| Re: How to get page size for PRINTER device? [message #22987 is a reply to message #22731] |
Wed, 20 December 2000 04:57  |
Martin Schultz
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Registered: August 1997
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David Fanning wrote:
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> Phillip David (phillip_david@xontech.com) writes:
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>> So let me see if I understand correctly. Are you saying that the
>> printable edges of the paper differ between the left and right sides?
>> Or perhaps between the top and bottom? If not, why not just calculate
>> things to center them on the PRINTABLE page? Wouldn't that also center
>> them on the physical page?
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>> Or perhaps I'm just not getting it.
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> Oh, I hate these public arguments that expose
> my ignorance. :-(
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Not all is lost, David. In fact, I already encountered printers with
different top and bottom margins at least - though I think left and
right are always equal. Anyway: who cares for a few 1/64th inches
(damn, mm is so much easier) asymmetrie on the top or bottom...
Cheers,
Martin
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