PDF - different position on page with CUPS than in Windows

[Helge Blischke]

Benedikt wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I want to print a PDF using CUPS.
> I use cups-1.3.7 on a CentOS 5 linux system.
> 
> my printers are:
> Ricoh Aficio 3500
> TSC TTP-245C (label printer)
> Epson TM-T88V (receipt printer)
> 
> the command I use to start the print in Linux is:
> lpd -P printerqueue somepdf.pdf
> 
> It happens that on all printers every print is about 3mm more on the right
> than if I print the same PDF in Windows. While for a normal page size
> (e.g. A4) this is not really a problem, but it is a problem when it comes
> to print labels or receipts (as space is limited and it cuts of some
> characters on the right).
> 
> Is there a cups setting to change the position where it starts to print?
> Or can I change an option in the PPD files (which option)?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Benedikt

Please post (an URL to) the PPDs of your printers and how the printers are 
configured.
It might be a matter of the imageable area or the hw margins specified in 
the PPDs.

Helge