[cups.general] number-up margins not behaving as expected

Michael Sweet msweet at apple.com
Thu Mar 25 20:47:37 PDT 2010


You might try using a non-Foomatic driver for the HP LaserJet 9040, which doesn't need Foomatic...

On Mar 25, 2010, at 7:05 PM, Brian Muntz wrote:

> Thanks Michael.  Info below
> 
> Suse: 11.2
> CUPS: 1.3.9
> Driver: HP Laserjet 9040 MFP Foomatic/Postscript
> 
> 
> 
>> What OS/Linux distribution?
>> 
>> What version of CUPS?
>> 
>> What driver?
>> 
>> On Mar 24, 2010, at 6:53 PM, Brian wrote:
>> 
>>> All -
>>> =20
>>> I am printing a 6 page PDF 2-up in duplex.  Command as follows:
>>> =20
>>> lp -d HP_9040 -o media=3D11x17 -o sides=3Dtwo-sided-long-edge -o =
>> number-up=3D2 -o fitplot Binder1.pdf
>>> =20
>>> My issue is everything works great except that there is about a 1" =
>> margin around everything.  I have tried almost every option to scale it =
>> larger, shrink margins, etc but I can not get rid of that 1" margin.  I =
>> have seen a couple other posts with this same question but never =
>> answered (at least that I can find).
>>> =20
>>> Does anyone have insight on this issue or experienced this before with =
>> 2-up printing?  1-up works fine.  Just with 2 or more on same page it =
>> puts this unmovable margin around it.  Any help is much appreciated :)
>>> =20
>>> Thank you
>>> Brian
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