I was trying to use LibreOffice to print an envelope last night. The Insert>Envelope... dialog worked fine, but it will only produce a profile print. My printer wants the envelope inserted longways.
My work-around seems to be to export a PDF, then use evince to print the PDF, which will indeed allow me to change the orientation when printing.
Is that really the only (relatively simple) way to print envelopes? (It might actually be simpler to use texlive and command line tools).
On Thu, 2017-06-15 at 12:17 -0400, Tom Horsley wrote:
I was trying to use LibreOffice to print an envelope last night. The Insert>Envelope... dialog worked fine, but it will only produce a profile print. My printer wants the envelope inserted longways.
My work-around seems to be to export a PDF, then use evince to print the PDF, which will indeed allow me to change the orientation when printing.
Is that really the only (relatively simple) way to print envelopes? (It might actually be simpler to use texlive and command line tools).
Personally I use glabels with stick-on labels. Easier to manage on the whole, but YMMV.
poc
On 06/15/2017 01:01 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
Personally I use glabels with stick-on labels. Easier to manage on the whole, but YMMV.
Typewriter FTW!
On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 12:17 PM, Tom Horsley horsley1953@gmail.com wrote:
I was trying to use LibreOffice to print an envelope last night. The Insert>Envelope... dialog worked fine, but it will only produce a profile print. My printer wants the envelope inserted longways. [snip] Is that really the only (relatively simple) way to print envelopes? (It might actually be simpler to use texlive and command line tools).
After getting the envelope inserted into the document, I use the standard print dialog, chose page 1 only, and change the feed source to "Manual." When it prints, the printer prompts me to stick the envelope in and it prints, landscape mode.
This might be dependent on your specific printer and print driver.
On 06/15/2017 11:08 AM, Ted Roche wrote:
On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 12:17 PM, Tom Horsley horsley1953@gmail.com wrote:
I was trying to use LibreOffice to print an envelope last night. The Insert>Envelope... dialog worked fine, but it will only produce a profile print. My printer wants the envelope inserted longways. [snip] Is that really the only (relatively simple) way to print envelopes? (It might actually be simpler to use texlive and command line tools).
After getting the envelope inserted into the document, I use the standard print dialog, chose page 1 only, and change the feed source to "Manual." When it prints, the printer prompts me to stick the envelope in and it prints, landscape mode.
This might be dependent on your specific printer and print driver.
I accidentally replied directly to Ted [1], but thought it might be germane to the whole list so I'm posting it (properly).
If you use "Insert->Envelope" from the menu bar, you get a window with three tabs. The first, "Envelope", allows you to set the addressee and sender addresses. The second tab, "Format", lets you select the envelope type, text positioning and the rest. The third tab, "Printer", allows you to select which printer you wish to send it to and the envelope orientation.
You can also select "New Document" or "Insert" from the bottom of the window, allowing you to create a new document or insert the envelope into an existing document.
Hope that helps. I haven't used this a lot but it seems to work.
[1] I HATE having to remember to hit "Reply List". The messages came from the list (and list server), and IMHO that's where replies should go by default. GRRRRRR! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@alldigital.com - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 226437340 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - "I'd explain it to you, but your brain might explode." - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
On Thu, 15 Jun 2017 11:34:52 -0700 Rick Stevens ricks@alldigital.com wrote:
[1] I HATE having to remember to hit "Reply List". The messages came from the list (and list server), and IMHO that's where replies should go by default. GRRRRRR!
I'm not seeing this behavior. I've been replying the same way for years. Is this something new? Or is it specific to a particular mail client? I'm not complaining, because I agree with your sentiment above.
On Thu, 2017-06-15 at 12:01 -0700, stan wrote:
On Thu, 15 Jun 2017 11:34:52 -0700 Rick Stevens ricks@alldigital.com wrote:
[1] I HATE having to remember to hit "Reply List". The messages came from the list (and list server), and IMHO that's where replies should go by default. GRRRRRR!
I'm not seeing this behavior. I've been replying the same way for years. Is this something new? Or is it specific to a particular mail client? I'm not complaining, because I agree with your sentiment above.
I always Reply to List (Ctrl-L in Evolution), except when someone messes up in a thread and from then on it has to be Reply All.
poc
On 06/15/2017 12:08 PM, Tom Horsley wrote:
On Thu, 15 Jun 2017 11:34:52 -0700 Rick Stevens wrote:
The third tab, "Printer", allows you to select which printer you wish to send it to and the envelope orientation.
You'd think so, but there is no orientation option available. I desperately searched for one :-).
Really? At the top of mine LibreOffice version 5.2.7.2), it's on the "Insert->Envelope...Printer" tab. I see a bunch of icons under the label "Envelope Orientation". Screenshot here:
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On Thu, 15 Jun 2017 14:01:40 -0700 Rick Stevens wrote:
I see a bunch of icons
I see a bunch of icons too, but I sure can't tell what any of them mean (maybe it has something to do with them being microscopically small on my UHD monitor :-).
Maybe I'll try a screen magnifier...
Meanwhile, exporting as pdf and selecting landscape in the evince print dialog is working fine for me. (An actual printed word, not an obscure icon).
On 06/15/2017 03:33 PM, Tom Horsley wrote:
On Thu, 15 Jun 2017 14:01:40 -0700 Rick Stevens wrote:
I see a bunch of icons
I see a bunch of icons too, but I sure can't tell what any of them mean (maybe it has something to do with them being microscopically small on my UHD monitor :-).
Maybe I'll try a screen magnifier...
Meanwhile, exporting as pdf and selecting landscape in the evince print dialog is working fine for me. (An actual printed word, not an obscure icon).
In the screenshot, the icons are (from left to right);
Portrait mode, envelope in upper left corner Portrait mode, envelope in top center Portrait mode, envelope in upper right corner Landscape mode, envelope in upper left corner Landscape mode, envelope in top center Landscape mode, envelope in upper right corner
In the landscape modes, the flap is shown with the FOLD of the flap on the right (folding from right to left):
+--------+ | /| | / | | < | <<<--- Fold here | \ | | | +--------+
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