From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:15 EST-10EDT,10,1,0,7200,4,1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1987 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Tuesday 20 July 2010 Number 1987 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Can't print from OpenOffice 3.1 : Peter Moylan 1 Re: Can't print from OpenOffice 3.1 : Mike O'Connor **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:12:21 +1000 From: Peter Moylan Subject: Can't print from OpenOffice 3.1 I've mentioned here recently that I have successfully set up my new printer as a network printer, and I am able to print from both OS/2 and Windows. This includes OpenOffice 3.1 documents. On my latest attempt to print, however, I got the error message Could not start printer Please check your printer configuration. I would imagine a message like this indicates trying to print a document with pages formatted as "US Letter", when the printer properties specify A4, or something like that. However, I've just compared the page properties and printer settings with those of an OpenOffice document that /does/ print successfully - and I've just printed that one again, as a check - and as far as I can tell they are identical. As far as I can see, the only distinguishing feature of the troublesome document is that it contains lots of mathematical equations. Equations have often been a headache for me at work (using Windows XP), but that's been mostly when I've been using MS-Office. They haven't in the past been a problem in OpenOffice, which has a less buggy equation editor. My troublesome document does print using the Windows version of OpenOffice. It's simply failing to print in eCS 2.0. Does this ring a bell with anyone? -- Peter Moylan peter at pmoylan dot org http://www.pmoylan dot org -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG === **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:24:09 +1000 From: Mike O'Connor Subject: Re: Can't print from OpenOffice 3.1 Peter Moylan wrote: > I've mentioned here recently that I have successfully set up my new > printer as a network printer, and I am able to print from both OS/2 and > Windows. This includes OpenOffice 3.1 documents. > > On my latest attempt to print, however, I got the error message > > Could not start printer > Please check your printer configuration. > > I would imagine a message like this indicates trying to print a document > with pages formatted as "US Letter", when the printer properties specify > A4, or something like that. However, I've just compared the page > properties and printer settings with those of an OpenOffice document > that /does/ print successfully - and I've just printed that one again, > as a check - and as far as I can tell they are identical. > > As far as I can see, the only distinguishing feature of the troublesome > document is that it contains lots of mathematical equations. Equations > have often been a headache for me at work (using Windows XP), but that's > been mostly when I've been using MS-Office. They haven't in the past > been a problem in OpenOffice, which has a less buggy equation editor. > > My troublesome document does print using the Windows version of > OpenOffice. It's simply failing to print in eCS 2.0. > > Does this ring a bell with anyone? > > Hi Peter, Might be worth your while to re-post that on http://news.ecomstation dot com/thread.php?group=ecomstation.support.openoffice, the eComStation-specific newsgroup (non-usenet!) Regards, Mike -- Failed the exam for -------------------- MCSE - Minesweeper Consultant and Solitaire Expert -------------------- Personal replies to any of : mikeoc (at) internode (dot) on (dot) net mikeoc (at) austarnet (dot) com (dot) au majilok (at) gmail (dot) com [Please ZIP any attachments, other than GIF/JPG or plain-text] If you are missing a response from me - check Tweed Heads WX status at: http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR663.loop.shtml#skip -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG ===