Bug#365506: gs-gpl: should respect /etc/papersize

[Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org>]

Hi Jerome!

On Tue, 02 May 2006, Jerome Warnier wrote:

> Le dimanche 30 avril 2006 à 17:32 +0200, René van Bevern a écrit :
> > Package: gs-gpl
> > Version: 8.50-1.1
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have a PostScript file for A4 paper size. When I try viewing the
> > file using "gs 02.ps" or converting it using "ps2pdf 02.ps" the output
> > is for the "Letter" paper size, which means that some centimeters are
> > cut off the top of the text. Using "gs -sPAPERSIZE=a4 02.ps" generates
> > a correct and readable PDF and shows the PostScript file properly.
> > 
> > gs should respect the setting in /etc/papersize as it did
> > previously. It is working with gs from stable.
> 
> Moreover, it is generally a good practise to use A4 as the default, as
> most countries in the world are using it, with only one noticeable
> exception: the US.
> OOo packages are already doing this.
> 
> [..]
> -- 
> Jérôme Warnier
> FLOSS Consultant
> http://beeznest.net
> 
> 

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