diff -u /opt/test/inkscape-0.48.4/src/ui/dialog/print.cpp  /opt/inkscape-0.48.4/src/ui/dialog/print.cpp 
--- /opt/test/inkscape-0.48.4/src/ui/dialog/print.cpp   2011-07-09 06:25:09.468790000 +1200
+++ /opt/inkscape-0.48.4/src/ui/dialog/print.cpp        2014-07-30 15:46:46.655479680 +1200
@@ -195,14 +195,24 @@
     GtkPaperSize *paper_size;
     if (doc_width > doc_height) {
         gtk_page_setup_set_orientation (page_setup, GTK_PAGE_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE);
-        paper_size = gtk_paper_size_new_custom("custom", "custom",
-                                               doc_height, doc_width, GTK_UNIT_POINTS);
+        if (trunc(841.89) == trunc(doc_width) ) {
+            paper_size = gtk_paper_size_new("iso_a4");
+        } else if (trunc(1190.55) == trunc(doc_width )) {
+            paper_size = gtk_paper_size_new("iso_a3");  
+        } else {
+            paper_size = gtk_paper_size_new_custom("custom", "custom", doc_height, doc_width, GTK_UNIT_POINTS);
+        }
     } else {
         gtk_page_setup_set_orientation (page_setup, GTK_PAGE_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT);
-        paper_size = gtk_paper_size_new_custom("custom", "custom",
-                                               doc_width, doc_height, GTK_UNIT_POINTS);
-    }
+        if (trunc(595.276) == trunc(doc_width) ) {
+            paper_size = gtk_paper_size_new("iso_a4");
+        } else if (trunc(841.89) == trunc(doc_width) ) {
+            paper_size = gtk_paper_size_new("iso_a3");
+        } else {
+            paper_size = gtk_paper_size_new_custom("custom", "custom", doc_height, doc_width, GTK_UNIT_POINTS);
+        }
 
+    }
     gtk_page_setup_set_paper_size (page_setup, paper_size);
     gtk_print_operation_set_default_page_setup (_printop, page_setup);
     gtk_print_operation_set_use_full_page (_printop, TRUE);