[Eug-lug] mozilla printing

[Jim K]

   Try under File go to Print... then click properties and choosing a 
different size page.
Also does the gui you use have a way to set a default page size such as 
A4 or 8-1/2" by 11"
Jim K
Allen Brown wrote:

> Neil Parker wrote:
>
>> Allen Brown wrote,
>>
>>> When I print from mozilla the output is double sized, with the
>>> result that nothing fits on the page.  Naturally this is useless.
>>>
>>> This didn't happen under RedHat7.3.  But I am seeing it with
>>> Debian.  And it doesn't matter what printer driver I use.
>>> I have searched the configuration, but I don't see anything
>>> that could fix this.  Any clues?
>>
>>
>>
>> Try choosing "Print Setup" from the "File" menu.
>
>
> I assume you mean "Page Setup".
>
>> In the "Format & Options" tab of the dialog box, note the "Scale" and
>> "Shrink to Fit Page Width" controls.  Try it with Shrink to Fit Page 
>> Width
>> on and off, and when it's off, try decreasing Scale to half its original
>> value.
>
>
> That shrinks the text size.  But it still thinks the page is
> twice as big as it is.  So anything that doesn't fit onto
> the page falls off the right side and the bottom.
>
>> You can avoid wasting paper while experimenting by using the using the
>> Print to File feature, and previewing the results with gv.
>>
>>              - Neil Parker
>
>
> That doesn't work since it thinks the page is twice as big
> as it is.  What it prints is only the top left corner of
> what is shown in the preview.
>
> I got it to print almost correctly by telling to scale 50%
> and also by telling it the margins are half of the page
> width.  The title across the top is rediculously large.
> But most of the page is acceptable.  I hope it remembers these
> settings between logins...