coniguration of pdftops

[Helge Blischke]

Franz Pfoertsch wrote:
> Thanks for help Helge,
> 
> I took your pdftops.conf and but it into /etc/cups/.
> restarted the cupsd and send a A5 PDF-printjob to the
> printer.
> at the cups error log 
> ---8<----
> I [08/Mar/2007:19:08:10 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftops
> (PID 27874) for job 135.
> I [08/Mar/2007:19:08:10 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops
> (PID 27875) for job 135.
> I [08/Mar/2007:19:08:10 +0100] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/socket
> (PID 27876) for job 135.
> E [08/Mar/2007:19:08:10 +0100] [Job 135]
> pdftops-options: -cfg /etc/cups/pdftops.conf
> ---8<----
> 
> but the printer did not ask about a different papersize.
> 
> What is wrong?
> 
> regards
> Franz

pdtops implicitely sets <</Policies <</PageSize 3>> >> setpagedevice
(though syntactically slightly different). That instructs the
PS interpreter to use the nearest available media size the logical page
will fit in and shrink the logical page if needed.

I don't know of an option to modify this behaviour. If it is vital to you,
I'd suggest to file a change request to the author of xpdf.

Helge


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