From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0451B1389E2 for ; Sun, 7 Dec 2014 13:49:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 50547E0D86; Sun, 7 Dec 2014 13:49:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpq2.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net (smtpq2.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net [212.54.42.165]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FFE2E0D81 for ; Sun, 7 Dec 2014 13:49:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [212.54.42.134] (helo=smtp3.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net) by smtpq2.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net with esmtp (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1XxcD3-0000iZ-I4 for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Sun, 07 Dec 2014 14:49:13 +0100 Received: from 53579160.cm-6-8c.dynamic.ziggo.nl ([83.87.145.96] helo=data.antarean.org) by smtp3.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net with esmtp (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1XxcD1-0005AL-BW for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Sun, 07 Dec 2014 14:49:13 +0100 Received: from [192.168.45.104] (53579160.cm-6-8c.dynamic.ziggo.nl [83.87.145.96]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by data.antarean.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 86D8B4B for ; Sun, 7 Dec 2014 14:48:53 +0100 (CET) User-Agent: K-9 Mail for Android In-Reply-To: <20141207030036.GA19382@syscon7> References: <20141207030036.GA19382@syscon7> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Print PDF or PS files From: "J. Roeleveld" Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 14:49:04 +0100 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Message-ID: <8CD9092D-6F93-4B9E-B2E1-0612590C1A65@antarean.org> X-Ziggo-spambar: --- X-Ziggo-spamscore: -3.5 X-Ziggo-spamreport: ALL_TRUSTED=-1,CM_CTENC_8BIT=0.1,PROLO_TRUST_RDNS=-3,RDNS_DYNAMIC=0.363 X-Ziggo-Spam-Status: No X-Spam-Status: No X-Spam-Flag: No X-Archives-Salt: a1507743-c79b-4eb7-8ad1-a4fabd96cc9b X-Archives-Hash: 3fc918c18e57e689cbf64c1a60eeae9c On 7 December 2014 04:00:36 CET, Joseph wrote: >In: XFCE4 home folder menu: Edit -> Configure Custom Action >I have entered: Print PDF or PS files >command: lpr %N > >However, the above command: lpr %N is only good if the PDF or PS files >have standard Letter size format. >If a PDF/PS file contains pages that are different sizes or rotated the >output doesn't looks good. Print is cut off etc. > >I have to open the file with "evince" and print it. I was trying to >sent a print job via "evince" without opening the file form a commands >line, but I don't >think it is possible. > >I've "Adobe Reader 9" but I can not even print correctly standard >documents, something is messed up; the orientation is not correct. If you want this done consistently, look for a CLI method to consistently force the papersize and orientation. Then add that into the commandline part for the menu option. I can't help you with that part as I don't have that particular requirement. Both Adobe Reader as well as the printer itself are capable of printing PDFs I want on paper. -- Joost -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.