[cups.general] Printing cut by margins

[Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH]

On Jan 21, 2007, at 21:08 , Bawenang wrote:

> Hi, I've made a PostScript file with background image that fills  
> all the paper. When I previewed it in GhostView, it showed  
> normally. But when I printed it with a printer, the background  
> image was cut a few milimeters by the top, right, left and bottom  
> margin. What I don't understand is how come in GhostView there's no  
> margin whatsoever but when it is printed, there's margins in the  
> top, bottom, left, and right side of the page? Can anybody tell me  
> how to remove this margins so that I can print the background image  
> in its full image?

Most printers are incapable of printing to the edge of the page and  
will clip at the margins like that.  Some inkjet/laser "photo  
printers" don't have that restriction.  Check your printer's  
specifications for unprintable margins.

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