[cups.general] Setting custom paper size

[Helge Blischke]

Bill Moseley wrote:
> I'm trying to print on some card stock.  Here's a sample:
> 
>     http://hank.org/test.pdf
> 
> This is on a Stylus 870 printer.  I see a "Custom" Media size in the
> lpoptions but I'm not clear how to actually set it.  I have card stock
> that's about 6.5" wide x 4.5" tall.
> 
> 
> The original was in OpenOffice.org, but regardless of the settings it
> always clipped image on the right at 4" -- tried changing paper size
> and   Very frustrating trying to get OO to print on odd sized paper, I find.
> 
> 
> 

As OO defined the media size *after* the first %%Page: command, any
page size settings by CUPS - by either PPD defaults or job attributes -
are canceled. You should file a bug to the OO folks - they should
make their PostScript output DSC compliant.

Helge


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Helge Blischke
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