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• Configuration files
  • Paper sizes
    • Syntax
    • Example lines
    • Predefined paper sizes

Paper sizes

Syntax

Programs using DK libraries version 4 process both dk4paper.conf and dk3paper.conf files. Programs using DK libraries version 3 process only dk3paper.conf files.

All found files — see [Configuration and resource file search] — are processed cumulatively, settings in files processed later overwrite settings in files processed earlier.

The dk3paper.conf and dk4paper.conf files specify paper sizes, one per line.

Each line consists of a name, an equal sign ("=") and either 2 or 6 floating point values.

The floating point values specify dimensions in PS points (72 points per inch):

• Paper width.
   
• Paper height.
   
• Left/inner border.
  When printing duplex without tumble (book), this value is used for the left border on odd pages and for right border on even pages.
   
• Right/outer border.
  When printing duplex without tumble (book), this value is used for the right border on odd pages and for left border on even pages.
   
• Top/inner border.
  When printing duplex with tumble (calendar), this value is used for the top border on odd pages and for bottom border on even pages.
   
• Bottom/outer border.
  When printing duplex with tumble (calendar), this value is used for the bottom border on odd pages and for top border on even pages.

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Example lines

A4  =   595 842
a4  =   595 842 56  28  14  14

In the example above we configure two paper sizes: "A4" and "a4".
Paper size names are case-sensitive. The "A4" size is 595 points wide and 842 points high. The entire sheet is used for this paper size, no borders are left.
The "a4" size also is 595 points wide and 842 points high. When using this paper size we have to leave 56 points (approximately 2cm) border on the left side, 28 points on the right side and 14 points on top and bottom.

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Predefined paper sizes

Some default paper sizes are defined in the source code modules dealing with paper sizes:

Name	Width	Height	Inner (left) border	Outer (right) border	Top border	Bottom border
A4	595	842
Letter	612	792
A3	842	1190
A5	420	595
A6	297	420
Legal	612	1008
Tabloid	792	1224
Ledger	1224	792
Statement	396	612
Executive	540	720
Folio	612	936
Quarto	610	780
10X14	720	1008
A3landscape	1190	842
A4landscape	842	595
A5landscape	595	420
A6landscape	420	297
a4	595	842	56	28	14	14
letter	612	792	56	28	14	14
a3	842	1190	56	28	14	14
a5	420	595	42	28	14	14
a6	297	420	42	28	14	14
legal	612	1008	56	28	14	14
tabloid	792	1224	56	28	14	14
statement	396	612	42	28	14	14
executive	540	720	56	28	14	14
folio	612	936	56	28	14	14
quarto	610	780	56	28	14	14
10x14	720	1008	56	28	14	14
a3landscape	1190	842	56	28	14	14
a4landscape	842	595	42	28	14	14
a5landscape	595	420	42	28	14	14
a6landscape	420	297	42	28	14	14

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