Re: driverless printing and custom paper size

Am 19.03.26 um 14:28 schrieb Valentijn Sessink:
> Hi List,
> 
> I have the feeling that I'm in a catch-22 situation. I have a custom 
> paper size (being a derivative of the European A4 210x297mm, this one's 
> 224x297).
> 
> Now the printer manufacturer tells me: "define the custom width and 
> length of the paper in the print driver software and on the printer 
> control panel" - essentially telling me: no, we don't advertise the 
> paper sizes you entered on the printer, you'll have to re-define them 
> locally.
> 
> However, the printer itself is perfectly able to print driverless - or 
> at least, that is what I'm thinking when a printer just seems to "add 
> itself" through cups-browsed.
> 
> This is a Xerox Altalink C8155
> cups.lpoptions -p Xerox_AltaLink_C8155_A0_6A_FC -l
> ... tells me:
> PageSize/Media Size: 12x19 3.5x5.5 4x6 5x7 6x9 8x10 A3 *A4 A5 A6 ARCHA 
> ARCHB B4 B5 B6 Env10 Env9 EnvC4 EnvC5 EnvC6 EnvDL EnvMonarch EnvPersonal 
> Executive FanFoldGermanLegal FolioSP ISOB4 ISOB5 ISOB6 Legal Letter 
> Oficio SRA3 Statement Tabloid Custom.WIDTHxHEIGHT
> InputSlot/Media Source: *Auto Tray1 Tray2 Tray3 Tray4 Tray5
> MediaType/Media Type: *Auto Stationery StationeryPreprinted 
> StationeryLetterhead StationeryPrepunched StationeryLightweight 
> Transparency Envelope EnvelopePlain EnvelopeWindow Labels Cardstock
> cupsPrintQuality/cupsPrintQuality: Draft *Normal High
> ColorModel/Output Mode: *RGB Gray
> Duplex/Duplex: *None DuplexNoTumble DuplexTumble
> OutputBin/OutputBin: *Auto Left Middle Top
> StapleLocation/StapleLocation: *None SaddleStitch SinglePortrait 
> SingleRevLandscape SingleLandscape SingleRevPortrait EdgeStitchPortrait 
> EdgeStitchLandscape EdgeStitchRevPortrait EdgeStitchRevLandscape 
> DualPortrait DualLandscape DualRevPortrait DualRevLandscape BindPortrait 
> BindLandscape BindRevPortrait BindRevLandscape
> FoldType/FoldType: *None Auto Half
> PunchMedia/PunchMedia: *None DualPortrait DualLandscape DualRevPortrait 
> DualRevLandscape QuadPortrait QuadLandscape QuadRevPortrait 
> QuadRevLandscape
> Booklet/Booklet: *False True
> cupsFinishingTemplate/cupsFinishingTemplate: *none JogOffset
> 
> However, I manually told the printer that Tray 1 now contains 224 x 
> 297mm paper.
> 
> https://www.support.xerox.com/en-us/article/KB0028639 is the Define 
> Custom Paper Sizes page from Xerox, that tells to edit the local printer 
> driver settings.
> 
> I hope someone has an idea how to proceed. Next thing I'll try is to 
> actually "add" the printer manually, then change the local paper size in 
> the PPD - but that doesn't make me all too happy because it means 
> editing it on every computer that needs to print...
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Valentijn

Hi,

just an idea: can you tell the printer it's a larger papersize, e.g. B4 
in the tray and then just put in your paper and print, starting from 
upper left corner, Depending on the printer this may be working...

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cu

jth