[cups.general] Scale documents from one page size to an other

[Helge Blischke]

Alex Dyas wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Env - Ubuntu 12.04, Cups 1.5.3
> 
> I have successfully managed to use the lpr command to print an A4 PDF
> scaled up to A3 paper using this command :
> 
> $ lpr -o fitplot -o media=A3 someA4file.pdf
> 
> What I would like is this flexibility available from any GUI application. 
> Meaning that no matter what size the page has been defined as in the
> application, that the user may print it scaled up, or down, to any other
> size paper.
> 
> I have looked at using the lpoptions command, and creating a new instance
> of the printer with these options hard coded:
> 
> $ lpoptions -p
> Hewlett-Packard-HP-Color-LaserJet-CP5520-Series-2-Socket/a42a3 -o fitplot
> -o media=A3
> 
> But this doesn't work, the pages always come out unscaled even when
> directed to A3 paper.  I have checked in /etc/cups/lpoptions and the
> options are there.
> 
> Can anyone suggest what I'm doing wrong, or an other approach?  This has
> to be application agnostic.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Alex
> 

It depends on the filter chain involved if you will have a chance to force 
the scale to fit behaviour.

Set the log level to debug (cupsctl --debug-logging), print a test PDF, and 
post (an URL to) the portion of the error_log that contains all the messages 
related to the testjob.

Helge