[Eug-lug] mozilla printing

[Allen Brown]

Jim K wrote:
>   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

Yes, setting it to A6, combined with 50% worked pretty well.
(A6 is postcard size.)
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> 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...