On Thu, Oct 25, 2007 at 09:56:13AM +0200, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Kevin Mark wrote: > > I'd try to investigate every file in /etc that deals with pdf or ps or > > the reverse depends of ps2pdf. Maybe there is some value that is > > different. Also are the reverse depends the same versions? > > Thanks! > > It turned out to be /etc/papersize > > /=========================== > mybox:/etc# cat /etc/papersize > a4 > \===========================
That was my hunch. Great that it worked out ;-) > > did it. > > Funny though, that dvips obeys the document specific paper size, while > ps2pdf ignores the document's settings. At the same time dvips has an > option to change the paper size 'on the fly', while ps2pdf does not. > > (Latex users should be able select a paper size within the document > "documentclass[a4paper]..." etc. and not via /etc/papersize, IMHO. On > the other hand applications like iceweasel -- where a system wide paper > size makes much more sense: all printers on a system typically offer the > same paper size -- ignore /etc/papersize and always use "letter". ) Is there a bug report in this? Is this expected/documented behavior? -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal |mysite.verizon.net/kevin.mark/| | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | | my keyserver: subkeys.pgp.net | my NPO: cfsg.org | |join the new debian-community.org to help Debian! | |_______ Unless I ask to be CCd, assume I am subscribed _______| -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
