dual-sided printing?

[David Abrahams]

"Steve Flynn" <anothermindbomb at gmail.com> writes:

> On 12/10/06, David Abrahams <dave at boost-consulting.com> wrote:
>
>     When I print on my HP Laserjet 1300 from Windows, I get an option to
>     print on both sides (manually).  I start the job, pull the even pages
>     out of the top of the printer, put them back in the printer tray,
>     press the button, and it prints the odd sides.  I get a nice
>     double-sided document with no wasted paper; the driver even rotates
>     the page images in the first pass so moving the paper is trivial.
>    
>     Is there a way to get a similar effect on Ubuntu?  I really want to
>     eliminate my Windows dependence.
>
> This is the function of the printer driver. Which driver are you
> using - a generic driver or a proprietary one such as those provided
> by Turboprint?

How can I tell?  I just select
"Laserjet-1300-Series-Postscript-(recommended)" from the printer menu
and get what I get.  Are there other options out there?

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com