thanks! i haven’t tried el capitan yet maybe fixed there? LOL thanks
On Oct 6, 2015, at 3:48:36 PM, Michael Sweet <[email protected]> wrote: > Steve, > >> On Oct 6, 2015, at 5:56 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> thanks! >> so u don’t think its something that we setup in our ppd that makes the >> printing system think otherwise? >> in this 6x9 printer - ppd shows pages sizes of >> 5x3.5 >> 6x4 >> 5x7 >> 6x8 >> 6x9 >> >> this issue with “other” has been around since 10.9 days… > > Yeah, it's still a bug - if a printer doesn't support the system default size > it should be using the PPD default (this commonly happens for label and some > large format printers...) > > >> >> thanks! >> >> >> >> On Oct 5, 2015, at 2:06:44 PM, Michael Sweet <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Steve, >>> >>> Please file a bug; if the printer does not support the system-wide default >>> size it should be using the default in the PPD. >>> >>> >>>> On Oct 5, 2015, at 3:06 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>> hi - >>>> >>>> we have never been able to solve our issue with setting the default page >>>> size in the print dialog. >>>> >>>> if we were to create a new printer queue >>>> >>>> if we go the cups admin page for that new queue - we can see the default >>>> page size is set correctly - i.e. 6x4 >>>> even though our printers supports physical media up to 6x9 - we wanted the >>>> default size to be 6x4 >>>> and it shows correctly in the admin page >>>> and if we were to use the lp command or drop image to the queue - it will >>>> print the 6x4 correctly with the expected 6x4 crop of the photo >>>> printing out a 6x4 size cut media (the 6x9 media can print and cut to 6x4 >>>> size) >>>> >>>> however, with the Print Dialog - say in Preview.app >>>> the Paper Size always seem to show up initially at “other” and details >>>> that it is the US Letter size dimensions >>>> which happens to be default paper size option in the system preferences >>>> Printer & Scanner panel >>>> and if i were to change it to US Legal size in the Printer&Scanner pref >>>> panel >>>> the Print Dialog will show “other” and this time details show the US Legal >>>> size dimensions >>>> >>>> is there a way to make the Print Dialog show the Default Paper Size for >>>> the selected printer model in the Print Dialog? >>>> >>>> is there something we are not doing in our PPD that can override this >>>> behavior? >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> steve >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>> Printing mailing list ([email protected]) >>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/printing/msweet%40apple.com >>>> >>>> This email sent to [email protected] >>> >>> _________________________________________________________ >>> Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair >>> >> > > _________________________________________________________ > Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair > _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Printing mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/printing/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
