Hi all, My script to create a .ps from a .lyx produced Postscript that looked great in the gv viewer, but when printed to paper it cut off the top 1/3" of the document. This symptom did not occur when I used LyX itself to export to Postscript. A diff of the files produced these 2 ways showed that my script was producing A4 sized documents instead of letter sized. Adding -t letter as an option to my dvips command cured the problem.
It's not as simple as it would seem, however. First, the dvips man page seems to imply that the default is letter, but in fact it wasn't on my system (Mandrake 8.2). Second, the dvips man page says that using the -t is dangerous because it won't work correctly on every printer and because it's highly dependent on configuration files for the papertype in question. So... If you have documents that inexplicably print wrong, try inserting dvips's -t option with the proper papertype name. However, if your document prints right, the man page strongly implies you're better off not using the -t option. Steve -- _____________________________________________________________ Steve Litt Author: * Universal Troubleshooting Process courseware * Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist * Rapid Learning: Secret Weapon of the Successful Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com Troubleshooters.Com Webmaster (Legal Disclaimer) Follow these suggestions at your own risk. -------------------------------------------------------------
