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| From | brian <brian@meadows.pair.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? |
| Date | 2016-10-30 18:00 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <sy1CF-7bz-15@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <sy0ZX-6XS-1@gated-at.bofh.it> <sy1t0-78h-21@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On Sun, 30 Oct 2016 12:47:23 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: >On Sunday 30 October 2016 12:14:51 brian wrote: > >> Does anyone have any suggestions for a program which will print PDF >> files **scaling them to fit the page**. This last part is essential! A >> program which just did expansion to fit would be a good second best. >> >> What *doesn't* work :- >> >> Acrobat Reader: It does the 'fit to page' but the version I have >> (9.5.5) will not print a *single* copy of a file. If you ask it to >> print one copy, you get a popup with an lpr error message that you >> asked for zero copies. Ask for two copies, you get two copies... >> >> Okular: Prints single copies OK but doesn't have the 'fit to page' >> feature. >> >> I'm running 64-bit testing and XFCE, should anyone feel that's >> relevant. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Brian. > >I have used evince for that for quite some time. > > >Cheers, Gene Heskett Thanks everyone. I hadn't previously heard of evince, but I can confirm that it does do what's needed, and will print single copies. (Note to Brad Rogers - no idea why I see the problem and you don't, but it's 100% reproducible here.) Brian.
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Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? brian <brian@meadows.pair.com> - 2016-10-30 17:20 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2016-10-30 17:40 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-10-30 17:40 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-10-30 17:50 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? brian <brian@meadows.pair.com> - 2016-10-30 18:00 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2016-10-30 21:10 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2016-10-30 18:00 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2016-10-30 21:10 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? maderios <maderios@gmail.com> - 2016-10-31 10:20 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-10-31 12:10 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? Daniel Bareiro <daniel-listas@gmx.net> - 2016-10-31 13:00 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-10-31 13:40 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? maderios <maderios@gmail.com> - 2016-10-31 14:00 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-10-31 15:30 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-10-31 15:40 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-10-31 15:40 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-10-31 21:40 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-11-01 00:40 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-11-01 11:40 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-11-01 16:00 +0100
Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-11-01 16:30 +0100
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