Gerald, don't forget to send mail to the bug (not just to me). I have bounced all your previous posts there for you.
On Tue 10 Jul 2018 at 20:51:35 +0200, ing_g_kollenda wrote: > Am Donnerstag, 5. Juli 2018, 23:44:27 schrieben Sie: > > On Sat 30 Jun 2018 at 17:20:44 +0100, Brian Potkin wrote: > > > On Fri 29 Jun 2018 at 16:20:11 +0200, ing_g_kollenda wrote: > > > > i just installed this ppd as a additional accout for my printer. But it > > > > is not possible to select a A3 paper size. > > > > > > > > When i look into the .ppd i also do not find a definition for a3 paper. > > > > > > The correct PPD is attached. Please try it with both suggested > > > techniques and do not forget to mail the bug report when you reply. > > > > Any progress on this? > > > > Regards, > > > > Brian. > > Hello Brian, > > today i found some time for research on the problem. > > First of all i merged the A3 lines into my functional debian .ppd. I made > some > additional changes with the default paper sizes but with no useful effect. > The resulting .ppd is Canon-S4500-Neu.ppd. > > I am able to select A3 size. I put A3 paper into the printer. When I print a > testpage in A3 size the actual printed area is 21,1cm * 27,3cm, the rest of > the print is missing (paper is white). So parts of the frame and the legend > (Media Limits ...) of the test page is missing. The same happens if i print a > A3 page from another program. The actual printed area is too small. In my > understanding i added all necessary lines to the .ppd. > > I made another test and selected the paper size tabloid. This is nearly the > size of A3 (less width but a little bit longer). When i print a test page in > tabloid the test page is ok (a little bit is missing at the end, because of > the shorter paper). > > My original .ppd ist functional for A4 printing (i did noch check other > papersizes). It is added as Canon-S4500.ppd. > > In my opinion all seems to be correct. But it isn't. I hope you find the > reason why the printed area is too small. > > Thank you for your efforts. I am going call it a day for the moment. Perhaps a new idea might occur to me in a while. Thank you for all your investigations. Cheers, Brian.