[Bug 136904] paper tray selection doesn´t work

[Cristian Tibirna]

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------- Additional Comments From tibirna kde org  2006-11-08 21:17 -------
I can't reproduce the comment #5. I activated both optional trays available in the PPD. Then I proceeded at repeatedly changing the paper source in kprinter.

When I select the default slot (tray1), .lpoptions doesn't contain the InputSlot option. When I select any of the other two slots (tray2 or tray3), the InputSlot option appears in the .loptions file, as expected.  This is exactly the intended and programmed behavior. Thus, I can't reproduce point 4) in comment #5.

What I suspect is that you configured your printer -- at the printer panel not in CUPS, or it came default with such configuration -- to use Tray 1 as default paper source. But then you configured kprinter (when you installed the printer) to use Tray 2 as default paper source.

Thus, when you select Tray 2 in kprinter, no InputSlot option is added in the command sent to the printer through CUPS, thus the printer will try to use the material default instead of the software default.

You can try to add InputSlot=Tray2 as an additional option in kprinter (click on "Options>>" and then on "Additional Tags") as a workaround.

You can see which slot is default in CUPS by looking in kprinter->Properties->DriverSettings->General for the "InputSlot" option or look for the line starting with "*DefaultInputSlot" in /etc/cups/ppd/your_hp_ppd_file.ppd

You can change the default InputSlot in kprinter using the Print Manager.