What is 11x17" paper under CUPS?

[Helge Blischke]

"Carl G. Ponder" wrote:
> 
> I set up a series of printers first by using commands of the form
> 
>         /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p usausljp,duplex,legal  -E -v lpd://usausprt21.austin.ibm.com:515/usausljp
>         lpoptions -p usausljp,duplex,legal  -o sides=two-sided-long-edge -o media=Legal
> 
> and then by invoking CUPS through the browser to get the configuration right.
> This has worked for all combinations of simplex/duplex and letter/legal paper.
> The "usausljp,duplex,legal" naming-scheme is a bit awkward but works okay for
> all my applications.
> 
> What I can't figure out how to do is 11x17" paper. Sometimes this is referred
> to as "ledger" or "tabloid". I can use any of the forms
> 
>         -o media=11x17
>         -o media=Ledger
>         -o media=Tabloid
> 
> etc. and the commands don't give any errors, but my files come out on letter
> paper instead of 11x17. I tried modifying the properties of the printer I set
> up, but CUPS only lists the options
> 
>         Letter
>         Legal
>         Executive
>         A4
>         A5
>         B5 (JIS)
>         Envelope B5
>         Envelope #10
>         Envelope C5
>         Envelope DL
>         Envelope Monarch
> 
> under the "Configure Printer" menu. Is there something extra I have to do? I
> have cups-1.1.20-11.11.RHEL3 installed on RedHat 9.

You need to edit the PPD and reinstall and reconfigure the printer in
CUPS.
Take e.g. the "Letter" statements as a template and insert the respecive
11x17
stuff whereever you find a Letter statement (i.e. not only for page size
but as well
for imageable area, etc.).

Helge

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Helge Blischke
Softwareentwicklung
SRZ Berlin | Firmengruppe besscom
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