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Bug: Linux, /usr/bin/lpr, options bug

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From: Benjamin_Woods
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:58
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Hi there,

I am using Adobe Reader 7.0.8 in Ubuntu Linux.
The printer I am trying to print to is a HP LaserJet 2200, using the (recommended) postscipt ppd driver.

When in the Print Window (accessed from File -> Print...), clicking Properties displays numerous properties available for your print job such as Page Size, Resolution and Duplex printing options. As you change the options, the command that is generated in displayed below in the "Printer Command" text box.

As the options are changed, they are added to the command with comma separation. This is incorrect syntax. Comma separation is for when an option can have more than 1 input, such as -o media=A4,Transparency (suggesting the media is both size A4 and a transparency).

For example, the command generated for an A4, Long sided Duplex print in Adobe reader 7.0.8 is:
/usr/bin/lpr -P hp2200 -o PageSize=A4,Duplex=DuplexNoTumble

This produces a print job which is SINGLE SIDED. The correct command would be:
/usr/bin/lpr -P hp2200 -o PageSize=A4 -o Duplex=DuplexNoTumble

Notice the 2 options are separated by another -o. Testing this produces the corrent result.

Should this bug be posted anywhere else?

Cheers

-Ben Woods
woodsb02 AT gmail DOT com
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