dvips defaults to a4 despite /etc/papersize and $PAPERSIZE
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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texlive-bin (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: texlive-base-bin
The default behavior in dvips is to get a4 paper despite any system settings contrary.
Although I wish the program actually looked at /etc/papersize or the environment,
the package could just set the default correctly in
/usr/share/
and /etc/texmf/
by placing the letterSize block above the a4 block for
locals that demand letter paper. This could be handled
by a script when dvips is configured.
Sigh, yet one more reason we should all just use a4 and be done with it.
Thanks,
Manfred
samsara /etc$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 7.10
Release: 7.10
samsara ~/rep/misc$ uname -a
Linux samsara 2.6.22-15-generic #1 SMP Wed Aug 20 18:39:13 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
samsara /etc$ apt-cache policy texlive-base-bin
texlive-base-bin:
Installed: 2007-12ubuntu3.1
Candidate: 2007-12ubuntu3.1
Version table:
*** 2007-12ubuntu3.1 0
500 http://
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
2007-12ubuntu3 0
500 http://
On Thu, 02 Oct 2008, Manfred Georg wrote:
> Sigh, yet one more reason we should all just use a4 and be done with it.
One of already about 1000 bug reports on that. There is already a
proposal in one of the many Debian bugs on that. But volunteers
implementing that are missing.
Maybe that can be taken on by some Ubuntu Developer?
Best wishes
Norbert
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