Setting custom paper size

[Kurt Pfeifle]

> On Mon, Feb 12, 2007 at 08:45:21AM -0500, Helge Blischke wrote:
> > 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.
>
> I see.  Thanks.
>
> Does that also apply to the pdf file above?
>
> The pdf seems to display like I'd expect in xpdf.  I'm just not clear
> how to tell the printer what size paper I'm using when it's a custom
> size.  When I print that file it prints in the center of a "letter"
> size page.


Did you tell what actual media sizes you do expect to use with this?? And does your printer support these?

Try one of these commands then:

  lp -d printername -o PageSize=Custom.4x6in -o fitplot /path/to/PDF ;   # inches
  lp -d printername -o PageSize=Custom.4x8cm -o fitplot /path/to/PDF ;   # cm
  lp -d printername -o PageSize=Custom.440x310 -o fitplot /path/to/PDF ; # points (1/72 of an inch)

("fitplot" will expand the image to fit fully into the "imageable area" of the medium, so it may be better to leave it away...)


Oh wait... I found out what the exact size of your PDF pages is:

  lp -d printername -o PageSize=Custom.468x324 -o fitplot /path/to/PDF ;
  lp -d printername -o PageSize=Custom.324x468 -o fitplot /path/to/PDF ;

Probably your printer will not support edge-to-edge printing, but have a smaller "imageable area" than 468 by 324 points -- use the next bigger media size then, maybe

  lp -d printername -o PageSize=Custom.510x370 /path/to/PDF ;
  lp -d printername -o PageSize=Custom.370x510 /path/to/PDF ;