Re: [SL] [SOLVED] sql-ledger printing A4 -paper size

[Joseph <sy...@in...>]

On 04/25/08 23:45, Rolf Stöckli wrote:

Solved, thank you for the hint.
Yes, I realized that it wasn't sql-ledger problem, what I was looking for is the confirmation what program 
sql-ledger was calling to print "ps" files; and that is "dvips"

When I upgraded to "texlive" dvips was upgraded as well and by default it sets the paper size to "A4" in:
/etc/texmf/dvips/config/config.ps
so the first setting are the default and that is:
@ a4 210mm 297mm
@+ ! %%DocumentPaperSizes: a4
@+ %%BeginPaperSize: a4
@+ /setpagedevice where
@+  { pop << /PageSize [595 842] >> setpagedevice }
@+  { /a4 where { pop a4 } if }
@+ ifelse
@+ %%EndPaperSize

to fix it all one has to do is to copy/move letter setting to be first:
@ letter 8.5in 11in
@+ ! %%DocumentPaperSizes: Letter
@+ %%BeginPaperSize: Letter
@+ /setpagedevice where
@+  { pop << /PageSize [612 792] >> setpagedevice }
@+  { /letter where { pop letter } if }
@+ ifelse
@+ %%EndPaperSize

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#Joseph
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>Joseph schrieb:
>> This one saves pdf files as "Letter" size but postscripts prints as "A4"
>> So I'm trying to ind out what commend is sql-ledger using to send "ps" output to a printer.
>> This way I can double check my postscript setting if I know what postscript program is sql-ledger using.
>
>SQL-Ledger calls latex + dvips to create the PS and pdflatex to create 
>the PDF files:
>
>Form.pm line 825...:
>     if ($self->{format} eq 'postscript') {
>
>       system("latex --interaction=nonstopmode $self->{tmpfile} > 
>$self->{errfile}");
>...
>       system("dvips $self->{tmpfile} -o -q");
>...
>
>Form.pm line 839...:
>     if ($self->{format} eq 'pdf') {
>       system("pdflatex --interaction=nonstopmode $self->{tmpfile} > 
>$self->{errfile}");
>...
>
>If they behave differently, I would look for the cause in the LaTeX 
>installation and not in SQL-Ledger. I suggest to create simple tex file, 
>run latex and check the logfile for warnings and errors.
>
>Rolf
>