Thanks for your quick response. The test page prints okay, but the ruler
markings do not correspond to the printed output. Here are the measurements
as reported in the "Imageable Area" box (and the ruler markings) on my CUPS
test page:
Page Size: 8.0x10.38in
203.2x263.5mm
Lower-Left: 0.25x0.5in
6.4x12.7mm
Upper-Right: 8.25x10.88in
209.6x276.2mm
Resolution: 600x600dpi
23562x23562dpm
I measured the printed output (in millimeters, to get more precise values),
and here are those values:
Page Size: 203.5x262.9mm
Lower-Left: 6.0x8.1mm
Upper-Right: 209.5x271.0mm
For the record, I am running CUPS 1.3.3, so the test page says "Printed
Using CUPS v1.3.x". Also, when I printed the CUPS test page previously
using the original PPD (without noticing the discrepancies), the values in
the "Imageable Area" box were the same as they are now (with the altered
PPD). Does this mean CUPS is reading a PPD from a different location? The
PPD I altered is the one in /etc/cups/ppd. Based on what I've experienced
so far, it seems that Ghostscript is reading the altered PPD (by the fact
that "alignmargins" prints the altered values in "align.ps") buts CUPS is
not reading the same PPD. This is just speculation, since I don't precisely
know the order of operations, so to speak.
Thanks a lot for your help,
-Patrick
On 10/24/07, Cauligi, Raghothama S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> If you print the CUPS test page, do you see it printing correctly? The
> test page shows the physical papersize and
> printable area as reported by the driver.
> Raghu
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Patrick McCarty
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 23, 2007 5:53 PM
> *To:* hplip-help
> *Subject:* [Hplip-help] Adjusting Printer Margins
>
> Hi List,
>
> I am using HPLIP 2.7.10 and am running Arch Linux (fully updated). My
> printer is the Deskjet D4160.
>
> I have been attempting to adjust my printer margins so that they are
> "correct"; the printed margins in documents, text files, etc. do not agree
> with the margins I specify within applications (for example, in Page Setup,
> or something similar). Here are the steps I've taken so far:
>
> a) Step 6 on this page:
> http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/Database/CUPSDocumentation
> b) Manual configuration of the Foomatic PPD file for my printer, named
> HP-DeskJet_D4100- hpijs.ppd (editing *HWMargins, *ImageableArea, etc.)
> c) The file "align.ps" in the Ghostscript directory,
> /usr/share/ghostscript/8.60/lib/align.ps
>
> The printer prints okay, it's just that the margins are incorrect in the
> printed copy. The margin errors are consistent when I try printing with
> different applications.
>
> I am willing to take any steps necessary to arrive at a solution. I am
> not a programmer, but I can maneuver pretty well through files and the file
> system in general.
>
>
> Thanks for you help,
>
> -Patrick
>
>
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