Public bug reported: Binary package hint: cups
The 'Color Options' in the printer properties for the HP Color Laserjet 2605 using the recommended driver are confusing, with multiple drop-down lists with the same name. See attached screenshot 1. My understanding based on web searches is that these repeated options specify the desired configuration for different printing modes (text, graphics and photo). This is not at all clear from the dialog. Moreover, I cannot see any way to choose which of these three printing modes to use. I believe this is upstream (hplip) bug 236734, although the behaviour is not identical - the screenshot in the upstream bug shows an additional 'Color Options' choice at the start, which may be a way to choose one of the three printing modes. In any case, that choice is not visible on my machine. There is also an apparently empty section 'Image Quality' at the bottom of the 'Printer Options', which is at best ugly and to my mind suggests some kind of error in the PPD or its interpretation. See attached screenshot 2. Both the confusing 'Color Options' section and the empty 'Image Quality' section are the same in the local CUPS web page (http://localhost:631/admin/#HPColorOptionsPanel), allowing for the different presentation. This can be reproduced without owning the printer - I found this bug while examining the support for this printer prior to purchasing. Detailed steps to reproduce: - choose System->Administration->Printing from the top menu - click Add in the Printing window toolbar - choose 'LPT #1' and click Forward (I have nothing attached to the parallel port, for what it is worth) - choose 'HP' and click Forward - choose 'Color Laserjet 2605' under 'Models' - leave the default option of 'HP Color Laserjet 2605 Postscript [en] (recommended)' selected under 'Drivers' - click Forward - click Forward - click Apply - say 'No' to printing a test page - right-click on the newly added printer in the Printing window and choose Properties - select 'Printer Options' in the list box at the left of the properties dialog - scroll down to 'Color Options' to see the duplicate drop-down menus - scroll down to the bottom to see the 'orphan' header 'Image Quality' ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: cups 1.4.3-1ubuntu1.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Jun 26 21:59:20 2010 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100427.1) Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added. Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:0084 Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 058f:6362 Alcor Micro Corp. Hi-Speed 21-in-1 Flash Card Reader/Writer (Internal/External) Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name Papersize: a4 ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=6954574a-bda6-46a7-9708-778400b38c48 ro quiet splash ProcEnviron: LANG=en_GB.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: cups dmi.bios.date: 01/13/2006 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 0702 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: A8N-VM dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0702:bd01/13/2006:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnA8N-VM:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer ** Affects: cups (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid -- Confusing printer properties for HP 2605 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/598902 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
