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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Printer configuring
From:       Martijn Klingens <mklingens () yahoo ! com>
Date:       2001-07-31 16:13:45
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On Tuesday 31 July 2001 17:47, Michael Goffioul wrote:
> > > IMO, what could be done to avoid part of the problem, is to integrate
> > > the default paper size into localization settings, so that the default
> > > page size will always be correct.
> >
> > Or at least a question in kpersonalizer ( I know I have a different or
> > extended opinion on the purpose of kpersonalizer ;-).
>
> You may think about a configuration widget where the user would setup his
> default print settings (something accesible easily from the print manager
> or some other place -> see below). The fact is that I only have PageSize in
> mind, maybe there are some other system-wide options that could be setup:
>
> Option		Possible in Qt-2.3.x
> ------		--------------------
> pagesize		Yes
> orientation		Yes
> margins			No
>
> Any other idea?

Just a thought: would it work if you cheated the margins problem by 
specifying a bigger paper size so the effective area will be the way it 
should be? Or can't you select any arbitrary paper size without side effects?

Another option might be artificially adding a bunch of whitespace at the page 
edges and draw the contents inside that smaller 'viewport'. Again, not sure 
at all if the API allows such tricks.

I really don't know anything about printing, so this is either complete bull 
or a good idea. You decide ;-)

Martijn
 
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