Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing problems

Hi,

if you are with cups on Debian or similar configuration use

lpoptions your_printer -o media=A4

in a shell script

Walther

Am Dienstag, 23. Juli 2013 schrieb Tom Davies:
> Hi :)
> I find that tricky too actually.  Everyone in this country seems to have
> their printers configured to print on US letter despite actually using A4. 
> Then if someone sends them an A4 page to print onto the A4 it comes out as
> 2 pages with just a tiny bit of the page printed at the top of the next
> sheet. 
>
> On my own machines, well the company's machines, i go around and set them
> to print on A4 but then if a new machine arrives i have no idea whether
> it's trying to print to A4 or what.  Also what about new users logging in
> at a machine they haven't used before?  Are they now on US Letter again or
> not? 
>
>
> It seems that with LibreOffice it always seems to know that A4 should be
> being used.  None of this messing around.  Regards from
> Tom :) 
>
> > ________________________________
> > From: Jean Milot <milot.jean@gmail.com>
> > To: Jay Lozier <jslozier@gmail.com>
> > Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Sent: Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 15:32
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing problems
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I haven't problem with the drivers.
> >
> > I have about 20 printers configured.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Jean
> >
> >
> >
> > 2013/7/23 Jay Lozier <jslozier@gmail.com>
> >
> > > On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 08:55:07 -0400, Jean Milot <milot.jean@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >   Hello,
> > >
> > > > I search how  to :
> > > >
> > > > - configure all the printers with A4 by defaulr
> > > > - configure all the printers with postcript level and not PDF
> > > >
> > > > And somebody know why with CUPS, i need to reload the printers
> > > >
> > > > "Fichier " -> "Paramètrage de l'imprimante"
> > > > ( "FIle" -> Printer setting )
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your help.
> > > >
> > > > I work on debian with CUPS on an other server.
> > > >
> > > > LO : last version
> > > >
> > > > Sincerely,
> > > >
> > > > Jean
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >   Jean,
> > >
> > > To manage your printers if the OS is having problems use localhost:631
> > > get to the CUPS admin. Findig the correct driver can be tricking. For
> > > example some Konica-Minolta printers have the correct driver listed
> > > under Minolta.
> > >
> > > I do not know why you have to reload the printers unless the wrong
> > > driver is installed.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
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> > > jslozier@gmail.com
> > >
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