[cups.general] Printing a pdf with pages of different sizes

[Michael Sweet]

Try using the HP LaserJet Series driver. Foomatic is almost always the wrong driver to use.

On May 11, 2010, at 6:13 AM, Stavros wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have a Xerox DocumentCenter 555 printer and I need to use CUPS as a printer server. The printer can automatically switch between different trays (A4/A3) according to the paper size. I use as a test the pdf from http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21465142/combined.pdf
> 
> Using a postscript ppd for Xerox Document Centre 535/545/555, combined.pdf prints as it should on 2 A3 and 2 A4 papers ( lpr -P myprinter combined.pdf ).
> 
> Using Foomatic/ljet4 and having as default A3 paper size the A4 landscape prints on A3 portrait leaving empty space in the bottom.
> Using Foomatic/ljet4 and having as default A4 paper size the A3 landscape prints on A4 portrait and gets cropped.
> The other 3 pages print perfectly.
> 
> The same strange behaviour happens if I try to print a one page landscape PDF.
> So there seems to be a problem with landscape printouts that are not of the default media size.
> 
> Since in my scenario postscript is very slow and since I cannot explicity specify media size can you suggest something else?
> 
> Thank you
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Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair