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  Printing Postscript multiples "Richard Torrens (News)" <News+19074@Torrens.org> - 2022-03-27 10:19 +0100
    Re: Printing Postscript multiples Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2022-03-27 12:35 +0200
      Re: Printing Postscript multiples Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2022-03-27 12:04 +0100
        Re: Printing Postscript multiples Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2022-04-04 14:24 +0200
          Re: Printing Postscript multiples Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2022-04-04 14:33 +0100
            Re: Printing Postscript multiples Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2022-04-04 16:27 +0200
              Re: Printing Postscript multiples Doug Webb <doug.j.webb@btinternet.com> - 2022-04-04 16:03 +0100
                Re: Printing Postscript multiples Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2022-04-04 18:12 +0200
      Re: Printing Postscript multiples Jonathan Conner <jcc@arcady.plus.com> - 2022-03-27 12:26 +0100
        Re: Printing Postscript multiples Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2022-03-27 13:59 +0200
          Re: Printing Postscript multiples Jonathan Conner <jcc@arcady.plus.com> - 2022-03-27 13:46 +0100
        Re: Printing Postscript multiples Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2022-03-27 13:11 +0100
          Re: Printing Postscript multiples Jonathan Conner <jcc@arcady.plus.com> - 2022-03-27 13:44 +0100
            Re: Printing Postscript multiples Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2022-03-27 14:06 +0100
              Re: Printing Postscript multiples Jonathan Conner <jcc@arcady.plus.com> - 2022-03-27 15:48 +0100
                Re: Printing Postscript multiples Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2022-03-27 17:34 +0100
                  Re: Printing Postscript multiples Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2022-03-27 19:50 +0200
                Re: Printing Postscript multiples Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2022-03-27 17:53 +0100
      Re: Printing Postscript multiples "Richard Torrens (News)" <News+19084@Torrens.org> - 2022-04-02 11:10 +0100
        Re: Printing Postscript multiples Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2022-04-02 11:34 +0100
          Re: Printing Postscript multiples "Richard Torrens (News)" <News+19086@Torrens.org> - 2022-04-04 10:47 +0100
            Re: Printing Postscript multiples Brian Jordan <brian.jordan9@btinternet.com> - 2022-04-04 12:20 +0100
    Re: Printing Postscript multiples Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2022-03-27 12:08 +0100
      Re: Printing Postscript multiples "Richard Torrens (News)" <News+19084@Torrens.org> - 2022-04-02 11:33 +0100
        Re: Printing Postscript multiples Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2022-04-02 14:12 +0100
    Re: Printing Postscript multiples Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2022-03-27 13:50 +0100
      Re: Printing Postscript multiples "Richard Torrens (News)" <News+19084@Torrens.org> - 2022-04-02 11:37 +0100

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#19109

In article <f490c8d259.chris@mytarbis.plus.com>,
   Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> wrote:
> Within !PDFTest > Print > Setup > Try ticking either or both the "Scale
> to Fit" and/or "Use Paper margins"  Remember to click on Set for that
> session or Save to keep those settings.

> See if that fixes your issue.

Yes - ticking "Use Paper margins" does the trick. Thanks.

Unfortunately there is no Help available from the icon bar, and the
Application's Help doesn't. So what the difference is remains a mystery!

Also !PDFTest appears to be no longer on 
https://www.riscosports.co.uk/vfp/
aka
https://www.cgransden.co.uk/

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#19110

In article <59d3cbe2d4news*@Torrens.org>,
   Richard Torrens (News) <News+19086@Torrens.org> wrote:

[Snip]

> Also !PDFTest appears to be no longer on 
> https://www.riscosports.co.uk/vfp/
> aka
> https://www.cgransden.co.uk/

It's a bit tucked away...

https://www.cgransden.co.uk/downloads.html

The 10th item listed 'Latest alpha version of !PDF' links to a zip file
'pdftest/zip' wherein resides the app '!PDFtest'. When loaded PDF - >info
reveals 'Version 3.03.1.25alpha 8 (20 May 2013)'

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#19083

In message <59cfaaaa29news*@Torrens.org>
          "Richard Torrens (News)" <News+19074@Torrens.org> wrote:

> Every fortnight my wife gets a pdf file to print 15 copies off. She has
> problems printing this from her Macbook Lite.

> So I use RiscOS. !PDFtest primts it, but not quite to scale.

Have you checked the Printer setup options with !PDFTest ?

Have you checked your RISC OS printers page size and graphics margins?

Don't forget you can export from !PDFTest a new Postscript file or even 
another PDF, menu over the PDF


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#19103

In article <fdabb4cf59.chris@mytarbis.plus.com>,
   Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> wrote:
> In message <59cfaaaa29news*@Torrens.org>
>           "Richard Torrens (News)" <News+19074@Torrens.org> wrote:

> > Every fortnight my wife gets a pdf file to print 15 copies off. She has
> > problems printing this from her Macbook Lite.

> > So I use RiscOS. !PDFtest primts it, but not quite to scale.

> Have you checked the Printer setup options with !PDFTest ?

No. But !PDFtest has no paper size option. It has a variable scale.

> Have you checked your RISC OS printers page size and graphics margins?

No.  Text margins are already zero. I will have to experiment with 
Graphics margins.

> Don't forget you can export from !PDFTest a new Postscript file or even 
> another PDF, menu over the PDF

Indeed. Not sure how exporting a ps file would help though. It might show
me how to edit the file to add Theo's  "/#copies 15".

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#19105

In message <59d2c8798enews*@Torrens.org>
          "Richard Torrens (News)" <News+19084@Torrens.org> wrote:

> In article <fdabb4cf59.chris@mytarbis.plus.com>,
>    Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> wrote:
>> In message <59cfaaaa29news*@Torrens.org>
>>           "Richard Torrens (News)" <News+19074@Torrens.org> wrote:

>>> Every fortnight my wife gets a pdf file to print 15 copies off. She has
>>> problems printing this from her Macbook Lite.

>>> So I use RiscOS. !PDFtest primts it, but not quite to scale.

>> Have you checked the Printer setup options with !PDFTest ?

> No. But !PDFtest has no paper size option. It has a variable scale.

It uses whatever your printer drivers configured Page size is and graphics 
margins.

I tend to use A4 (Generic PS) - thats the page size name.
Page size 209.9 mm width 297.0 mm Height

Graphics margins  8.1 mm top and bottom
6.3 mm left and right.

>> Have you checked your RISC OS printers page size and graphics margins?

> No.  Text margins are already zero. I will have to experiment with
> Graphics margins.

nearly everything nowadays uses the graphics margins for actual printing 
of documents including PDF's


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#19088

"Richard Torrens (News)" <News+19074@torrens.org> wrote:
> Every fortnight my wife gets a pdf file to print 15 copies off. She has
> problems printing this from her Macbook Lite.
> 
> So I use RiscOS. !PDFtest primts it, but not quite to scale.
> 
> So I have used PDFUtils: *pdftops <filename> creates a PostScript file. If
> I drop this on the Printer icon I get one perfect printout.
> 
> But how can I print 15 off?
> 
> The .ps file is 5MB and takes a significant time to get to the printer.
> Yes, I can drop it on the printer icon 15 times and wait. But that's a
> pain, and a long job!

According to:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1890591/postscript-number-of-copies

You want a
/#copies 15

command in a 
%%BeginProlog
%%BeginSetup
...
%%EndSetup
%%EndProlog

section, which presumably already exists in your file.

(which is not to say there isn't a better way using the printing system
rather than hacking the Postscript)

Theo

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#19104

In article <dwE*MDbKy@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk>,
   Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
> > But how can I print 15 off?
> > 
> > The .ps file is 5MB and takes a significant time to get to the printer.
> > Yes, I can drop it on the printer icon 15 times and wait. But that's a
> > pain, and a long job!

> According to:
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1890591/postscript-number-of-copies

> You want a
> /#copies 15

> command in a 
> %%BeginProlog
> %%BeginSetup
> ...
> %%EndSetup
> %%EndProlog

> section, which presumably already exists in your file.

> (which is not to say there isn't a better way using the printing system
> rather than hacking the Postscript)

HelloTheo

The ps file is not quite as the link says. There are two separate sections

%%BeginProlog
---
%%EndProlog

%%BeginSetup
...
%%EndSetup

However - I will experiment! Thanks.

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