HP PhotoSmart Pro B8800 series: Borderless not available on page sizes larger than Legal

[Till Kamppeter]

With the standard PPD for the HP PhotoSmart Pro B8800 series there are no ".FB" (borderless) page size selections for all sizes larger than Legal. The hardware supports borderless on all sizes though. If I use the PPD file for the PhotoSmart b8500 series with my Pro B8800 I can print borderless on all paper sizes without problem.

The problem can be easily fixed by moving the affected printers from the "<%DJGenericVIP:LargeFormatSuperB%>" section to the "<%Python:LargeFormatA3:NoAutoDuplex%>" in the .drv files. A new section needs to be created for the printers which are duplex-capable.

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

I have done all testing with the hpcups driver. Probably the same problem is present for hpijs. Please check. HPLIP is version 3.11.1 as shipping with Ubuntu Natty.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package hplip - 3.11.5-0ubuntu1

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hplip (3.11.5-0ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low

  * New upstream release
     o Added LEDM ADF Scan support
     o Added LEDM Wireless support
     o "/cupsInteger0 <PCL page size number>" is added to the PageSize option
       of the hpcups driver, not only in PageRegion (Upstream fix for Debian
       bug #518227, LP: #405116, Red Hat bug #518756).
     o Fixed HP Laserjet 1020 printing negative images and photos (LP: #754383).
     o ADF now recognised on HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910a (LP: #776509).
     o Added new option "Installed Cartridges" to enable users to select
       correct installed cartridges for printing (Partial upstream fix for
       LP: #235399, currently only applied to the hpcups driver, for the hpijs
       driver we continue with the Debian/Ubuntu patch).
     o Margin issues fixed on HP OfficeJet 7500 E910, 6500 e710n-z, LaserJet
       m1319f MFP
     o Removed scan icon in toolbox for HP Color LaserJet CM4540 MFP (scanner
       is network-only).
     o Fixed "Download Firmware" link in Action tab with HP LaserJet P1566.
     o Redundant PostScript PPDs are removed.
     o Added support for: HP Designjet T790ps 24in/44in, T1300 Postscript,
       LaserJet M4555 MFP, LaserJet Professional m1214nfh MFP
  * debian/patches/add-lidil-two-cartridge-modes.dpatch: Adapted to the partial
    upstream fix.
  * debian/patches/workaround-sf-server-bug-for-plugin-index-download.dpatch:
    Removed, fixed upstream.
  * debian/rules: Removed modification of the PPD generator for hpcups, as
    the missing "/cupsInteger0 <PCL page size number>" in the PostScript code
    of the PageSize option is fixed upstream.
  * debian/patches/large-sizes-borderless-on-photosmart-pro-b-series.dpatch:
    The HP PhotoSmart Pro B 8xxx printers are capable of borderless printing
    on all paper sizes including the large formats. The HPLIP-supplied PPD
    allowed borderless only up to Legal size (LP: #787580).
  * debian/patches/more-user-friendly-choice-names-for-installed-cartridges.dpatch:
    Make the menu entry strings for the "Installed Cartridges" option (on LIDIL
    printers) more user-friendly.
 -- Till Kamppeter <email address hidden> Thu, 26 May 2011 13:33:18 +0200

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

For the developers at HP: Attached is the patch which I have applied to the Ubuntu package. Note that the patch fixes the problem only for the PhotoSmart Pro B83xx and B88xx printers. Please check whether there are also other printers suffering the problem.

[goutam kodu (goutam-hplip)]

This is fixed and released in HPLIP-3.11.10