On 05/19/2017 03:35 PM, Tim wrote: > You know, I'd just like software to actually do what I set it to. I > have some things to print that I'd like them to print neatly, but they > don't. > > I set margins that are well within the printing area of my printer (it > can print to about 5mm to each edge of the paper, but I give it a good > 2cm border), but the program always slices off the top third of the the > first line of text (and it has started printing that butchered top line > 2cm down into the page). > > I ask the print dialogue to shrink the page to 90% (to give me > hole-punching space to store the document), and centre it in the page, > but it top-lefts it. > > This is basic stuff that other computers have been doing for twenty > years, or more. Is it that hard to get it right? It's sort like the old "winmodem" issues we had back in the day where the hardware really relied on the computer doing a lot of the work that the hardware should have done. Can you be a bit more specific such as make and model of printer and which drivers you're using? The foomatic stuff can be wacky at times. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 226437340 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - Consciousness: that annoying time between naps. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
