[gentoo-user] Print PDF or PS files

[gentoo-user] Print PDF or PS files

[Joseph]

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.

-- 
Joseph

Re: [gentoo-user] Print PDF or PS files

[J. Roeleveld]

On 7 December 2014 04:00:36 CET, Joseph <syscon780@gmail.com> 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
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Re: [gentoo-user] Print PDF or PS files

[Joseph]

On 12/07/14 14:49, J.  Roeleveld wrote:
>On 7 December 2014 04:00:36 CET, Joseph <syscon780@gmail.com> 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.

I was googling and there is no solution to it, it seems.
I have documents that I print frequently that have mixed pages, landscape/portrait and printing it correctly from command line is not possible.

-- 
Joseph