From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AF5CB139083 for ; Thu, 21 Dec 2017 17:01:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D224CE0F52; Thu, 21 Dec 2017 17:01:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qt0-f171.google.com (mail-qt0-f171.google.com [209.85.216.171]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6E1DDE0F1E for ; Thu, 21 Dec 2017 17:01:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qt0-f171.google.com with SMTP id i40so33203713qti.8 for ; Thu, 21 Dec 2017 09:01:13 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:subject:to:references:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:content-disposition :content-transfer-encoding; bh=9NdKKe/W3QiD3ZyUF9qNl6dyi7IH32roh/6tUmvbI80=; b=sUqYfF8AqEsQ0odGyz45GUyyk6c1amm6VVYDMV166WNRaH/LLhw6mvnUoZKpJhidj5 vsYMM8MTbMA2ZgMrWdPoTJ8zIg7DxClqDGNQsnO6DsnOhp8srVXz8zOlNeTnOfcqXyW9 NuMOPL3r/HC9/Er63Qq1yHSO9CVAUVFqMHunWdfOZ9ayUdpD4baBUFX3V+n6W0+osEXt vIAnQiYpSQjuNIiOH3PCCSU7m6ASrZ+je75WYZd2fBj4STWHtnjfBAIl17bzrHrTlzwZ QHdhH1XNUOGaRbYR5Mn5hZBnnrZxsxO6XkVH0+3AlfyTku7uACTMFUZATM3Na4FLpm9+ u6wg== X-Gm-Message-State: AKGB3mIG3ivGNV8x2SLeEfMXXYlfCbSyuJUrPviC3f4owZJndL+wEOFR HTZgDO1s/hq9wN5eXYHpgpDbED4u X-Google-Smtp-Source: ACJfBosQT8KlH5ZzsVsakhTm50KcevQhU1A9+gXxFQtGk1iZMItNfPiNESPXnLyoTOXVYwl7k+ugEg== X-Received: by 10.237.47.228 with SMTP id m91mr16201023qtd.205.1513875671632; Thu, 21 Dec 2017 09:01:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from ffortso4 (c-76-23-130-96.hsd1.ct.comcast.net. [76.23.130.96]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id k34sm13069454qtk.5.2017.12.21.09.01.09 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Thu, 21 Dec 2017 09:01:10 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 12:01:09 -0500 From: Jack Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] What can cause printer to crop top of page? To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <9349542.N0JEzlDTSJ@dell_xps> In-Reply-To: <9349542.N0JEzlDTSJ@dell_xps> (from michaelkintzios@gmail.com on Thu Dec 21 09:20:32 2017) X-Mailer: Balsa 2.5.3a-270-g188512be Message-Id: 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-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; DelSp=Yes; Format=Flowed Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 68aa6c72-5790-4f33-a469-cca7868c4f7a X-Archives-Hash: 13b9f8c651e51698b580ec1220e6a5b7 On 2017.12.21 09:20, Mick wrote: > I've been using a Brother "HL-3140CW" model with the =20 > net-print/brother- hl3140cw-bin-1.1.4 driver from the brother-overlay. >=20 > Since I moved to profile 17.0 (I think) pages are being cropped at =20 > the top when printing from various applications (LOWriter, Okular, =20 > etc.) on different PCs. >=20 > In LOWriter I had to set a 35mm margin at the top, to be able to get =20 > just 13mm at the top of the physical A4 paper, before the top line of =20 > text is printed. >=20 > I have used the Plasma systemsettings5 for printers as well as the =20 > http GUI of the printer to see if anything is amiss, but I can't find =20 > anything I can change to restore the page alignment as it was a =20 > couple of weeks ago. >=20 > The OEM online help pages suggest to adjust the margins on the =20 > application you're are printing from. >=20 > Any idea what has brought about this change and how I may be able to =20 > revert it? Have you noticed anything similar? It sounds to me like a possible A4/USLetter issue. Can you confirm =20 that both LOWriter (and other apps) and cups (or whatever is driving =20 the printer) are both set to A4? Jack=