[reportlab-users] Printing PDF's

[David Hughes]

> Hi,
> 
> I use reportlab to generate PDF files.
> 
> For some time, to print files in the background (with a Windows 
> service), I've been using the awful DDE interface to Acrobat which 
> works for awhile and then fails with no useful error message.
> 
> I'm trying to switch to Ghostscript to print my files.  However, even 
> though I've been through many many Ghostscript options, my documents 
> are getting cut off on the top or the bottom by about 3/8".
> 
> I use -sDEVICE=mswinpr2
> 
> Here's other options I've tried:
> 
> -dFIXEDMEDIA (cuts off top)
> -dFIXEDRESOLUTION (cuts off bottom)
> -dDEVICEHEIGHTPOINTS= XX (I've tried numbers higher and lower than the 
> std letter height and it always cuts off the bottom)
> 
> I use a Brother MFC 6800 and I cannot find any option to set or reduce 
> my margins in the printer setup.
> 
> Is there a reportlab setting I can change to fix this problem?
> 
> If someone knows of a better place I should post this to, please let me 
> know.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -- 
> Dave Rogers
> DaveRogers@StockAlerts.com
> http://StockAlerts.com
 
I don't have a solution, I'm afraid, but and I'm experiencing the same 
problem and it is definitely with GhostScript - the same reportlab pdf 
file on the same (HP Officejet G95) printer is OK using Acrobat reader, 
but loses its footers as you have described. It's something that I must 
try to resolve quite soon, and trawling through the various mailing lists
 - see http://www.ghostscript.com/mailman/listinfo/ 
has been on my list for a while. I will report here if I come up with 
anything and it would be very helpful if you could do the same.

Regards,

David Hughes
Forestfield Software Ltd
www.forestfield.co.uk