[kde-linux] Printer defaults location?

[Thomas Taylor]

On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:35:57 +0100
Anne Wilson <cannewilson at googlemail.com> wrote:

> On Wednesday 16 June 2010 02:15:01 Thomas Taylor wrote:
> > Could anyone tell me where the printer defaults for kde applications are
> > stored?  My Brother HL-1440 prints right down to and beyond the bottom of a
> > page in kde apps.  I can correct this by going into the "properties" tab
> > and resetting the bottom margin from "0.50 in" to "0.75 in" which results
> > in a half inch bottom margin but I'm lazy and don't like having to do that
> > every time I print something (frequently)
> > 
> > I've edited the Brother ppd file in
> > /usr/share/cups/model/Brother/HL-1440-hl1250. ppd.gz changing the
> > imageable area bottom from 792 points to 738 points but that didn't solve
> > the problem.
> > 
> > As shown on the linked screenshots below, the top and bottom margins are
> > set to 0.50 in.  What I would like to know is how are these values derived
> > or where are they stored.  Am I editing the wrong file?
> > 
> > I've done a search for "0.50 in" in /etc, ~/, and /usr but didn't find a
> > match.
> > 
> > Thanks for any help and suggestions, Tom
> > 
> > [URL=http://www.hostmyjpg.com][IMG]http://www.hostmyjpg.com/images/2743229d
> > b9_kate-printing1.png[/IMG][/URL]
> > 
> > [URL=http://www.hostmyjpg.com][IMG]http://www.hostmyjpg.com/images/79971396
> > 77_kate-printing2.png[/IMG][/URL]
> 
> Since you have a comcast address I'm assuming that you are in the USA - so
> the first thing I'd check is that the default isn't set to A4 paper.  If that 
> isn't the problem you are correct in thinking that the printer applet is 
> designed for adapting defaults to a particular print job, therefore needing 
> changes every time.  For HP printers you set those defaults in the hplip 
> interface.  IIRC Brother do provide a similar interface.  If you can't get it 
> from your distro, try the Brother website.  
> 
> I did set up a Brother printer a couple of years ago for someone, using 
> drivers taken from the Brother website, and it was completely trouble-free.  
> If you still can't find it, use Brother's contact info to get help.  I had
> one problem initially - getting it to work with the GIMP - and they told me 
> exactly what to do to fix it.  I was very impressed with their service.
> 
> Anne

Thanks, Anne, I'll try contacting Brother today.

Tom

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