Re: printing setup
tyler <tyler.smith@mail.mcgill.ca> writes:
> I'm just starting to set up my printer, and all is well except for one
> thing. The page prints too close to the top of the paper, so that I lose
> the top cm or so off the top of the paper. I'm not sure if this is a
> CUPS issue, a printer issue, a driver issue? I looked around the CUPS
> webpage, and did some googling, but I'm not really sure what I'm looking
> for. Any pointers?
>
> Details:
> Thinkpad R60 running testing
> SAMSUNG ML-2010 laserjet printer
> Installed everything I found in aptitude under tasks->servers->print
> servers, including all recommends and most suggests. (i.e., cupssys,
> printconf, foomatic and friends)
> Installed and configured the printer using http://localhost:631
> Printing via GtkLP, at least until I figure out the command-line
> Printing pdf is fine, except for the problem described above
>
Further to my first message, using the fitplot flag from the command line:
lp -o fitplot -d ml-2010 my.pdf
appears to correct the problem, so I at least have a temporary fix.
Tyler
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