Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. wrote:
> Try quiting Moz/N6/ Communicator/whatever then going to printer setup
> from Control Panels (I believe I'm right on this been a while since I
> looked at PC side of things.) go to printer Setup and try setting to A4 there.
> 

It is already set to A4 there, and always has been, every other app I 
print from defaults to A4. This is also true at work where my PC alsd 
runs W2K and has 5 printers (all network) set up - all default to A4 in 
every app.

It appears to be Moz specific. I'll keep digging......


> That should make it systemwide.  Then go back to
> Moz/N6/Communicator/Whatever and see what is set.
> 
> Report back with results.
> 
> Parish wrote:
>> 
>> Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. wrote:
>>  > I don't know about PC/UNIX side of things but, Page size (Print) Mac is
>>  > the responsibility of the print Driver/Chooser file for the printer.
>>  > Communicator/Moz/Netscape 6 add specific items; but page size is not the
>>  > browser's part.  The browser typically  sets: Header and footer items
>>  > whether they print left, right, Center. Whether backgrounds are printed.
>>  > And whether "fit to page", is turned on or off. Nothing else.
>>  >
>>  > Page size is detremined between the Printer, Print driver and the
>> Computer.
>>  >
>> 
>> Hmmm, Moz appears to be "interfering" with that on Windows (W2K at least).
>> 
>> I just printed out this message, File->Print, then clicked the
>> Properties button next to the printer list drop-down, then, on the next
>> dialogue (the layout may vary here depending on your printer - mine's an
>> HP 610C), clicked Advanced on the Layout tab and the paper size was
>> Letter. I changed it to A4, printed the message, then did File->Print
>> again, checked the properties and the paper size had reverted to Letter.
>> 
>> I found a pref, print.use_global_printsettings, which is set to "false".
>> I tried changing that to "true" (and restarting Moz) but it made no
>> difference.
>> 
>>  > On modern USB HP Printers when runing the Driver file(s) The installer
>>  > ask whether to set A4 or 8-1/2 x11 as default setup. (at least the
>>  > installer for the 990cse Does).
>>  >
>>  > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>  >>
>>  >> Hello,
>>  >>
>>  >> is there a way to set the default paper size to a4? Mozilla doesn't
>>  >> remember a thing about the paper size.
>>  >>
>>  >> Thanx
>>  >>
>>  >> Christoph
>>  >
>>  >
>> 
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