GNU bug report logs - #21741
24.5; default printer page size can not be changed

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Emilio Sovero <easovero <at> me.com>

Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 01:18:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.5

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 21741 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Emilio Sovero <easovero <at> me.com>
Cc: 21741 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21741: 24.5; default printer page size can not be changed
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 00:00:57 -0400

Emilio Sovero wrote:

> On a Mac running OSX 10.10.5 I am unable to change Emacs to print any
> other size but A4.

That is odd, since Emacs is a USA-centric application and defaults to
letter paper size AFAIK.

> I have set the ps-page-size to letter

There is no "ps-page-size". There is ps-paper-type, defaulting to 'letter.

Anyway, please do:

emacs -Q
C-u M-x ps-print-buffer RET test.ps RET

and send the file test.ps here as an attachment. Thanks.
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