[mdlug] Printing a lousy #$%^&* envelope.

[R. Kannan]

I have been able to print envelopes from Open Office to a HP Deskjet HP610C fine. I am only printing one envelope at a time if that makes a difference.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Broughton <jbroughton at twmi.rr.com>
>Sent: Mar 24, 2009 9:55 PM
>To: MDLUG's Main discussion list <mdlug at mdlug.org>
>Subject: [mdlug] Printing a lousy #$%^&* envelope.
>
>I have been a linux user for about 10 years. I have never tried
>to print an envelope under Slackware Linux using KDE and Cups.
>I may never try again. Total failure. I am quite angry.
> My printing system consists of a Brother 5150D postscript laser
>printer accessed over the network via a netgear printserver.
> The printer has 1 tray for 8.5x11-14 paper and a fold out manual feed tray
>for envelopes and the like. It never fails to print 8.5x11 documents some
>even quite complex and duplexed as well.
>  Try as I might I cannot get this system to print a lousy #10 commercial
>envelope. I have used Openoffice 2.4, 3.0, Koffice writer, Adobe PDF reader
>(after sending the output to a pdf from OOO or Koffice writer).  I have 
>tried
>printing it stright up with the selection for the printer set to #10 
>envelope,
>I have tried setting margins, rotating 360deg in 90deg incriments. Nothing.
>The closest it came was Adobe PDF reader put something on the envelope but
>whoever programmed the PDF converter for KDE and OOO did not force
>embeded/outlined fonts so it just prints boxes where the letters should be.
>This sucks. It should be a no brainer. Anyone else have problems with
>printing envelopes under Linux?
>
>Jim
>
> 
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