Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:33:34 -0700 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: printing outside browser cuts off top and bottom of page Message-ID: <20100825033334.GK2236@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1008242100120.97487@wonkity.com> References: <20100824204552.GA70395@guilt.hydra> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1008241546350.96400@wonkity.com> <20100824225829.GA70716@guilt.hydra> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1008241805300.96896@wonkity.com> <20100825002801.GJ2236@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1008242100120.97487@wonkity.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Quoth Warren Block on Tuesday, 24 August 2010: > On Tue, 24 Aug 2010, Chip Camden wrote: > >Quoth Warren Block on Tuesday, 24 August 2010: > >>As Chip Camden noted, it could be a problem with the printable area not > >>being correct. CUPS should get that information from a PPD file--I > >>think. Do you have the correct PPD installed...er...wherever it should > >>be installed? Or maybe that's automatic, and you just need to set CUPS > >>to the right printer. > > > >From the CUPS help, this appears to be what needs specification: > > > >http://localhost:631/help/api-ppd.html?QUERY=printable area#ppd_size_s > > > >How you get to that, I'm not sure. > > > >`lpr -o fit-to-page` didn't help, so I'm reasonably certain that CUPS > >thinks the page size is the full sheet. > > It appears that PPDs are stored in the reasonably-named > /usr/local/etc/cups/ppd. There's a PPD for the LJ4050 in > print/foomatic-db... > > And it has > *ImageableArea Letter/Letter: "12.24 12.06 599.76 780.06" > > 12-point margins on that printer sound about right. Mine had 18 and 36 for the first two (for an OfficeJet 7310). I tried doubling them but that didn't seem to make a difference. Did I need to restart something to get that to take effect? -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips.com [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJMdI8OAAoJEIpckszW26+RzFUIAJnFGLaPag00I5x2/P6D/v3F vP1V0EVJCIdeaDgFexqQhzFldGRFt9rjjAFyDeRHCHZt7r6YftOCkmSr5/SRtRhq 1DoxksrvUjfWtYRoPhpGw8iIed/4HzjiHwoUNNPDUG2gM6ww+Ex5C8NNoNUZ1NX+ HtYAtGrY97htb7Wu+mJMAmuUImEnTzRxaSqE703uEDFvAZeN+XkL8WnCLNpB7tew oYl9Q6oNB4ND3m8Ymee8/afl25yY+KN4v/gSzgAzA1t4zt1RQU1fvw2cud+LlOSn 4oODEjSzCDtXeCNWjxxGSHNLmQMQ4fRuMz4ejPDmSIEQTjTFYEG8Gk/FBdWoDsQ= =TE6v -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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