[cups.general] Printing size too large

Robert Krueger racsw at frontiernet.net
Tue Nov 30 15:44:24 PST 2004 

Helge Blischke wrote:
> Robert Krueger wrote:
> 
>>Helge Blischke wrote:
>>
>>>Robert Krueger wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hello,
>>>>   This problem occurs for us regardless of
>>>>which printer is selected, either an Epson Stylus Colr C82 or a HP
>>>>LaserJet 1200 SE.
>>>>I'm using SuSe Linux 9.0, and CUPS 1.1.
>>>>We run a business, and as such, ship a lot of packages out.  We access
>>
>>[...]
>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Robert Krueger
>>>
>>>
>>>Please tell more about your configuration - how are your printers
>>>connected, what
>>>PPD do you use, etc.
>>>
>>>Helge
>>>
>>
>>My wife's computer with XP is only connected via the USB port into the
>>LaserJet, she has no connection to the Epson C82.   The LaserJet is the
>>one we use for all the business chores, including the label printing and
>>customer receipts.  My SuSe 9.0 system is also connected to the LaserJet
>>via the parallel port, so both ports are being used on the LaserJet.
>>   If I understand your PPD question, The Epson uses the Foomatic/Gimp
>>Print drivers, the LaserJet 1200 uses Foomatic/Postscript.
>>   Yesterday, from the command line (I used to use http://localhost:631/
>>but I forgot the password and can't access it anymore) I found that my
>>system was using the A4 PageSize instead of letter, so I changed it to
>>Letter.   Now it doesn't run off the end of the paper anymore, but it
>>cuts things off, like images, instead fo formfeeding to the next page.
>>For example, if I print a page of text that includes an image, and the
>>image just happens to be close to the end of the page, the software will
>>print the first portion of the image on the first page, and the rest of
>>the image plus any remaining text on the second page.  My wife's XP will
>>page break at the beginning of the image, so that it prints the entire,
>>uncut image on the second page.
>>    I've enclosed the last part of the LaserJet PPD file below, if it helps.
>>
>>PageSize/Page Size: A4 *Letter 11x17 A3 A5 B5 Env10 EnvC5 EnvDL EnvISOB5
>>EnvMonarch Executive Legal
>>PageRegion/PageRegion: A4 Letter 11x17 A3 A5 B5 Env10 EnvC5 EnvDL
>>EnvISOB5 EnvMonarch Executive Legal
>>Resolution/Resolution: *default 150x150dpi 300x300dpi 600x600dpi
>>1200x1200dpi
>>Economode/Toner Saving: *Off On
>>PreFilter/GhostScript pre-filtering: EmbedFonts Level1 Level2 *No
>>MemBoost/Memory Booster Technology: *Auto Off On
>>
>>BTW, can you tell me how to fix that password problem with
>>http://localhost:631/ ?  That was excellent for installing printers.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Robert
> 
> 
> The lines above surely are not part of a PPD conforming to the Adobe 
> standard what is what CUPS expects.
> 
> But obviously you use different driver software for your different
> printers,
> which may well lead do deviations in the real page size. Please give
> some more
> information about your Linux driven printer - perhaps it is possible to
> adjust
> it so you get the same (or at least nearly the same) effective page
> size.
> 
> Helge
> 


OK Helge, here's the actual LaserJet.ppd file.  I think it is standard, 
maybe I gave you the wrong thing before.  Hopefully, this will help a 
little better.

Robert

*Economode On/On: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: Economode=On"
*FoomaticRIPOptionSetting Economode=On: "SET ECONOMODE=ON"
*CloseUI: *Economode

*OpenUI *Copies/Number of Copies: PickOne
*FoomaticRIPOption Copies: int JCL A
*FoomaticRIPOptionPrototype Copies: "SET COPIES=%s"
*FoomaticRIPOptionRange Copies: 1 999
*OrderDependency: 100 AnySetup *Copies
*DefaultCopies: 1
*FoomaticRIPDefaultCopies: 1
*Copies 1/1: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: Copies=1"
*Copies 2/2: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: Copies=2"
<snip> ( cut out all the others)
*Copies 998/998: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: Copies=998"
*Copies 999/999: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: Copies=999"
*CloseUI: *Copies

*CloseGroup: General

*OpenGroup: Adjustment/Adjustment

*OpenUI *REt/REt Setting: PickOne
*FoomaticRIPOption REt: enum JCL A
*OrderDependency: 100 AnySetup *REt
*DefaultREt: Medium
*REt Dark/Dark: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: REt=Dark"
*FoomaticRIPOptionSetting REt=Dark: "SET RET=DARK"
*REt Light/Light: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: REt=Light"
*FoomaticRIPOptionSetting REt=Light: "SET RET=LIGHT"
*REt Medium/Medium: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: REt=Medium"
*FoomaticRIPOptionSetting REt=Medium: "SET RET=MEDIUM"
*REt Off/Off: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: REt=Off"
*FoomaticRIPOptionSetting REt=Off: "SET RET=OFF"
*CloseUI: *REt

*OpenUI *TonerDensity/Toner Density: PickOne
*FoomaticRIPOption TonerDensity: enum JCL A
*OrderDependency: 100 AnySetup *TonerDensity
*DefaultTonerDensity: 3
*TonerDensity 1/1: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: TonerDensity=1"
*FoomaticRIPOptionSetting TonerDensity=1: "SET DENSITY=1"
*TonerDensity 2/2: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: TonerDensity=2"
*FoomaticRIPOptionSetting TonerDensity=2: "SET DENSITY=2"
*TonerDensity 3/3: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: TonerDensity=3"
*FoomaticRIPOptionSetting TonerDensity=3: "SET DENSITY=3"
*TonerDensity 4/4: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: TonerDensity=4"
*FoomaticRIPOptionSetting TonerDensity=4: "SET DENSITY=4"
*TonerDensity 5/5: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: TonerDensity=5"
*FoomaticRIPOptionSetting TonerDensity=5: "SET DENSITY=5"
*CloseUI: *TonerDensity

*CloseGroup: Adjustment

*OpenGroup: Miscellaneous/Miscellaneous

*OpenUI *MemBoost/Memory Booster Technology: PickOne
*FoomaticRIPOption MemBoost: enum JCL A
*OrderDependency: 100 AnySetup *MemBoost
*DefaultMemBoost: Auto
*MemBoost Auto/Auto: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: MemBoost=Auto"
*FoomaticRIPOptionSetting MemBoost=Auto: "SET PS:MBT=AUTO"
*MemBoost Off/Off: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: MemBoost=Off"
*FoomaticRIPOptionSetting MemBoost=Off: "SET PS:MBT=OFF"
*MemBoost On/On: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: MemBoost=On"
*FoomaticRIPOptionSetting MemBoost=On: "SET PS:MBT=ON"
*CloseUI: *MemBoost

*OpenUI *PreFilter/GhostScript pre-filtering: PickOne
*FoomaticRIPOption PreFilter: enum CmdLine D
*OrderDependency: 100 AnySetup *PreFilter
*DefaultPreFilter: No
*PreFilter EmbedFonts/Embed GhostScript fonts only: "%% 
FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: PreFilter=EmbedFonts"
*FoomaticRIPOptionSetting PreFilter=EmbedFonts: "99"
*PreFilter Level1/Convert to PS level 1: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: 
PreFilter=Level1"
*FoomaticRIPOptionSetting PreFilter=Level1: "1"
*PreFilter Level2/Convert to PS level 2: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: 
PreFilter=Level2"
*FoomaticRIPOptionSetting PreFilter=Level2: "2"
*PreFilter No/No pre-filtering: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: PreFilter=No"
*FoomaticRIPOptionSetting PreFilter=No: "0"
*CloseUI: *PreFilter

*CloseGroup: Miscellaneous


*% Generic boilerplate PPD stuff as standard PostScript fonts and so on

*DefaultFont: Courier
*Font AvantGarde-Book: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM
*Font AvantGarde-BookOblique: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM
*Font AvantGarde-Demi: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font AvantGarde-DemiOblique: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font Bookman-Demi: Standard "(001.004S)" Standard ROM
*Font Bookman-DemiItalic: Standard "(001.004S)" Standard ROM
*Font Bookman-Light: Standard "(001.004S)" Standard ROM
*Font Bookman-LightItalic: Standard "(001.004S)" Standard ROM
*Font Courier: Standard "(002.004S)" Standard ROM
*Font Courier-Bold: Standard "(002.004S)" Standard ROM
*Font Courier-BoldOblique: Standard "(002.004S)" Standard ROM
*Font Courier-Oblique: Standard "(002.004S)" Standard ROM
*Font Helvetica: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM
*Font Helvetica-Bold: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font Helvetica-BoldOblique: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font Helvetica-Narrow: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM
*Font Helvetica-Narrow-Bold: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font Helvetica-Narrow-BoldOblique: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font Helvetica-Narrow-Oblique: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM
*Font Helvetica-Oblique: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM
*Font NewCenturySchlbk-Bold: Standard "(001.009S)" Standard ROM
*Font NewCenturySchlbk-BoldItalic: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font NewCenturySchlbk-Italic: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM
*Font NewCenturySchlbk-Roman: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font Palatino-Bold: Standard "(001.005S)" Standard ROM
*Font Palatino-BoldItalic: Standard "(001.005S)" Standard ROM
*Font Palatino-Italic: Standard "(001.005S)" Standard ROM
*Font Palatino-Roman: Standard "(001.005S)" Standard ROM
*Font Symbol: Special "(001.007S)" Special ROM
*Font Times-Bold: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font Times-BoldItalic: Standard "(001.009S)" Standard ROM
*Font Times-Italic: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font Times-Roman: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font ZapfChancery-MediumItalic: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font ZapfDingbats: Special "(001.004S)" Standard ROM

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