[gentoo-user] Strange KDE .txt CUPS Settings

[daid kahl <daidxor@gmail.com>]

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Hello all,

I witnessed some unexpected printing behavior recently.  I can't really
understand why these results happen, but I solved my specific problems.

I'm running KDE 3.5.10, so this might not apply to 4.x (though I'd be
interested if someone could test it!).

I usually use a2ps to print things, since for most text files and graphics I
prefer the smaller size.  At some point, I must have changed the printer
configuration in KEdit to "Landscape," and this confused a2ps about the
orientation of the page for text file printing.

After killing probably half a tropical rainforest and rebuilding many
packages, I saved the configuration change in KEdit printing to Portrait,
and then everything was just fine.  These results are also applied even on a
console-login and a2ps, although the KEdit print settings are at least
user-specific.

Is it really correct for a program like KEdit to have control over *all*
text file printer settings?  (I know it's just text file settings because
a2ps was working fine for other file formats.)  What configuration files is
it actually changing?

Regards,
daid

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