openoffice won't print

I have had a similar problem--

Unfortunately, it only happens some of the time, but when it doesn't like a document, it is repeatable (at least, it is today).

Here is a backtrace from a representative crash

*** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin: double free or corruption (out): 0x08fb76b0 ***
======= Backtrace: =========
/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6[0xb6affd65]
/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(cfree+0x90)[0xb6b03800]
/usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_free+0x31)[0xb63e5961]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gtk680li.so[0xb5808d29]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN11SalGraphics22GetNativeControlRegionEmmRK6RegionmRK16ImplControlValueR16SalControlHandleRKN3rtl8OUStringERS0_SC_PK12OutputDevice+0x17b)[0xb7dd0a8b]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN6Window22GetNativeControlRegionEmmRK6RegionmRK16ImplControlValueN3rtl8OUStringERS0_S8_+0x103)[0xb7e91633]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN7ListBox6ResizeEv+0x18c)[0xb7edad9c]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so[0xb7e77d14]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN6Window4ShowEht+0xca)[0xb7e7a4ea]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN7ListBoxC1EP6WindowRK5ResId+0xd6)[0xb7ed9576]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsvt680li.so(_ZN11PrintDialogC1EP6Window+0x1ca)[0xb78bd42a]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsw680li.so[0xaf33e8bb]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsw680li.so[0xaf33ea6e]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb31187da]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb30ff878]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so(_ZN8SfxShell11ExecuteSlotER10SfxRequestPK12SfxInterface+0x65)[0xb315d7e5]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsw680li.so(_ZN6SwView12ExecutePrintER10SfxRequest+0x451)[0xaf33f781]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsw680li.so[0xaf30cb44]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb314ab4a]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb314b2e8]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb314b358]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb317ace5]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb317ac89]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so[0xb7e8be66]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gen680li.so(_ZN10SalDisplay21DispatchInternalEventEv+0xbc)[0xb53eb16c]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gtk680li.so[0xb57e8041]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gtk680li.so[0xb57e8081]
/usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0[0xb63dc551]
/usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_main_context_dispatch+0x17c)[0xb63de11c]
/usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0[0xb63e155f]
/usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_main_context_iteration+0x65)[0xb63e1ac5]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gtk680li.so[0xb57ea171]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gen680li.so(_ZN14X11SalInstance5YieldEbb+0x37)[0xb53f2927]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN11Application5YieldEb+0x59)[0xb7c8b559]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN11Application7ExecuteEv+0x3c)[0xb7c8b67c]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin(_ZN7desktop7Desktop4MainEv+0x145d)[0x806f07d]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so[0xb7c9134c]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_Z6SVMainv+0x35)[0xb7c91455]
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin(main+0xcf)[0x806150f]
/lib/tls/i686/...

I have a similar problem ("openoffice won't print") but different symptom. Mine does not crash, but the printout is only one page, and often that page is only a partial printout. I have attached a file - when I try to print the attached file, it only prints one page.

This prints perfectly on Openoffice.org 2.2 on my feisty box. It breaks on Openoffice.org 2.3 on my Gutsy box.

I have a similar problem ("openoffice won't print"), but a different symptom. My OOo doesn't crash: it doesn't print at all. I didn't have any problems om my Feisty Fawn box.

My workaround is to export my OOo document to pdf and print with evince (on the same computer). This works flawlessly, so I think it must be a problem with OpenOffice.org.

Found the solution. The default since OpenOffice.org 2.3 is that it only prints the selected (work)sheets. But if you look at the print example (how it would look if you print it, "afdrukvoorbeeld" in Dutch) you'll see all the sheets. So suppose you want to print sheet 4, it will (probably) appear as page 4 on your print example, but you'll have to print it as page 1. Otherwise OOo won't print anything. So it's actually a bug in OOo: OOo should show a different print example.

Unfortunately my solution won't work out for the original poster.

Hi,

   can you reproduce this error with the Human desktop theme ?

   Open Office 2.3.0 has a known problem with some themes

      Koen

Thanks Koen,
I was using the Crux theme. After switching to the Human theme, OO seems to work normally. At any rate, I'm able to format, print and save documents. Still seems like a problem that should be addressed, though.

this issue is probably the same than bug #131526 see http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82608

it should be solved in OOo 2.3.1

There is an option in OOo calc that prints all sheets by default instead of just the selected ones
In Calc go to Tools->Options->Calc->Print->Sheets->uncheck "Print only selected sheets'"

If responders still have another problem around printing, could you please open a different bug please ?

  thanks

     Koen