[Bug 1381510] [NEW] Cannot duplex print postscript files made by psbook

[LukeKendall]

Public bug reported:

The purpose of the psbook command is to allow you to print booklets:
e.g. a typical use is to place 2 pages per sheet and to do the
impositioning so that you can print booklets, stapled or sewn together.
E.g. see http://marcelm.nl/making_books.html.

However, if you have a duplex printer, which will print duplex from
evince or gv or libreoffice, etc. etc., and then you create a .ps file
using psbook, there is no way you can get the print system to honor the
duplexing - each sheet of the booklet is forced out single sided, which
completely defeats the purpose.

The clumsy workaround is to use pselect to select the even pages of the
.ps file created by psbook, print them (they'll be forced out single-
sided due to the bug), then work out what way to feed the paper back in
so that the pages will print on the correct side and with the correct
orientation (this will vary from printer to printer from my experience),
and you can get the result you want.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: psutils 1.17.dfsg-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-37.64-generic 3.13.11.7
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Oct 15 23:46:28 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-24 (264 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140123)
SourcePackage: psutils
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: psutils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

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Title:
  Cannot duplex print postscript files made by psbook

Status in “psutils” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The purpose of the psbook command is to allow you to print booklets:
  e.g. a typical use is to place 2 pages per sheet and to do the
  impositioning so that you can print booklets, stapled or sewn
  together.  E.g. see http://marcelm.nl/making_books.html.

  However, if you have a duplex printer, which will print duplex from
  evince or gv or libreoffice, etc. etc., and then you create a .ps file
  using psbook, there is no way you can get the print system to honor
  the duplexing - each sheet of the booklet is forced out single sided,
  which completely defeats the purpose.

  The clumsy workaround is to use pselect to select the even pages of
  the .ps file created by psbook, print them (they'll be forced out
  single-sided due to the bug), then work out what way to feed the paper
  back in so that the pages will print on the correct side and with the
  correct orientation (this will vary from printer to printer from my
  experience), and you can get the result you want.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: psutils 1.17.dfsg-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-37.64-generic 3.13.11.7
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed Oct 15 23:46:28 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-24 (264 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140123)
  SourcePackage: psutils
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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