On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 06:18:29PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > Help! > > I am trying to use a2ps to print 2 pages onto one. Very simple: > > a2ps -2 file.ps > > The paper is A4, libpaper is configured for A4, --medium=libpaper > is set, but the following problem prevails even if I set > --medium=a4. A4 is described as "Medium: A4 595 842", > basically it's all out of the box Debian without any changes. > > When I print file.ps as I said above, it comes out unacceptably. The > odd pages (left part of the output page) are perfect, but the right > part (the even pages) are cut off. The width of the left page is > about 143mm, the right page is only 126mm. I am printing the > borders, and these widths are the spacings between the borders. So, > with ASCII art, it looks like this: > > <--------------143mm------------><--------126mm----------> > | text text text text text text || text text text text te| > | text text text text text text || text text text text te| > | text text text text text text || text text text text te| > | text text text text text text || text text text text te| > > It does seem like the printer (LJ 2200dn) has an exceptionally huge > top margin, but should that really affect the borders in this way? > I also tried to increase the LLY (top) border of the medium (c.f. > A4dj) from 24 to 50, but that changed nothing in the output. > > I am confused. How can I print the two subpages qith equal width, so > that they fill the printable area on the sheet? > > Thanks, >
I also have this problem with a2ps, but with a HP LaserJet 5MP. I switched from lprng to cups thinking that might help, but there was no change; the problem persisted. Also, I am using US letter. I didn't report it or ask for help, because I had a higher priority problem at the time, and anyway discovered that a2ps did not really address the problem that I had at the time. But I did see the problem, so you are not unique. -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
