Hi Lisi, On Sunday 20 April 2014 11:18:17 Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Saturday 19 April 2014 10:25:58 Baron wrote: > > On Saturday 19 April 2014 02:39:20 Greg Madden wrote: > > > On Friday 18 April 2014 16:59:11 you wrote: > > > > On Friday 18 April 2014 04:22:56 you wrote: > > > > > Le 18/04/2014 05:10, Greg Madden a �crit : > > > > > > system: Debian Wheezy, TDE 3.5.13.2 amd64 > > > > > > > > > > > > I recieve construction drawings as pdf"s. These are ARCH D > > > > > > = 24x36 or ANSI D = 22x34. I view them in kpdf, I print > > > > > > them to my printer using Tabloid, paper size = 11x17. > > > > > > > > > > > > Only an 8x11 image gets printed on the 11x17 page.. Can not > > > > > > figure out how to get the correct size image, seems like > > > > > > shrink to fit, or some such were options. Do not see any > > > > > > such in the kpdf print dialog. > > > > > > > > > > > > Using krinter to print the same file it prints an 11x17 > > > > > > portion of the larger file size. > > > > > > > > > > > > kpdf has a different print dialog than kprinter...?, > > > > > > > > > > > > Using cups, server:/var/run/cups/cups.sock > > > > > > printer driver for my HP Offficejet Pro 8600: hpcups > > > > > > 3.12.6 > > > > > > > > > > If it is a one time go, The Gimp open PDF. > > > > > > > > Thanks for the reply. > > > > > > > > I do have solutions, evince and epdfview do the job. This is a > > > > core business function. > > > > > > > > Tried TDE R14 with Wheezy, same...tried the newer hpcups > > > > driver and the older hpijs driver no joy. > > > > > > > > > > > > I would prefer to use kpdf, probably used to work at some time, > > > > need to find out what changed. The devs are spending alot of > > > > time getting all the apps to work, afaikt, thought I would test > > > > ..again, kpdf. I usually use 'best of ' apps for business, it > > > > is getting harder to do with all the apps being part of desktop > > > > environments. > > > > > > Officially confused, > > > > > > Ledger=17"x11" > > > Tabloid=11"x17" > > > These are "North American paper sizes" Wikipedia > > > > > > Ansi B defines the measurements as 11x17 with alias's of Ledger > > > and Tabloid. > > > > > > Print dialog of kpdf lists Ledger as 11x17, no Tabloid > > > > > > Print dialog of Evince lists Tabloid as 17x11, no Ledger entry. > > > > > > Both just the opposite of North American paper sizes, though I > > > will not assume to know which standard the cups devs used..there > > > are quite a few. > > > > > > bah humbug > > > > Isn't one just "Portrait" and the other "Landscape" ! > > To continue from lower (sorry. ;-( ), 17x11 is a size. (Called > foolscap, among other names.) Portrait and Landscape are > orientations. This suggests that everything except orientation is > fixed and immutable. At least, that is what it suggested to me. From > what you say, it is not what it was intended to suggest. > > Lisi Don't worry about it at all. :-) I'm not in the least bit fussed. As far as you thinking that I'm an American. I found that very amusing. Sorry for teasing you a little bit. :-) Anyway I'm a true blue, gods own county, Yorkshireman. -- Best Regards: Baron.