[ubuntu-uk] Need advice (Devs?) Urgent - HP printer duplex not fully op with Libre Office

[alan c]

On 03/09/14 23:23, alan c wrote:
> Please point me in a useful direction here
> New HP printer does not print Duplex from Libre Office, as it should,
> or should I say, Libre Office does not work duplex. The printer works
> ok duplex on test page, and with Thunderbird emails for example. It
> seems to be Libre Office which screws the print config up.
> 
> Using Ubuntu 12.04 updated.
> Details:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/hplip/+question/252277 ( comment #18 pp
>  candtalan)
> 
> As can be seen from my comment #18 an organisation has asked me to
> recommend a new printer for them. ASAP. Its nice to be famous.......
> They certainly should be using Libre Office, and hopefully, Ubuntu
> also (?)
> 
> Am I to recommend my favourite printer manufacturer HP and favourite
> App Libre Office, *knowing* that their essential need for duplex
> printing has a bug and will *not* work??
> 
> HELP!
> 
> What is best for me to do? Anyone have HP imaging contacts and or
> Libre Office? Or am I wrong in thinking that Ubuntu itself is ok?
> 
> I cannot fix this, I need to get a dev to take interest in it and put
> in the (probable) missing colon into the code!!!
> 
> Comments, help, much appreciated
> 

For information:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1352316    #11  (sanjay)
has duplicated the bug and examined detailed errors, also filing a LO
bug and offering a temporary work around

Thanks again

-- 
alan cocks