On 2026-03-18, Haines Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > In a new installation, when printing with lpr the output is > landscape when it should be portrait. > > When CUPS prints its test page, it is normal (portrait) > > The -o option works > > $ lpr -o orientation-requested=3 <file> prints portrait > $ lpr -o orientation-requested=4 <file> prints landscape > > When I print a file opened with emacs by means of Ctl-p, the > result is landscape when it should be portrait.
I think this must be an emacs quirk, if it only happens in emacs. > The operating system is a fresh install and so drivers are up to > date. > > I do: > > $ lpoptions -p HP_LaserJet_Pro_M428f_M429f_8264A8 -o > orientation-requested=portrait > > This has no effect on the operation of lpr > >
