Center feed Envelope, how to alter ppd?

[Axel Braun]

Hi,

I face the same problem on a HP Colorlaserjet 2550n.
If I chose the envelope to print (OpenOffice as well) It is all printed to 
the left corner, although the paper feed is centered.

If I manage to layout the envelope to a standard A4 size, it gets printed 
correctly, but afterwards the printer is stuck and can only be switched off. 
Maybe due to the fact that it expects some larger paper....

How can I change the behaviour? No Idea how to 'de-center' in OpenOffice.

Thanks
Axel

pipitas at gmail.com wrote:

>> I have an Okidata B4350 with a center feed print tray for
>> envelopes.  When I select #10 envelopes, they prints out on
>> the left side, instead of the center.
>>
>> In my PPD file, I have found:
>>
>> *PageSize Env10/Envelope #10: "<</PageSize[297 684]/ImagingBBox
>> null>>setpagedevice"
>> *PageRegion Env10/Envelope #10: "<</PageSize[297 684]/ImagingBBox
>> null>>setpagedevice"
>> *ImageableArea Env10/Envelope #10: "0 0 297 684"
> 
> If the PPD has the correct syntax, you should also see 1 more entry for
> "PaperDimension":
> 
>   *PaperDimension Env10/Envelope #10: "297 684"
> 
> The values you see here are PostScript "points" (72pt == 1inch). If you
> see "0 0 297 684" it means: "the lower left corner of the area is at
> coordinate (0,0), the upper right corner is at coordinate (297,684)".
> 
>> Can I alter one of these such that I can print in the center?
> 
> Yes, that should be possible. You alter the "*Imageable Area" entry to
> suit your needs. If you put:
> 
>   *ImageableArea Env10/Envelope #10: "148 342 297 684"
> 
> then only one of the 4 "quadrants" will be accepting printable stuff. Be
> aware, that "*ImageableArea" indirectly defines the margins for the page
> size in question.
> 
> You could also keep the PPD as-is and instead adapt the file that you send
> to the printer. (That's what *I* would do.)
> 
> Cheers,
> Kurt

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