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

[Michael S. Mikowski]

On Thursday 26 March 2009 00:23:05 Peter Bart wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-03-25 at 23:17 -0700, Michael S. Mikowski wrote:
> > Ran into this today with my wife, who was getting frustrated.
> >
> > She was trying to create an envelope use the 'insert envelope' option in
> > writer.  This proved buggy.  This on an hp6310, which has excellent
> > support in Linux (which is why I bought it!)

> 	I'm not so sure it's the fault of the printer. I have a Brother HL404cn
> and it took me a few minutes using OO 3.0.1. It's never been easy.

Agreed.

> > Here is what worked for OOo 2.4.  YMMV:
> > 0. Skip 'insert envelope'.  Simply create a new document.
> >
> > 1. Pick format->page->page tab and under Format pick Env. #10, choose
> > Landscape orientation.
> >
> > 2. Fill in your envelope
> >
> > 3. Print envelope.  In the printing dialog, click on 'Properties', and:
> > x paper size should show Env. #10
> > x leave orientation as protrait
> > x leave duplex as off
> > ! On Paper Tray, pick envelope feeder.
>
> 	Interesting, if I do that then the text goes the wrong way on the
> envelope.

That is what my wife was seeing too, assuming you mean 90 degrees off.  Perhaps 
in OOo3.01 one might need to change the orientation on the print dialog.  But 
leaving it in portrait mode is what worked in OOo2.4. 

Cheers, Mike