scaling options do not work for printing pdf files

[Hadmut Danisch]

Hi,

when printing PDF files like

lp -o orientation-requested=4 -o media=a4 -o fitplot map.pdf or
lp -o orientation-requested=4 -o media=a4 -o scaling=100 map.pdf

only rotating works, but not scaling. Printed pages are always way too big. (example attached)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: cups-client 1.4.6-5ubuntu1.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Aug 8 15:15:54 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100427.1)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-MA78G-DS3H
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles:
 PDF: Generic CUPS-PDF Printer
 HP-LaserJet-4MP: HP LaserJet 4MP v2013.103 Postscript (recommended)
 HP-LaserJet-1300: HP LaserJet 1300 Series Postscript (recommended)
 hp-LaserJet-1320-series: HP LaserJet 1320 Foomatic/pxlmono (recommended)
 Deskjet-F2100-series: HP Deskjet f2100 Series hpijs, 3.10.6
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/tcsh
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-generic root=/dev/mapper/raid2-ubuntu64 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: cups
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-07-29 (10 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 04/03/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F2
dmi.board.name: GA-MA78G-DS3H
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF2:bd04/03/2008:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-MA78G-DS3H:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-MA78G-DS3H:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GA-MA78G-DS3H
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

[Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst)]

Leaving out the orientation option gives the expected result:
lp -o media=a4 -o fitplot map-3.pdf

It looks like cups pdftopdf is already automatically rotating this input file.

[Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst)]

When -o fitplot is used.

[Hadmut Danisch (hadmut)]

I did not try it without rotation since this was what I started with. Thanks for the hint.