Re: printer page source for evince

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb%cs.columbia.edu@localhost>]

On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 17:30:00 -0800
jnemeth%victoria.tc.ca@localhost (John Nemeth) wrote:

> On Apr 26,  8:41am, "Steven M. Bellovin" wrote:
> } On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 12:45:28 -0600 (CST)
> } "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed%reedmedia.net@localhost> wrote:
> } 
> } > evince uses GtkPrinter from gtk+-2.  (It no longer uses
> gnomeprint.) } > 
> } > gtk defaults to A4 as you see. (Also see gtk/gtkpapersize.c.)
> } > 
> } > This works for me:
> } > 
> } >  LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8
> } > 
> } > (My wife has same frequent complaint, so now I will set this in
> her } > environment.)
> } > 
> } > (LC_PAPER is also available for same on non-NetBSD systems.)
> } 
> } Tonight, I'll patch the evince package to delete all references to
> } PAPERSIZE, as well as fixing my wife's environment setup...
> 
>      Perhaps add a MESSAGE file explaining how to North American
> "letter" size as well.
> 
Good idea.


                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb