(Using Ubuntu Precise 12.04 LTS on a Thinkpad X220)
The attached PDF, when viewed in evince, says in the Properties:
Paper Size: 496x437mm
That is correct.
When I convert it to PS using:
pdf2ps frame_base.pdf
and then view the PS file in a text editor, it says at the start:
%%BoundingBox: 0 0 595 842
I believe this is measured in points, where 1cm is 28 points, so this translates to 212mm x 301mm. Which is not the same.
This is a problem because the "poster" program uses this info to try and work out how best to split it up into sheets for a poster, and one gets very weird results. I tried reporting this bug at bugs.ghostscript.com and their tracker said that if I got the ghostscript from Ubuntu, I should report it to you first.
Gerv
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ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
Lpstat:
device for Canon-MP530: usb://Canon/MP530?serial=21F6EE&interface=1
device for ML-2855: usb://Samsung/ML-2855%20Series?serial=Z2MFBKES901707Y
device for Officejet-5600-series: hp:/usb/Officejet_5600_series?serial=CN6BND70Z904B2
device for Officejet-5600-series-Fax: hpfax:/usb/Officejet_5600_series?serial=CN6BND70Z904B2
MachineType: LENOVO 4287CTO
Package: ghostscript 9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.1
PackageArchitecture: i386
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles:
Canon-MP530: Canon PIXMA MP530 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.8-pre1
Officejet-5600-series: HP Officejet 5600 Series, hpcups 3.12.2
ML-2855: Samsung ML-2851ND Foomatic/Postscript (recommended)
Officejet-5600-series-Fax: HP Fax hpcups
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-27-generic-pae root=UUID=ccfdd2a5-39c3-4c9f-bd3c-ccf54bcbe085 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic-pae 3.2.21
Tags: precise running-unity
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic-pae i686
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo www-data
dmi.bios.date: 10/18/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 8DET54WW (1.24 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 4287CTO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8DET54WW(1.24):bd10/18/2011:svnLENOVO:pn4287CTO:pvrThinkPadX220:rvnLENOVO:rn4287CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 4287CTO
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X220
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
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