[ale] Printer margin offsets?

[James P. Kinney III]

/etc/paper.config lists paper sizes. I thought there was a default paper
size spec somewhere but I can't find it. Hmm. Are the sizes listed in
/etc/paper.config good? It does sound more like a ghostscript problem.
What does the A4 test do?

On Tue, 2002-05-14 at 08:49, Fulton Green wrote:
> Reasonable guess, but:
> 
> - the Printconf test page is specifically for US Letter (there is a
>   separate A4 test page as well)
> - AbiWord's Page Setup dialog shows Letter for paper size.
> 
> Anywhere else I need to check for A4?
> 
> On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 08:43:11AM -0400, James P. Kinney III wrote:
> > Hmm. Up and to the right sounds like the default paper size may be set
> > to A4 instead of letter.
> > 
> > On Tue, 2002-05-14 at 08:16, Fulton Green wrote:
> > > What I'm seeing ... both the Printconf test page and any output I try from
> > > AbiWord seem to be mispositioned by the time they make it to printer ink.
> > > Specifically, it's as if the PostScript output (which I've confirmed to be
> > > correct) winds up getting "shoved" up and to the right relative to the
> > > paper, creating a clipping effect at the top and right as well as leaving
> > > extra whitespace on the left and bottom of the paper.
> > > 
> > > So ... does anyone out there know if it's possible to tweak the printer
> > > margins strictly through configuration (i.e., not have to change source
> > > code)? If so, what have your experiences been? TIA.
> 
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