[Libreoffice] how to print into .ps

[Christophe Strobbe]

At 13:02 22-11-2011, Petr Mladek wrote:
>if you select "Print to File" check box in the "Print" dialog, it
>generates .pdf file.
>
>IMHO, if you debug printing bugs, it would be great to see the .ps file
>that is send to the printer. Is there any easy way how to get it?

My Ubuntu installation under VirtualBox has no printers installed.
When I select File > Print in LibreOffice, the Options tab in the 
Print dialog contains a checkbox for "Print to file". Checking this 
checkbox changes the Print button into a "Print to File ..." button. 
The "Print to File ..." button opens a Save dialog; this dialog 
contains a "File type" option where I can choose PostScript, and 
options to choose a file name and a folder. After that, I get a file 
that looks like PostScript to me. (It starts with "%!PS-Adobe-3.0" 
when I open it in gedit.)
But maybe what you really want to know is how to select the printer 
driver through which the PostScript is generated?

Best regards,

Christophe


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