Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:20:51 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: printing outside browser cuts off top and bottom of page Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1008242100120.97487@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20100825002801.GJ2236@libertas.local.camdensoftware.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>
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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.
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