Re: printer does not print characters at the beginning of the line fully
On Wednesday 04 December 2002 12:19, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote:
> hello all
>
> i have come back with printing problem.
>
> when i write a text file with vi and do cat filename | lpr, i realize
> that characters in the beginning of the line disappear from the
> printout.
>
> what could be the cause and what could be remedy? i do not know what
> more information you will need. but i am using debian woody 3.0 and the
> printer is hp deskjet 710c. i do not understand much of cups. but i have
> cups running and for filter etc it says pnm2ppa etc.
>
> apologies for sketchy information. i do not know what additional
> information would be useful.
Point your browser to "http://localhost:631"; and print the test page that
CUPS proposes. If this is OK, the problem probable comes from the fact that
the border are to close to the margin. Read the "software user manuel" (by
clicking on the "HELP" "in http://localhost:631"; and find the option for text
file. I have past here below the relevant information:
Setting the Page Margins
Normally the page margins are set to the hard limits of the printer. Use the
-o page-left=value, -o page-right=value , -o page-top=value, and -o
page-bottom=value options to adjust the page margins:
lp -o page-left=value filename ENTER
lp -o page-right=value filename ENTER
lp -o page-top=value filename ENTER
lp -o page-bottom=value filename ENTER
lpr -o page-bottom=value filename ENTER
The value argument is the margin in points; each point is 1/72 inch or 0.35mm.
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