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Posted to issues@openoffice.apache.org by bu...@apache.org on 2014/02/24 23:01:36 UTC

[Bug 124307] New: Printers are enumerated only at start, never re-read, jobs fail silently

https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=124307

            Bug ID: 124307
        Issue Type: DEFECT
           Summary: Printers are enumerated only at start, never re-read,
                    jobs fail silently
           Product: Writer
           Version: 4.0.1
          Hardware: All
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: printing
          Assignee: issues@openoffice.apache.org
          Reporter: korobkin+apache@gmail.com
                CC: issues@openoffice.apache.org

Problem description: 
It seems OpenOffice only reads the list of printers when it starts, and keeps
the connection live all the time. If the CUPS printserver restarts, or if the
laptop with OOo is moved between the networks, OpenOffice cannot print anymore
until relaunched. This is quite serious inconvenience for users with laptops. 

Steps to reproduce:
1. Open new empty document in OpenOffice Writer
2. Print it
3. Restart CUPS on the printserver (sudo service cups restart)
4. Try printing the document again

Current behavior:
OOo silently fails to print without showing any error message. 

Expected behavior:
Ideal: re-read the list of printers when Print dialog is shown, print the
document. 
Less ideal: show error message that it couldn't print.

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[Bug 124307] Printers are enumerated only at start, never re-read, jobs fail silently

Posted by bu...@apache.org.
https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=124307

Edwin Sharp <el...@apache.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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           Keywords|needmoreinfo                |needhelp

--- Comment #3 from Edwin Sharp <el...@apache.org> ---
Thank you.

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[Bug 124307] Printers are enumerated only at start, never re-read, jobs fail silently

Posted by bu...@apache.org.
https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=124307

--- Comment #2 from Alex K <ko...@gmail.com> ---
Sorry, I should have been clearer about the setup. 

Client computer with OOo is connected to corporate printserver with help of
using "ServerName corp-printserver" directive in /etc/cups/client.conf on the
client machine. 

If printserver restarts, or if client machine moves to a different subnet while
OOo is running (say, wired laptop switches to wireless), OOo loses the ability
to print. It displays the list of printers just fine, print dialog closes
normally when user hits Print, but printserver doesn't register any connection
from the client anymore. For a user it seems like job was submitted, but
disappeared. 

Looking at the network traffic from the client and at the debug log of the
printserver I make a conclusion that OOo only reads the list of printers when
it starts, and keeps the connection open.

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[Bug 124307] Printers are enumerated only at start, never re-read, jobs fail silently

Posted by bu...@apache.org.
https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=124307

Edwin Sharp <el...@apache.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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           Keywords|                            |needmoreinfo
                 CC|                            |elish@apache.org

--- Comment #1 from Edwin Sharp <el...@apache.org> ---
Print job visible in CUPS 1.7.1 after step 4 (no actual paper printing since my
Officejet printer is broken)?

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