Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-05 Thread Glenn Enright
snip look in /var/log/portage if you have it enabled higer log files will br for more recent emerges -- Don't worry so loud, your roommate can't think. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-05 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:35:19 -0700, Joseph wrote: Is there a way to tell which packages were upgraded in the last week or two? Something like emerge history? genlop --list --date last Monday emerge genlop if you don't already have it. -- Neil Bothwick Learn from your parents' mistakes -

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-05 Thread Holly Bostick
Joseph schreef: Please excuse me for interrupting when I know nothing about this issue at all, but: I keep noticing that latex seems to supercede divps Sql-Ledger is using latex forms to generate invoices. So to my understanding the program will be using dvips to convert latex to postscript

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-05 Thread Joseph
On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 10:21 +0100, Holly Bostick wrote: Joseph schreef: Please excuse me for interrupting when I know nothing about this issue at all, but: I keep noticing that latex seems to supercede divps [snip] Huh! No wonder the changes I made to dIvps don't work. The must be some

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-05 Thread Joseph
On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 08:22 +, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:35:19 -0700, Joseph wrote: Is there a way to tell which packages were upgraded in the last week or two? Something like emerge history? genlop --list --date last Monday emerge genlop if you don't already

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-05 Thread Alan E. Davis
I may be barking up the wrong tree, but have you run the command # texconfig ? Alan On 12/5/05, Joseph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 10:21 +0100, Holly Bostick wrote: Joseph schreef: Please excuse me for interrupting when I know nothing about this issue at all, but:

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-05 Thread Joseph
On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 23:51 +1000, Alan E. Davis wrote: I may be barking up the wrong tree, but have you run the command # texconfig ? Alan Many, many time (all Saturday and Sunday). It doesn't help. It helps when it comes to controlling paper size and margin with on tetex -- pdf file

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-05 Thread Alan E. Davis
When you ran texconfig did you configure GLOBAL SETTINGS under dvips? Alan On 12/6/05, Joseph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 23:51 +1000, Alan E. Davis wrote: I may be barking up the wrong tree, but have you run the command # texconfig ? Alan Many, many time (all

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-05 Thread Roger Mason
Joseph, Joseph [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I know that Latex is set by default to A4 paper size and margins are located in different file. But what file? -- #Joseph Have you looked in the latex source file? The page size and margins could be getting set there. It should be in the

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-05 Thread Joseph
On Tue, 2005-12-06 at 00:38 +1000, Alan E. Davis wrote: When you ran texconfig did you configure GLOBAL SETTINGS under dvips? Alan Yes, I have tried adjust via global setting, all it is doing is adjusting this file (I think): /usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/config.ps to: @ letterSize

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-05 Thread Joseph
On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 12:14 -0330, Roger Mason wrote: Joseph, Joseph [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I know that Latex is set by default to A4 paper size and margins are located in different file. But what file? -- #Joseph Have you looked in the latex source file? The page size

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-05 Thread Joseph
On Tue, 2005-12-06 at 00:38 +1000, Alan E. Davis wrote: When you ran texconfig did you configure GLOBAL SETTINGS under dvips? Alan Does the latex database needs to be refresh? I run on this in google: Refresh the filename database, by running at a command interpreter window: initexmf

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-05 Thread Roger Mason
Hi Joseph, Joseph [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue, 2005-12-06 at 00:38 +1000, Alan E. Davis wrote: When you ran texconfig did you configure GLOBAL SETTINGS under dvips? Alan Does the latex database needs to be refresh? I run on this in google: Refresh the filename database, by

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-05 Thread Roger Mason
Hello Joseph, Joseph [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 12:14 -0330, Roger Mason wrote: Have you looked in the latex source file? The page size and margins could be getting set there. It should be in the document preamble, i.e. before the \begin{document} command. HTH,

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-05 Thread Joseph
On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 14:17 -0330, Roger Mason wrote: Hello Joseph, Joseph [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 12:14 -0330, Roger Mason wrote: Have you looked in the latex source file? The page size and margins could be getting set there. It should be in the document

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-05 Thread Nick Rout
Why not try the sql-ledger mailing list. No doubt there are people there who know their way around their software. On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 11:01:13 -0700 Joseph wrote: On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 14:17 -0330, Roger Mason wrote: Hello Joseph, Joseph [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Mon,

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-05 Thread Joseph
On Tue, 2005-12-06 at 09:45 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: Why not try the sql-ledger mailing list. No doubt there are people there who know their way around their software. I was automatically subscribe when I didn't pay my yearly support. So I'm not going back. -- #Joseph --

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-05 Thread Dale
Well, I have been reading your frustration in this thread. May I ask something? Have you tried this as another user, even if you have to add one, which may work best? If it works as the new user, then it is something specific to that user and may be a config in the /home/user directory. If it

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-05 Thread Joseph
On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 15:23 -0600, Dale wrote: Well, I have been reading your frustration in this thread. May I ask something? Have you tried this as another user, even if you have to add one, which may work best? If it works as the new user, then it is something specific to that user and

[gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-04 Thread Joseph
I want to print to letter size paper. I'm using Sql-Ledger to print invoices, program is set to print with command: lpr -P Printer Name Sql-Ledger is using latex forms to generate invoices. So to my understanding the program will be using dvips to convert latex to postscript and send it directly

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-04 Thread Joseph
On Sun, 2005-12-04 at 18:05 -0700, Joseph wrote: I want to print to letter size paper. I'm using Sql-Ledger to print invoices, program is set to print with command: lpr -P Printer Name Sql-Ledger is using latex forms to generate invoices. So to my understanding the program will be using

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-04 Thread Nick Rout
On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 18:05:31 -0700 Joseph wrote: I want to print to letter size paper. I'm using Sql-Ledger to print invoices, program is set to print with command: lpr -P Printer Name Sql-Ledger is using latex forms to generate invoices. So to my understanding the program will be using

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-04 Thread Joseph
On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 15:57 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 18:05:31 -0700 Joseph wrote: I want to print to letter size paper. I'm using Sql-Ledger to print invoices, program is set to print with command: lpr -P Printer Name Sql-Ledger is using latex forms to generate

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-04 Thread Nick Rout
On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 20:29:05 -0700 Joseph wrote: On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 15:57 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 18:05:31 -0700 Joseph wrote: I want to print to letter size paper. I'm using Sql-Ledger to print invoices, program is set to print with command: lpr -P

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-04 Thread Joseph
On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 17:25 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 20:29:05 -0700 Joseph wrote: On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 15:57 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 18:05:31 -0700 Joseph wrote: I want to print to letter size paper. I'm using Sql-Ledger to print

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-04 Thread Joseph
On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 17:25 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 20:29:05 -0700 Joseph wrote: On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 15:57 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 18:05:31 -0700 Joseph wrote: I want to print to letter size paper. I'm using Sql-Ledger to print

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-04 Thread Nick Rout
On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 22:26:48 -0700 Joseph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think I have tracked down the code for printing to the file SL/Form.pm (I tracked it by grepping the source for outr likely commands, dvips, pdflatex etc.) Unfortunately I am not a perl guru, but there are clearly

Re: [gentoo-user] straggling with paper size

2005-12-04 Thread Joseph
On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 20:22 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 22:26:48 -0700 Joseph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think I have tracked down the code for printing to the file SL/Form.pm (I tracked it by grepping the source for outr likely commands, dvips, pdflatex etc.)