Problem with 'pdftops' filter

[Helge Blischke]

Julien Bossert wrote:
> 
> Helge:
> >
> > Look at the pdftops manpage and read the paragraphs on the
> > configuration page.
> > I suppose your xpdf (including the pdftops utility) has been compiled
> > to use Letter as default page size.
> >
> > Define a different default page size in the configuration file(s) or
> > use the command line option "-paper A4" (or "-paper match" if your PDF
> > has the A4 media box defined). Then, I think, there is no need to feed
> > the job through mpage.
> 
> This line has always been in /etc/cups/pdftops.conf:
> psPaperSize                 A4
> 
> I tried 'lp -o paper=A4 ...' and 'lp -o pdf-paper=A4 ...' but nothing
> changed...

Does your error_log contain lines like

I [10/May/2005:15:11:28 -0100] Started filter
/usr/local/lib/cups/filter/pdftops (PID 17109) for job 41102.
E [10/May/2005:15:11:28 -0100] [Job 41102] pdftops-options: -cfg
/usr/local/etc/cups/pdftops.conf

??

If not, the pdftops filter has not been called.

Helge

PS: I have my own hidden meaning on MacOS X ...

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