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[help-gv] default media size
From: |
Steve Kleene |
Subject: |
[help-gv] default media size |
Date: |
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:40:06 -0400 |
My PostScript files made with groff have no information about media size
(DocumentMedia or setpagedevice). This is true even if I force "-p letter"
on grops. I have verified that groff opens /etc/papersize (which says
"letter") but don't see any media size info in the PostScript output.
When I view these PS files with gv, it displays them as A4, but I would
prefer letter. I'm guessing gv picks some default media size, which seems to
be A4. Is there a way for me to change that default gv uses to letter?
I have found two ways so far to get a letter display:
1. Call "gv -media=LETTER". I'd rather have letter just be the default.
2. Change the line in /etc/X11/app-defaults/GV from
GV.pageMedia: automatic
to
GV.pageMedia: letter
I'm wondering, though, if that wouldn't force letter even on a document
that declares itself to be something else (e.g. A4).
On an older installation I have, gv just brings up a letter display by
default as far as I can tell.
I'm using these packages from the Debian Etch repository:
groff 1.18.1.1-12
gv 3.6.2-3
gs-gpl 8.54.dfsg.1-5
These lines may also be relevant:
In /usr/share/groff/1.18.1/font/devps/DESC
papersize /etc/papersize a4
In /etc/papersize
letter
Thanks.
- [help-gv] default media size,
Steve Kleene <=