On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 13:24:11 -0700 Joseph wrote: > [snip] > > > Nick might be right. Maybe I'm looking at wrong places. > > > What application is used to send print job to a printer? > > > I'm sending postscript file ps with command: lpr -P printer_name > > > > > > Kpdf will not open ps file. > > > when save a print_job as pdf file and try to print it using kpdf, xpdf > > > or gv it keeps asking for A4 size paper. > > > > > > > Look I am more confused than ever now, tell me if I have this right: > > > > 1. sql ledger produces a report in .ps format (call it report.ps) > > > > 2. lpr -P printer_name report.ps produces an A4 sized printout. > > > > 3. you say "when save a print_job as pdf file and try to print it using > > kpdf, xpdf or gv it keeps asking for A4 size paper" - what is producing > > this pdf file? sql-ledger or something like pstopdf? > > > > 4. does kprinter report.ps or kprinter report.pdf help at all? > > -- > > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >From Sql-Ledger when I select PS (postscript) + Screen it allows me to > view it or save it as PS - postscript file. > If I select PS (postscript) + printer, it goes directly to printer. > > I was even following this instruction (an excellent) document the > explain some problems with tetex and ps paper size printing problem: > http://www.tzekwangteo.org/latex/papersize.pdf > > I went through this document made the changes he suggested, but still > doesn't help. I even restarted the computer, just to make sure the > changes take effect but it doesn't help. > When I sent the print job to a printer it keeps asking for A4 paper > size? > I'm already wasted almost two days on this silly problem.
1. Go buy some international standard size paper ;-) The whole world uses A4 except North America - oh wait that is the whole world....and it's probably only a couple of kilometres down to the stationers --oops a couple of miles... 2. seriously now. does this help? http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=10362283 3. how is the printer set up? is it cups or something older and more basic? Take a look at the printer configuration. 4. Try the pdf route with acroread - it allows you to scale the printing to whatever paper size you like. > > -- > #Joseph > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
