[softwarelist] Re: OvPro and paper

  • From: Alan Adams <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: davidpilling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:46:10 GMT

In message <526e219184dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Dave Symes <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In article <526df593d4chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>    Chris Johnson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> In article <526df38e94dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>>    Dave Symes <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> I took note of the default page size in the Windows print dialogue,
>>> and using that created a new paper size in RO Printers.

>> Surely if the default paper sizes are different, that is bound to
>> produce different positioning, especially if the active part of the
>> document is centered. Assuming you are using A4 paper to actually
>> print on, why are the default page sizes not both A4?

> As I said in an earlier posting, getting things to present on the paper
> appears to be an arcane art...

> Both paper sizes RO and Win show as A4.
> To test, I'm using the exact same OvPro document in both OvPros.

> On the Win side it is 210 x 297mm and that's it, no dialogue for anything
> else, as in theory the Win app being used to created the document sets the
> x,y margins etc. (I think, probably...)

Doesn't centre centre the document in the printable area, rather than 
the paper? If so, different margins will cause issues. Windows tends 
to use generous margins, i.e. smaller printable area.

> If I use a RO paper size of 210 x 297mm and don't touch the margins
> dialogues, then the printed page is positioned incorrectly, too far right
> by 4-6mm and down some mm cutting off the bottom of the page.

> If I re-jig the RO paper size to be 204 x 290mm, then, to within a gnats
> wotsit a page printed from OV-RO is identical to a page from OV-Win.

> And that now holds true for all my Ov document templates. (So far).

> Bhaaaa!

> Dave



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