From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 22 02:31:13 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBE2216A420; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:31:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from sepotvin@videotron.ca) Received: from tomts37-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts37-srv.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.94]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BD4143D45; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:31:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from sepotvin@videotron.ca) Received: from mail.telcobridges.com ([67.70.237.76]) by tomts37-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with ESMTP id <20060222023109.FUKO24903.tomts37-srv.bellnexxia.net@mail.telcobridges.com>; Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:31:09 -0500 Received: from [192.168.0.113] (modemcable237.137-80-70.mc.videotron.ca [70.80.137.237]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.telcobridges.com (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k1M2UkRu059978 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:30:57 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from sepotvin@videotron.ca) Message-ID: <43FBCCC8.4050408@videotron.ca> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:30:32 -0500 From: "Stephane E. Potvin" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (X11/20060204) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Frank Jahnke References: <1140450069.29556.34.camel@localhost> <43FA0599.9070200@FreeBSD.org> <1140461180.61480.9.camel@localhost> <43FA148C.7050108@FreeBSD.org> <1140462988.61480.16.camel@localhost> <43FA4CAF.6060305@FreeBSD.org> <1140481208.61480.58.camel@localhost> <43FA7800.1020906@videotron.ca> <1140489038.61480.74.camel@localhost> <43FA8473.1040306@videotron.ca> <1140565761.628.6.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <1140565761.628.6.camel@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Joe Marcus Clarke , freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A4 paper -- how to change?? X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:31:14 -0000 Frank Jahnke wrote: > On Mon, 2006-02-20 at 22:09 -0500, Stephane E. Potvin wrote: > >>>> I have the same problem with gnome and cups since gnome 2.8. I always assumed >>>> it was a pilot error and never got around to ask directly for a solution as I >>>> had a workaround. Just install the print/cups-lpr port with >>>> CUPS_OVERWRITE_BASE=yes defined and you'll be able to usr lpr directly to >>>> print in Letter instead of A4. > > Steph (and Joe), > > Unfortunately your work-around did not work for me. I have upgraded > Gnome to 2.12.3 (on 6.0-RELEASE-p4) and everything else, including cups, > to make sure every library was consistent and recent. I redid the two > edits that Joe suggested, and reinstalled cups-lpr with the cited flag. > I don't think the flag was necessary, actually, since I had already > tended to eliminating the conflict in lpd/cups print files. > > I still get the printer requesting that I put in a tray of A4 paper. > > I would really appreciate other advice on how to fix the problem. > Otherwise, I'll file a bug report, which this is looking like it is. > Did you select the Generic Postscript printer? It's the only one that will give you the option to use lpr to print. You can also use a custom location to select a particular printer instead of the default one. Steph