Sorry to top post but in this instance, I think it will be much easier for me to do it this way and save making 2 posts...
The problems may vary from site to site. In our case we are currently generating pdf on the fly from abcm2ps/ghostscript. I believe both of these programs do allow a specified page width/height (currently I just tell gs the paper size as it "knows" A4 and letter) so it wouldn't be too big a problem. I'd rather keep things simple though and if the A4/letter option is going to suit 99% of the people 99% of the time I'm not anxious to change... The way I'm trying to work it is that rather than have a user give the paper type each time, I try to set a cookie which currently gives paper=A4 or letter. If I can read the cookie, that becomes part of the URL in the request for a page in the link provided to get the pdf, eg. as my preference is for A4, my link for a pdf could be: http://www.folkinfo.org/abctest/getpdf.php?SongID=394&paper=a4 someone with a preference of letter should have: http://www.folkinfo.org/abctest/getpdf.php?SongID=394&paper=letter I'd love to know how to change the pdf page setting Bernard Hill asks about. Jon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernard Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [abcusers] abcm2ps questions > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Frank Nordberg > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >Bernard Hill wrote: > >> > >> I don't think there should be any standard for paper size - you should > >> be allowed to specify your own. > > > >I can symphatize with that view. > > > >There are some practical issues involved though. For example, when you > >post documents on an internet site for the visitors to print out > >themselves, you often need them and/or want them to be formatted in one > >specific way which means you need to know what paper size the visitor > >will print the document on. Having to take two different paper sizes > >into account when creating the documents is more than enough of a > >time-waster. (In fact this discussion has led me to the conclusion that > >I'm not gonna waste more time on that anymore. From now on all PDF files > >produced for Musica Viva will be optimalized for A4 prints. If users > >want to print on some local/personal paper size, it's their problem, not > >mine.) > > > > Personally I would commend 8.25" x 11" for documents. That's the > narrowest dimensions of both Letter size and A4. So it will fit on both > documents. > > Speaking of PDF - does anyone know why when I print *any* PDF file from > within Acrobat then the size is set to 8.5x11 and can't be changed? > > > Bernard Hill > Selkirk, Scotland > > To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
