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  2. JDK-6266343

Printed postscript only auto-detects paper from Tray 1

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      FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
      java version "1.6.0-ea"
      Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.6.0-ea-b32)
      Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0-ea-b32, mixed mode, sharing)


      ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
      Linux SomeTwo 2.6.10 #1 SMP Tue Feb 1 10:17:53 CST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux


      A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
      Mustang has added a new command to postscript output that causes a behavior change on a Lexmark T632 printer.

      It appears that the Mustang beta has added the following command to the postscript stream while setting paper size:

      /DeferredMediaSelection true

      This command (at least on the T632) seems to cause the printer to only want to print from Tray 1. If (for example) Letter paper is in Tray 1 and a Letter-size page is sent to the printer, it will print with no user intervention. If, however, Letter paper is in Tray 1 and a LEGAL size page is sent to the printer, it will beep and request Legal paper be loaded in Tray 1 even if Legal paper is already in Tray 2. Without the DeferredMediaSelection command the printer will auto-detect the paper in each tray and select the correct tray based on the page size within the print job.

      I do not know enough about postscript to say if "DeferredMediaSelection" is being used improperly, however it seems to cause problems for this printer.



      STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
      Send a print job to a Lexmark T632 printer using the paper size in Tray 2.

      EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
      EXPECTED -
      Printer should choose the tray according to the paper size sent in the postscript file.
      ACTUAL -
      Printer beeps and requests manual intervention to load the correct paper size into Tray 1.

      REPRODUCIBILITY :
      This bug can be reproduced always.
      ###@###.### 2005-05-06 05:39:26 GMT

            jgodinez Jennifer Godinez (Inactive)
            jssunw Jitender S (Inactive)
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