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[SL] sql-ledger printing A4 -paper size

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

Does anybody know what command is sql-ledger using to print an invoice (ps file) to a printer?
I have upgraded to "texlive" and when I print an invoice (Postscript - Printer) it sending job in "A4" paper size 
instead of US "Letter" size.
When I print to PDF-file the file is "Letter" size.

I'm using sql-leger-2.2.7

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#Joseph

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

[Dr E. W L. <el...@li...>]

Put an option into the invoice.tex file.

I use A4 and these options (for my *HEAVILY* modified invoice template):

\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry
{portrait,a4paper,tmargin=2cm,bmargin=2cm,lmargin=2cm,rmargin=2cm}

So I assume letterpaper would be the one to use.


By the way, current version is 2.8.14...

greetings, el


On Apr 25, 2008, at 15:54, Joseph wrote:

> Does anybody know what command is sql-ledger using to print an  
> invoice (ps file) to a printer?
> I have upgraded to "texlive" and when I print an invoice (Postscript  
> - Printer) it sending job in "A4" paper size
> instead of US "Letter" size.
> When I print to PDF-file the file is "Letter" size.
>
> I'm using sql-leger-2.2.7
>
> -- 
> #Joseph
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Re: [SL] sql-ledger printing A4 -paper size

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

This was the original preamble from invoice.tex:
--------original invoice.tex-----------

\documentclass[twoside]{scrartcl}
\usepackage[frame]{xy}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\setlength{\voffset}{0.4cm}
\setlength{\hoffset}{-2.0cm}
\setlength{\topmargin}{0cm}
\setlength{\headheight}{0.5cm}
\setlength{\headsep}{1cm}
\setlength{\topskip}{0pt}
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{1.4cm}
\setlength{\evensidemargin}{1.4cm}
\setlength{\textwidth}{18.2cm}
\setlength{\textheight}{24.5cm}
\setlength{\footskip}{1cm}
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1}
\begin{document}

-----end original invoice.tex----------------

This generated A4 pdf files but ps (postscript) printed as "Letter"; it didn't bother me much.
Now after upgrade to "texlive" I had to adjust the invoice.tex:

-------modified invoice.tex-----------

\documentclass[nopagenumber]{scrartcl}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage[letterpaper,top=2.4cm,bottom=0.8cm,left=1.4cm,right=1.5cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\begin{document}

-------end modified invoice.tex----------

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.

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#Joseph
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On 04/25/08 16:25, Dr Eberhard W Lisse wrote:
>Put an option into the invoice.tex file.
>
>I use A4 and these options (for my *HEAVILY* modified invoice template):
>
>\usepackage{geometry}
>\geometry
>{portrait,a4paper,tmargin=2cm,bmargin=2cm,lmargin=2cm,rmargin=2cm}
>
>So I assume letterpaper would be the one to use.
>
>
>By the way, current version is 2.8.14...
>
>greetings, el
>
>
>On Apr 25, 2008, at 15:54, Joseph wrote:
>
>> Does anybody know what command is sql-ledger using to print an  
>> invoice (ps file) to a printer?
>> I have upgraded to "texlive" and when I print an invoice (Postscript  
>> - Printer) it sending job in "A4" paper size
>> instead of US "Letter" size.
>> When I print to PDF-file the file is "Letter" size.
>>
>> I'm using sql-leger-2.2.7
>>
>> -- 
>> #Joseph
>>
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Re: [SL] sql-ledger printing A4 -paper size

[Rolf S. <in...@to...>]

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

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
>