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Re: set default print options on printer

From Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: set default print options on printer
Date 2018-03-10 05:20 +0100
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On 2018-03-09 07:13 AM, Brian wrote:
> On Fri 09 Mar 2018 at 00:04:33 -0500, Gary Dale wrote:
>
>> On 2018-03-08 09:50 AM, Brian wrote:
>>> The default size can be overridden by CUPS in a number of ways, usually
>>> with the help of lpoptions. This new size is also "correct".
>> It is correct because that is what is in the paper tray. There is no default
>> paper size setting for this printer through the CUPS web interface. I know
>> that is unusual but it is the way that printer's CUPS driver seems to work.
> Scroll down the page to reveal the Page Size option.
You're right. It is set to letter.

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>>> Do you have an lpoptions file in /etc/cups or $HOME/.cups?
>>>
>> There is no lpoptions file in /etc/cups and the one in $HOME/.cups is empty.
> It is okular without KDE here and it honours lpoptions. Try
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> lpoptions -p Samsung_C410_Series -o PageSize=Letter
>
Does that require a restart because it doesn't seem to fix the problem. 
After I entered the command, $HOME/.cups/lpoptions contains "Dest 
Samsung_C410_Series PageSize=Letter" but Okular still wants to use A4.

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set default print options on printer Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2018-03-08 04:00 +0100
  Re: set default print options on printer Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2018-03-08 04:50 +0100
  Re: set default print options on printer mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-03-08 07:50 +0100
  Re: set default print options on printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-03-08 16:00 +0100
    Re: set default print options on printer Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-03-08 17:50 +0100
      Re: set default print options on printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-03-08 21:30 +0100
      Re: set default print options on printer Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2018-03-09 06:10 +0100
        Re: set default print options on printer Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-03-09 11:10 +0100
    Re: set default print options on printer Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2018-03-09 06:30 +0100
      Re: set default print options on printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-03-09 13:20 +0100
        Re: set default print options on printer Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2018-03-10 05:20 +0100
          Re: set default print options on printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-03-10 14:30 +0100
            Re: set default print options on printer Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2018-03-10 16:00 +0100
              Re: set default print options on printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-03-10 18:10 +0100
                Re: set default print options on printer Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2018-03-10 21:10 +0100
                Re: set default print options on printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-03-10 21:20 +0100
                Re: set default print options on printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-03-10 22:00 +0100
                Re: set default print options on printer Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2018-03-10 23:30 +0100
                Re: set default print options on printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-03-11 00:10 +0100
                Re: set default print options on printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-03-11 00:40 +0100
          Re: set default print options on printer David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-03-10 19:00 +0100
            Re: set default print options on printer Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2018-03-10 21:20 +0100

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