Dear Alexander,
the default paper size in my pdf program is a4. But I have to set there the
margins to 1.27 cm, 1.27 cm, 1.57 cm and 1.57 cm. Otherwise the lilypond
generated pdf file would be too large for a a4 paper.
2008/8/25 Alexander Kobel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Stefan Thomas wrote:
> > Dear lilypond-users,
> > I have a question concerniung the paper size. When I print a pdf-file
> > with lpr, the top off the page is cut off. I think, the defualt paper
> > size is not a4. But the same thing happens, when I include the line "
> > #(set-default-paper-size "a4")" in the ly-file.
>
> I don't know about #(set-default-paper-size), but you can try
> \paper {
> #(set-paper-size "a4")
> }
> before anything else.
>
> However, AFAIK Lily uses A4 by default anyway, so you might just have a
> problem with your printer settings (margin needed by the printer)? I
> vaguely remember some LaTeX issue where you must have an additional inch
> for the top margin because of some driver thing...
> Can you check the paper size of the PDF in, say, the Adobe Reader (or
> Evince, or ...), usually found under Document/File properties or
> something similar.
>
>
> HTH
> Alexander
>
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