I am not sure if this is a problem or if it is a problem whether it is in
a2ps or foomatic or my printer itself.
I can print in duplex (and in duplex tumble) mode fine with my Brother
HL-5150D printer using a foomatic script based on a BR5150_2.ppd. I just
choose the foomatic script option Duplex_DuplexNoTumble or
Duplex_DuplexTumble.
But when I use a2ps first to take two pages of my postscript document so
it is placed on one side of the page, then my foomatic-based duplexing
does not work -- it only printed on one side. (I wanted it to print four
pages per sheet, but instead I got two pages on one side and the other
side was blank.)
(I tried a few tests with different postscript files; they would not
duplex print after processing with a2ps.)
Any ideas if this is a problem? Is the problem in a2ps, foomatic or my
printer?
Then I used a2ps --sides=duplex and that in combination with the foomatic
DuplexNoTumble option did print in duplex, but the back side was upside
down.
So I used a2ps --sides=tumble and that worked with foomatic's
DuplexNoTumble and DuplexTumble -- they both behaved the same (printed
same direction). This works for me!
And now I just printed (the --sides=tumble output) without the foomatic
option (Duplex=None by default) and it still printed in duplex. foomatic
endup seeing the a2ps created "Found: %%BeginFeature: *Duplex True".
For now I need to remember that when I use a2ps, I have to also remember
to add the --sides=tumble (or =duplex) option if I want djuplex printing.
So to reexplain my situation. I use foomatic's duplex option to print in
duplex unless I use a2ps on the postcript first. If I use a2ps, my
foomatic duplexing does not work. I must use a2ps --sides=duplex (or
=tumble) to print in duplex (but then it doesn't matter if I use
foomatic's options for duplexing).
Is that normal?
I am using a2ps-4.13.0.2nb8 package from pkgsrc and
foomatic-filters-3.0.2.
Please CC me on replies.
Jeremy C. Reed
Media Relations and Publishing Services
http://www.reedmedia.net/
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