Print an A5 landscape PDF

[Helge Blischke]

Christian Michallek wrote:
>>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
>>
> 
> 
> Thx for the advice, but i cant get it working.
> 
> tried around with many differnt drivers and still have no luck.
> im using a HPLJ2200 and i insert the A5 via the manual feeder.
> cups is configured for A5 and manual feed.
> i can insert them longedge or shortedge.
> 
> i scanned one printout in for better visibility.
> 
> http://data-consult.de/hpsc84.pdf
> 
> i marked the A5 area.
> 
> thats how a print looks when i insert the paper longedge.
> 
> im happy about any hint, because im running out of ideas atm.
> 
> greetings
> 
> christian
> 

Olease describe your configuration in more detail. And how do you
get the PDF out of OO? If there is an intermediate PostScript file,
I'd like to look into it. And, please, post (an URL to) the PPD you use
for your printer.

Helge


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Helge Blischke
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