> come out this way.  Any help greatly appreciated.
> >>
> >> Kevin
> >
> > Sounds to me as though you are printing from OpenOffice?  I think you
> > have the document (and maybe even defaults?) set to 'Print as Brochure'. 
> > KPrinter also has a setting for this.  If it's there you can change it in
> > the print dialogue and save it to make the simple print the default.
> >
> > Anne
>
> Anne,
>
> It appears to be an Adobe Reader "issue".  Either I've got a setting
> wrong or there's a bug.  SIgh...
>
> Sorry to waste the lists time.
>
I'm curious, Kevin.  Does this happen with a lot of docs, or just some?  I'm 
wondering whether the brochure print mode is (for that matter, whether it can 
be) embedded in the doc.

Anne
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