On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 10:53 PM, Jack Chastain <[email protected]>wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 10:42 PM, Chris Knadle 
> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 21:00:08, Jack Chastain wrote:
>>
>> > I have been fighting with my Canon i9900 and Ubuntu
>>
>> (snip)
>
>> Something to note: there is typically a system-wide default paper size at
>> /etc/papersize.  "letter" is the standard in the U.S., 8.5x11 inches --
>> but in
>> Europe the standard paper size is "A4", 210mm x 297mm.  "letter" paper is
>> 4.1mm wider and 19.6mm shorter than A4.
>>
>>
> Ah - this could be interesting. I will have to check it later, I am in at
> work now with the Ubuntu system sitll at home. I will check this when I get
> back.
>
>

Bah:
jack@Dell-Dimension:/var/log/cups$ cat /etc/papersize
letter

Guess that isn't it - or not easily anyway.

JC

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