[Hplip-help] Adjusting Printer Margins

[Patrick M. <pa...@gm...>]

Hi List,

I am using HPLIP 2.7.10 and am running Arch Linux (fully updated).  My
printer is the Deskjet D4160.

I have been attempting to adjust my printer margins so that they are
"correct"; the printed margins in documents, text files, etc. do not agree
with the margins I specify within applications (for example, in Page Setup,
or something similar).  Here are the steps I've taken so far:

a) Step 6 on this page:
http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/Database/CUPSDocumentation
b) Manual configuration of the Foomatic PPD file for my printer, named
HP-DeskJet_D4100-hpijs.ppd (editing *HWMargins, *ImageableArea, etc.)
c) The file "align.ps" in the Ghostscript directory,
/usr/share/ghostscript/8.60/lib/align.ps

The printer prints okay, it's just that the margins are incorrect in the
printed copy.  The margin errors are consistent when I try printing with
different applications.

I am willing to take any steps necessary to arrive at a solution.  I am not
a programmer, but I can maneuver pretty well through files and the file
system in general.


Thanks for you help,

-Patrick