Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Letter page format size prints portrait pages as landscape on OS X

Tim,

Well, of course this is what one is used to..

Here in the Netherlands (Europe) if one would need different sizes then A1 - A5 one has to 
specially order it. All is standardized to the A sizes, with the added advantage that if A5 is 
needed, and you don't have it on stock, you just cut A4 in half..

> From our perspective the A standards reduce the need to stock all those sizes (letter/legal etc.). 
> Of course the prices are here just contrary to your experience.

Rob.



On 30 jul. 2017, at 23:01, Tim-L--Elmira-NY wrote:

> On 07/30/2017 10:10 AM, jonathon wrote:
> > On 29 July 2017 10:04:21 AM GMT-07:00, Tim-L wrote:
> >
> > > I use to know a guy in Canada and he stated they use the metric system and he used A4 paper 
> > > [8.27" by 11.69"
> > > > In Canada our standard is letter (8.5" x 11"), legal (8.5" x 14"),  tabloid
> > Officially, Canada uses A, B etc sizes. Unofficially it uses letter etc. As a practical matter, 
> > people use whatever the local stationary store offers, which appears to depend upon locale.
> >
> > jonathon
>
> That clears it up.  I once had to make and print A4 size documents.  I am glad that Canada also 
> uses letter size sheets.  It saves me from having to stock A4 again.
>
> The Office and/or paper supply stores charge a high premium to purchase A4 paper.  I buy a ream 
> of Letter size for under $4 at my grocery store, but the online site I buy 90% of my paper has A4 
> paper for $11 plus shipping.
>
> As for a link to LibreOffice, Writer is the default package I use to create posters from letter 
> size to 11x17 size.  I really save the 13x19 paper for my own family's needs.
>
> If I cannot use LibreOffice, then I have to go to Inkscape. But LibreOffice does 95%, or more, of 
> my poster and sign needs. Thanks to my finding LibreOffice all those years ago when I was looking 
> for a replacement for not-upgrading OpenOffice.org.
>
> . . . . . . . .
>
> In my apartment home office "paper wall" - 55" by 54" in size - has shelf upon shelf of paper 
> from 4x6 inches to 13x19 inch paper in white, color, card stock, and various types of photo 
> paper.  Right now A4 paper is not needed anymore.
>
> All my old, faded, white paper goes to my grand nephew and grand niece as coloring sheets.
>
> Can you believe that 13x19 photo paper costs a lot less that 11x17 photo paper - if you can find 
> it.  I print so much paper I have to buy from a ream to several per month when I do a heavy print 
> cycle.  I have to buy an inkjet printer every 6 to 10 months - alone with the 3 different 
> numbered ink-tank cartridges - 2 for Canon photo printers and 1 for the HP wide format printer.  
> I rarely use a laser toner cartridge a year.
>
> People in the same apartment tower[s] I live in sees my different printers and paper wall and 
> sees no reason to have all this "stuff".  Then they ask me to print something for them is a paper 
> color that most people never have printed on before. They expect me to buy a half-ream the new 
> color for 10-20 sheets.  I do my best to steer them to the closest color I have in stock. That is 
> one reason I stock so many paper types and colors.  They just do not get why until they need 
> printing from me.
>
>
>
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