fit-to-page / fitplot don't work in OSX

Helge Blischke h.blischke at acm.org
Tue Jun 5 07:56:04 PDT 2012


Robert Zegwaard wrote:

> I'm testing lp/lpr on Mac OSX 10.5 with a Xerox 242 printer (with build-in
> FieryRip). It seems to work quit nice, except that "-o fit-to-page" or "-o
> fitplot" options have no effect. Also "-o scaling=70" doesn't work.
> 
> lp -o media=A4 -o fit-to-page -o -d DC_242_DC250_Direct testA3.pdf
> 
> I want the A3-page(pdf) to shrink (with correct aspect-ratio) to fit on
> the A4 paper.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated!
> 
> Robert

Mac OsX 10.5 uses CUPS 1.3.x (x >=5), and this supports the fitplot option
which is implemented in the pstops filter.

Check your /var/log/cups/error_log file for which filters are called to
process your job and post this information.

Helge





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