Print an A5 landscape PDF

[Kurt Pfeifle]

Helge Blischke <h.blischke at srz.de> wrote (Tuesday 08 August 2006 14:39):

> Christian Michallek wrote:
>>>Christian Michallek wrote:
>>>
>>>>hi everyone.
>>>>
>>>>i have a problem with an A5 Landscape PDF created with openoffice.
>>>>directly from OO i can print the document without problems to an Printer with configured A5 media.
>>>>when i try to print the PDF to the same printer its 90° turned but its on the right position.
>>>>Using the option -o landscape turns the document in the right direction again, but the position dont
>>>>fit anymore.
>>>>
>>>>i tried the same PDF with a windows printer set to landscape, this works fine.
>>>>
>>>>greetings
>>>>
>>>>ch. michallek
>>>
>>>Please post an URL to a sample file to kook into.
>>>
>>>Helge
>>>
>> 
>> 
>> this is the exported PDF
>> http://www.data-consult.de/srt-voucherkunde-mod.pdf
>> 
>> 
>> greetings
>> 
>> christian michallek
> 
> The PDF is OK; the page has a media box defined as [595 420] which *is* A5 landscape.
> Thus, without the "-o landscape" the PDF should print OK.

....and indeed it does. One of the printers around here is capable 
of running A5 media. "lp -d printername srt-voucherkunde-mod.pdf"
printed OK.

Does your printer support feeding A5 in both directions, long edge
as well as short edge leading?

Cheers,
Kurt