On Wednesday 26 November 2008 13:51:53 g wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > > Also, cups has managed this > > printer well enough in the past - though again, versions differences have > > to be considered. > > as in you printed duplex before? Yes, for about 18 months. > if so, i would consider contacting > developers directly to see what they say. it is possible that newer drivers > may not have been checked in duplex mode. > > > That leaves for the main suspect the new printer dialogue - or, some > > deeper level at which data is fed to the printer. Either way, I'm not a > > happy bunny at this moment. > > a quick check would be to take some text into a simple editor like kwrite. > build it with copy - paste to be long enough to have 350 lines or so, which > should be long enough to fill 4 pages, and print it. > Yes, I've tried it on a text file too - same effect. > > Tomorrow, when I have more time, I think I'll try the HP chat line and > > see whether they have any evidence one way or another. > > good luck on that one. it will most likely be loaded with ms and mac users, > which i would imagine that hp has insured that their drivers work correct. > No, HP have a section for linux problems, and the people you talk to do know their stuff. > personally, i do not believe i would have considered a printer that > physically rotated paper to print duplex. doing so in software would be a > better bet as it is less to break hardware wise. > Before this I had a Deskjet 990Cxi with duplexer. I ran that for 3-4 years and never had a moment's problem - apart from a very few paper-jams. > what happens if you want to print duplex with 'legal size', 8.5" x 14" > [what ever that equates in metric] paper? does it rotate it also, or does > it do it in software. or is 'legal size' what you are trying to print on? > Like most non-specialist printers, A4 is the largest it can handle, but you could certainly duplex on Letter if you don't use A4. Anne
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