[cups.general] DL sized document prints as though it is meant to be A4.

[Michael Sweet]

On Feb 25, 2009, at 4:31 AM, Jamie Stevenson wrote:
> Hello...
>
> I am struggling to get a DL (envelope) sized document to print  
> correctly.

What version of CUPS?  What OS/distribution?

> Basically, I have a document that is set to size DL (110mm x 220mm)  
> but when I print it it does not print successfully on a DL sized  
> envelope.  It prints but is misaligned on the DL paper and 'falls'  
> off of it.  If I print the same document using an A4 sheet of paper  
> the file prints fully in the middle of the A4 sheet both vertically  
> and horizontally.
>
> I am working under Linux 2.6.28-ARCH and if I use xpdf, evince, or  
> the command line, the results are the same.

Try using the "fitplot" option when printing from the command-line -  
that tells
the standard CUPS pdftops filter to force the size you specify.

Also, make sure that "lpoptions -p ml3050 -l" lists "DL" as a PageSize.

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Michael R Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer

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