192496 - when printing multiple mails, some print settings apply only to the first one

Status: NEW

(MailNews Core :: Printing, defect)

Description

[Jari Juslin]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.3b) Gecko/20030208
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.3b) Gecko/20030208

When printing multiple mails at once, Print dialog appears only once and prints
all messages, but only the first one prints with all the settings right I set in
the dialog.

For example, if I open "Properties..." subdialog and set printing to landscape
and 4 pages per sheet, the first mail prints correctly and the rest print
landscape but 1 page per sheet.

This might have something to do with the printer driver, too, for the landscape
and pages-per-sheet settings are provided by it, I think. I am using
W2k-built-in-drivers for HP Laserjet 4L.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Select two (or more) emails at header pane.
2. Select "Print" from File menu.
3. Select "Properties..." fron Print dialog
4. Set "Pages per sheet" to 4
5. Press "OK"
6. Press "OK"

Actual Results:  
The mailer prints both mails, but only the first one prints 4 pages per sheet,
and the second one prints one page per sheet.

Expected Results:  
Print all the selected mails with same settings, ie. 4 pages per sheet.I 

I am using HP Laserjet 4L and default W2k printer drivers with it. However, I
have reproduced same results on another computer too, that is using newer model
of Laserjet (some Laserjet 6 network printer, I think), so this might be more
general issue when using HP printer drivers. Or then just rare general Mozilla
bug. I do not have access to any non-HP printer right now, so I can't check..

Comment 1

[David Lehmann]

I had the same problem on:
Mozilla 1.3.1
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.3.1) Gecko/20030425
Windows 2000, service pack 3

The printer was an HP Laserjet 8100.

Comment 2

[Mike Cowperthwaite]

*** Bug 203275 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3

[Mike Cowperthwaite]

*** Bug 210126 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4

[Mike Cowperthwaite]

Note that first duplicate has the problem with the 'draft mode' setting.

Comment 6

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

sorry for the spam.  making bugzilla reflect reality as I'm not working on these bugs.  filter on FOOBARCHEESE to remove these in bulk.

Comment 9

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

WFM version 3.0a1pre (2007112004) hplj4650
selected two messages, changed to landscape, both print land

Comment 10

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

bugger, 2 up only applied to first page
reopening

Comment 11

[Serge Gautherie (:sgautherie)]

Filter on "Nobody_NScomTLD_20080620"

Comment 12

[Clint Priest]

Confirmed on TB 3.1.2 w/ Brother Printer.

Comment 14

[Tristan Miller]

Confirming bug still exists with both SeaMonkey 2.16 and Thunderbird 17.0.3 (GNU/Linux, x86-64).

This is somewhat of a security problem—today I selected multiple confidential messages and instructed Thunderbird to "print" them to a local PDF file.  Instead all but one were sent to a networked printer in another room where they were retrieved by someone who shouldn't have had access to them.