[okular] [Bug 373133] 16.12.0 Okular duplex printing on but no duplex printing done

[Michael Weghorn]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=373133

--- Comment #22 from Michael Weghorn <m.weghorn at posteo.de> ---
(In reply to Gunter Ohrner from comment #21)
> [...]
> Konqueror works (using just the same print dialog as Okular).
> 
> LibreOffice works and shows the option as "Duplex" in its print settings
> dialog.
> 
> lpr on the command line works, using the "-o Duplex" setting:
> 
> * lpr -PDCP-7065DN -o media=A4 -o Duplex=None -o page-ranges=1-2 "$PSFILE"
>   This line prints one-sided, as expected.
> 
> * lpr -PDCP-7065DN -o media=A4 -o Duplex=DuplexNoTumble -o page-ranges=1-2
> "$PSFILE"
>   This line prints duplex / double-sided, as expected.
> 
> Chromium works and labels the option als "beidseitig" in its print page (no
> separate dialog). It also directly updates the print summary line (where it
> states how many pages will be printed in which mode) to reflect the setting.
> 
> Firefox works, here the setting is in the tab "Seite einrichten" in the
> print dialog. The setting is called "Beidseitig", and available options are
> called "Langer Rand (Vorgabe)", "Kurzer Rand (Umdrehen)" and "Einseitig", so
> it's fully translated.
> 
> 
> 
> Basically, I do not know about any other software than Okular which does NOT
> work.

Thank you for that additional information. The way the duplex option is handled
in your case differs from what I get when I use the attached PPD file.

Could you possibly attach your printer's PPD file as well? It should be located
under '/etc/cups/ppd/<PRINTER_NAME>.ppd'.

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