Le Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:45:26 +0200, Cauligi, Raghothama S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit:
> The 1/2 inch (bottom) margin is mandated by the automatic duplexer on > inkjet printers. > The duplexer has to hold enough of the paper at the bottom to pull it > back inside to > print on the back side. This is regardless of whether the printer is > capable of printing > fullbleed. HPLIP sets top and bottom margins to be symmetrical in duplex > printing to avoid > front and back sides have different top and bottom margins. This is > because the duplexer > rotates the page 180 degrees when printing on the back side and prints > bottom to top, whereas, > the front side is printed top to bottom. So, bottom margin on the front > side will be same as > top margin on the back side. This results in a disconcerting effect of > the top margin moving > up and down in a multiple page document. > Raghu Hum, that is what I thought ! So, no way to override this settings... I'll do it manually considering I don't have many documents having so little margins... Thanks again for your answers. Fab. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fab > Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 6:10 AM > To: dwelch91 > Cc: hplip-help@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Hplip-help] Auto Duplex Margins > > Le Sat, 14 Oct 2006 22:41:24 +0200, dwelch91 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a > écrit: > >> Are you talking about the bottom margin? If so, I'm pretty sure that >> it has to 1/2". I will check with the expert on this on Monday. > > Thanks for your answer. > I don't know if I answer the best address. In fact, I do like you : mail > you and CC to HPLIP-help. Tell me if it isn't the right way. > > I found the following infos on > http://hplip.sourceforge.net/tech_docs/printable_areas.html : > > Printable area or margins are device class and print mode dependent. For > example inkjet products, when Duplex mode is set the top margin is set > to "1/2" inch. Normally the top margin is "1/8" inch. Laserjet products > do not have different margins during duplex. > > > And you can see on these 2 pictures the results I get with and without > duplex printing : > http://fabthedude.free.fr/fichiers/with-duplex.jpg > http://fabthedude.free.fr/fichiers/without-duplex.jpg > > I know that my printer can do fullbleed printing, but I don't want to > use this feature for every day printing... Furthermore, I don't know if > it is possible for text documents and ordinary paper... > > Few infos on my system : > HPLIP 1.6.9 > CUPS 1.1.23-r8 > GHOSTSCRIPT-ESP 8.15.3 (GHOSTSCRIPT-GPL wasn't working as good as > ESP...) KERNEL Linux 2.6.17-r7 on Gentoo PRINTER HP 7310 all-in-one, > connected by ethernet on my LAN switch. > Fab. > >> >> -Don >> >> >> On 10/14/06, Fab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> First, sorry for my english and please be indulgent, it is the first >>> time I post on a mailing-list. >>> >>> Hi everyone, >>> I was wondering if it was possible to override the auto Duplex >>> margins settings because I found that 1/2 inch is very large, too >>> large in fact !! >>> >>> I am using a HP 7310 all-in-one printer. >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> Fab. >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ---- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, >>> security? >>> Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your >>> job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on >>> Apache Geronimo >>> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121 >>> 642 _______________________________________________ >>> HPLIP-Help mailing list >>> HPLIP-Help@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hplip-help >>> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job > easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache > Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > HPLIP-Help mailing list > HPLIP-Help@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hplip-help ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ HPLIP-Help mailing list HPLIP-Help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hplip-help
