Re: Printing a No10 envelope in Abiword?

--- Bob Dundon <rsdundon@gmail.com> wrote:

> Using Abiword 2.4.6 on a fully updated Archlinux system, Gnome
> 2.18.0,
> CUPS 1.2.10-1.
>
> Does anyone have a step-by-step on setting up a template for printing
> No10 envelopes? Or a template they are wiling to share?
>
> Things I have tried so far:
>
> (1) I tried importing my OOo No10 envelope as a .odt file. The layout
> came in but the text boxes did not.
>
> (2) selected File>Page Setup..., in the dialog that opens I selected
> Envelope No10 as the paper size and checked the radio button for
> Landscape. Created my envelope text, tried Print Preview, looks
> perfect.
> Before trying to print, I checked the printer settings for my HP2710,
> under the Paper tab the print settings are for Envelope No10 in
> Landscape...the Preview image in the dialog looks correct.
>
> However, when I print, the return address text prints about 2/3 the
> way
> down the envelope (envelope fed into printer on a short side,
> landscape)
> as if in portrait view.
>
> Does anyone have any tips on what I might be doing wrong or other
> suggestions?
>

Have you tried exporting to PDF and printing from a PDF viewer?

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Received on Sat Apr 14 22:40:29 2007