[cups-devel] cupsd.conf option DefaultPaperSize has no effect
John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
glaubitz at physik.fu-berlin.de
Thu Jul 30 08:09:11 PDT 2015
Hi Michael!
Thanks for your valuable input. These suggestions actually help a lot!
On 07/30/2015 02:21 PM, Michael Sweet wrote:
> Two ways:
>
> 1. Copy the vendor PPD to /usr/share/cups/model, then setup queue with "-m".
> 2. Use "-i" or "-P" along with the "-o PageSize=A4" option (you'll need to run two separate commands prior to 2.0.3 due to a bug)
That's actually what I was looking for, thanks!
>> Is this by design or is it technically not possible to force the paper
>> size in CUPS source code when supplying a PPD?
>
> The default paper size is part of the PPD. You can override the default in the PPD (all of the
> DefaultPageSize/DefaultPageRegion/DefaultImageableArea/DefaultPaperDimension lines) or ask
> CUPS to do it.
What exactly do you mean by "ask CUPS to do it"? You mean, using the web
interface?
Adrian
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