Re: a2ps and page size -- driving me nuts!
On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 06:18:29PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:
> Help!
>
> I am trying to use a2ps to print 2 pages onto one. Very simple:
>
> a2ps -2 file.ps
>
> The paper is A4, libpaper is configured for A4, --medium=libpaper
> is set, but the following problem prevails even if I set
> --medium=a4. A4 is described as "Medium: A4 595 842",
> basically it's all out of the box Debian without any changes.
>
> When I print file.ps as I said above, it comes out unacceptably. The
> odd pages (left part of the output page) are perfect, but the right
> part (the even pages) are cut off. The width of the left page is
> about 143mm, the right page is only 126mm. I am printing the
> borders, and these widths are the spacings between the borders. So,
> with ASCII art, it looks like this:
>
> <--------------143mm------------><--------126mm---------->
> | text text text text text text || text text text text te|
> | text text text text text text || text text text text te|
> | text text text text text text || text text text text te|
> | text text text text text text || text text text text te|
>
> It does seem like the printer (LJ 2200dn) has an exceptionally huge
> top margin, but should that really affect the borders in this way?
> I also tried to increase the LLY (top) border of the medium (c.f.
> A4dj) from 24 to 50, but that changed nothing in the output.
>
> I am confused. How can I print the two subpages qith equal width, so
> that they fill the printable area on the sheet?
>
> Thanks,
>
I also have this problem with a2ps, but with a HP LaserJet 5MP. I
switched from lprng to cups thinking that might help, but there
was no change; the problem persisted. Also, I am using US letter.
I didn't report it or ask for help, because I had a higher priority
problem at the time, and anyway discovered that a2ps did not really
address the problem that I had at the time. But I did see the problem,
so you are not unique.
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Paul E Condon
pecondon@peakpeak.com
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