Bugzilla – Bug 187875
acroread has wrong page size in print dialog
Last modified: 2006-06-26 08:23:25 UTC
trying to print a A4 pdf file to a HP LaserJet 4100 printer via a CUPS server always uses the default page size "letter" in the printer properties (so the height in the preview is 11.0 inch instead of 11.7 inch). the PPD file for this printer shows "DefaultPageSize: A4" which works fine for other apps and print tools, it just happens with acroread. is there a way to fix (just configure?) acroread to honor the PPD DefaultPageSize: vaule ? if not, is there a way to switch to a fixed/forced default a4 paper size ? btw, the new acroread 7.0.8 shows exatly the same wrong page size setting :-((
Harald, have you tried to send the PDF directly to the printer (CUPS should handle that)? ALso, if it was created from PostSCript, you could try to send the PostScript also. Just to nail down the real problem.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 163163 ***
Also have a look at bug 148707.
Note the difference: A) For which media size (more precisely for which imageable area) does Adobe Reader produce its PostScript page descriptions? B) Which media is chosen for the actual printout? For a correct printout A) and B) should match but actually they are independent settings. For some background information have a look for example at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=334485#c7 To set B) in Adobe Reader, have a look at bug #163044. E.g. use a print command like lp -d QUEUE -PageSize=A4 See "lpoptions -p QUEUE -l" for your particular media size options, see http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:CUPS_in_a_Nutshell "Command-line Tools" By the way: Normally one can print PostScript which is made for "Letter" on A4 paper but not vice versa because Letter is only about 5mm wider than A4 so that normally nothing is clipped on the left or on the right side when Letter is printed on A4 but A4 is about 2cm longer than Letter so that often something is clipped at the top or at the bottom when A4 is printed on Letter.