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Re: Printing Question
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tim Hogan)
Tue Nov 3 09:14:06 1998
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 07:11:51 -0700
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From: Tim Hogan <thogan@alt.net>
In-Reply-To: <199810301958.NAA21134@ftms.ftms.com>
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Ok-
What I am up to is when I print anything using mpage the output is not
centered. Sometimes the left or top margin has indeed clipped some of the
output. From your message below, when you say "limit" do you mean that I
should not be using any filter?
Thanks...
Tim
At 01:58 PM 10/30/98, you wrote:
: Excuse me, but why are you trying to limit the capability of a PostScript
: printer? Unlike HP-PCL, which does have margins because it will print raw
: text, PostScript isn't like that. "Margins" are part of the formatted
: PostScript document, not forced into the printer. Postscript is basically
: able to print in any location, on or off the paper. Of course, if you
: print off the paper you won't be able to see it :-)
:
: The only thing that the printer has that will affect PostScript output is
: the "printable area," which is about .2" from each edge. The printer just
: can't place ink into that outside strip.
:
: So, please explain what you are up to.
:
: MB
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