Comment 0 for bug 1035667

(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