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Re: Very small font when printing from Icedove



On Thu 11 Sep 2014 at 15:57:28 +0100, Brian wrote:

> On Thu 11 Sep 2014 at 15:31:40 +0200, Siard wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:17:02 +0100, Brian wrote:
> > > On Wed 10 Sep 2014 at 10:20:39 +0200, Paul van der Vlis wrote:
> > > > When I turn off the option "ignore scale and reduce to paper
> > > > size" (free translation) in the print options, the problem is gone,
> > > > but I have to do that every time, I don't know a way to make it
> > > > default.
> > > > 
> > > > Does somebody know this problem, and maybe a solution?
> > > 
> > > lpoptions(1) might help with a diagnosis or a solution.
> > 
> > Erm... instead of bluntly overruling your post, I should have added
> > that lpoptions only affects the printer properties, whereas the 'shrink
> > to fit' option is part of the gtk print dialog, so AFAICS they have
> > nothing to do with each other.
> 
> Altering 'shrink to fit' from the gtk print dialog certainly has the
> edge here as it only affects the PDFs produced by the chosen application.
> Having it applied within the printing system would affect *all* jobs from
> *all* applications.

And even this doesn't acknowledge my need to raise my familiarity
of what is involved in the gtk print dialog to Siard's level of
understanding.

Thanks.


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