Your printer model was not recognized at all. system-config-printer has simply assigned a text-only PPD file as it did not get any ID information from the printer.
Please do the following: Start the printer setup tool via System -> Administration -> Printing Remove the automatically generated print queues for your dot-matrix printers by right-clicking the icons and choosing "Delete" in the pop-up menu. Click the "New" icon in the toolbar ate the upper left. Choose the parallel or USB port where your dot-matrix printer is connected to. Click "Forward". Then choose manufacturer and model of the printer, If the exact model is not in the list, choose Epson, then 24-pin or 9-pin depending on your printer. After finishing you can adjust the print quality by right-clicking the printer icon and choosing "Properties". Now you should be able to print custom page sizes as described above. -- changing paper size has no effect https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/304285 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
