SDB:PRINTING: Setting the Page Size of ASCII files.
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Symptom:
When printing ASCII files, a few letters or lines are cut-off.
Cause:
The problem is that the printer cannot print too close to the edges of the paper and, therefore, the print data made by a2ps is too long or too much to be printed on the page. In the file /etc/a2ps.cfg, the page size and margins for each print media are specified. Normally, a2ps uses A4 format and, by increasing the A4 formats' margins, the print information will fit on one page.
Solution:
When you configure your printer, choose the paper size a4dj or letterdj, where bigger margins are set. For special settings, change the appropriate lines in the file /etc/a2ps.cfg:
################################################################# # 1) Definition of some media # # (Must be defined before --medium) # ################################################################# # Medium: name, width height [llx lly urx ury] Medium: A3 842 1190 Medium: A4 595 842 Medium: A5 420 595 Medium: B4 729 1032 Medium: B5 516 729 Medium: Letter 612 792 Medium: Legal 612 1008 Medium: Tabloid 792 1224 Medium: Ledger 1224 792 Medium: Statement 396 612 Medium: Executive 540 720 Medium: Folio 612 936 Medium: Quarto 610 780 Medium: 10x14 720 1008 # Desk Jet users: bigger margins Medium: A4dj 595 842 24 50 571 818 Medium: Letterdj 612 792 24 40 588 768
For example, increasing the A4 formats' margins looks like this:
################################################################# # 1) Definition of some media # # (Must be defined before --medium) # ################################################################# # Medium: name, width height [llx lly urx ury] Medium: A3 842 1190 Medium: A4 595 842 24 50 571 818 Medium: A5 420 595 Medium: B4 729 1032 Medium: B5 516 729 Medium: Letter 612 792 Medium: Legal 612 1008 Medium: Tabloid 792 1224 Medium: Ledger 1224 792 Medium: Statement 396 612 Medium: Executive 540 720 Medium: Folio 612 936 Medium: Quarto 610 780 Medium: 10x14 720 1008 # Desk Jet users: bigger margins Medium: A4dj 595 842 24 50 571 818 Medium: Letterdj 612 792 24 40 588 768
In this case, the settings for A4dj are entered.
Additional Information
Reference from of the info page for a2ps:
Your Media Configuration Setting: Medium: NAME DIMENSIONS Define the medium NAME to have the DIMENSIONS (in PostScript points, i.e., 1/72 of inch). There are two formats supported: long in which you must give both the size of the whole sheet and the size of the printable area: # A4 for Desk Jets # NAME W H LLX LLY URX URY Medium: A4dj 595 842 24 50 571 818 where WxH are the dimension of the sheet and the four others stand for lower left x and y, upper right x and y. short in which a surrounding margin of 24 points is used # A4 # NAME W H Medium: A4 595 842 is the same as # A4 # NAME W H Medium: A4 595 842 24 24 571 818
The info page for a2ps can be viewed with the command "info a2ps" or, using the X Window System and KDE, with kdehelp "info:(a2ps)".
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