[Qgis-user] Re: Printing to letter size landscape results in 8.5x8.5 image

[NoOp]

On 03/12/2010 04:31 PM, NoOp wrote:
> I am using the following (linux Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic):
> $ apt-cache policy qgis
> qgis:
>   Installed: 1.4.0-2~karmic2
>   Candidate: 1.4.0-2~karmic2
>   Version table:
>  *** 1.4.0-2~karmic2 0
>         500 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main Packages
>         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>      1.3.0-1~karmic9 0
>         500 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main Packages
> $ apt-cache policy cups-pdf
> cups-pdf:
>   Installed: 2.5.0-8ubuntu1
>   Candidate: 2.5.0-8ubuntu1
>   Version table:
>  *** 2.5.0-8ubuntu1 0
>         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages
>         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> 
> and find that if I print to the cups-pdf printer from Print Composer
> with the settng Ansi A (Letter; 8.5x11 inches) (Landscape) the result is
> the image appears to be 8.5x8.5 inches.
>   However, if I use the 'export as PDF' function, the image properly
> scales to the full 8.5x11 inches.
> 
> It doesn't appear to be a cups-pdf issue as printing directly to my
> Canon MP750 results in the same 8.5x8.5 inches.
> 
> Note: printing to the cups-pdf printer and Canon from all other
> applications works without issue.
> 
> Is this a known issue? Any workarounds?

Added note: I just tested w/qgis 1.4.0 on Win7 and do not have the same
issue. Printing to a virtual PDF printer (PDFCreator) and/or the same
Canon 750 works. So this appears to be a linux only issue?