Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-11-01 Thread Brian
On Tue 01 Nov 2016 at 14:56:04 +, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Tuesday 01 November 2016 10:30:54 Brian wrote: > > On Mon 31 Oct 2016 at 23:38:36 +, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > > On Monday 31 October 2016 20:34:32 Brian wrote: > > > > I _do_ > > > > > > > > > get offered the chance to switch landscape

Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-11-01 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Tuesday 01 November 2016 10:30:54 Brian wrote: > On Mon 31 Oct 2016 at 23:38:36 +, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > On Monday 31 October 2016 20:34:32 Brian wrote: > > > I _do_ > > > > > > > get offered the chance to switch landscape to portrait. > > > > > > You final sentence is what interests me. >

Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-11-01 Thread Brian
On Mon 31 Oct 2016 at 23:38:36 +, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Monday 31 October 2016 20:34:32 Brian wrote: > > I _do_ > > > > > get offered the chance to switch landscape to portrait. > > > > You final sentence is what interests me. > > > > What would expect to happen if you chose "portrait" over

Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-10-31 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Monday 31 October 2016 20:34:32 Brian wrote: > I _do_ > > > get offered the chance to switch landscape to portrait. > > You final sentence is what interests me. > > What would expect to happen if you chose "portrait" over "landscape"? > > Bear in mind most printers feed paper in short-edge

Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-10-31 Thread Brian
On Mon 31 Oct 2016 at 14:33:19 +, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Monday 31 October 2016 12:59:06 maderios wrote: > > > > It depends on many paramaters, for example, postcript printer or not > > postscript. In my case, postscript printer, with applications like > > evince, firefox, etc..., printing

Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-10-31 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Monday 31 October 2016 14:24:50 Brian wrote: > On Mon 31 Oct 2016 at 13:59:06 +0100, maderios wrote: > > On 10/31/2016 01:32 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > >On Monday 31 October 2016 11:57:45 Daniel Bareiro wrote: > > >>Hi, Lisi. > > >> > > >>On 31/10/16 08:07, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > "fit to

Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-10-31 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Monday 31 October 2016 12:59:06 maderios wrote: > On 10/31/2016 01:32 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > On Monday 31 October 2016 11:57:45 Daniel Bareiro wrote: > >> Hi, Lisi. > >> > >> On 31/10/16 08:07, Lisi Reisz wrote: > "fit to page" function depends on printer driver settings, not printer >

Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-10-31 Thread Brian
On Mon 31 Oct 2016 at 13:59:06 +0100, maderios wrote: > On 10/31/2016 01:32 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > >On Monday 31 October 2016 11:57:45 Daniel Bareiro wrote: > >>Hi, Lisi. > >> > >>On 31/10/16 08:07, Lisi Reisz wrote: > "fit to page" function depends on printer driver settings, not printer >

Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-10-31 Thread maderios
On 10/31/2016 01:32 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote: On Monday 31 October 2016 11:57:45 Daniel Bareiro wrote: Hi, Lisi. On 31/10/16 08:07, Lisi Reisz wrote: "fit to page" function depends on printer driver settings, not printer software. You may change your cups/printer settings: http://localhost:631/

Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-10-31 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Monday 31 October 2016 11:57:45 Daniel Bareiro wrote: > Hi, Lisi. > > On 31/10/16 08:07, Lisi Reisz wrote: > >> "fit to page" function depends on printer driver settings, not printer > >> software. > >> You may change your cups/printer settings: > >> http://localhost:631/ > > > > Where? In

Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-10-31 Thread Daniel Bareiro
Hi, Lisi. On 31/10/16 08:07, Lisi Reisz wrote: >> "fit to page" function depends on printer driver settings, not printer >> software. >> You may change your cups/printer settings: >> http://localhost:631/ > > Where? In which section can you make the change you suggest? I remember and > have

Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-10-31 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Monday 31 October 2016 09:15:33 maderios wrote: > On 10/31/2016 02:01 AM, Doug wrote: > >> What *doesn't* work :- > >> > >> Acrobat Reader: It does the 'fit to page' but the version I have > >> (9.5.5) will not print a *single* copy of a file. If you ask it to > >> print one copy, you get a

Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-10-31 Thread maderios
On 10/31/2016 02:01 AM, Doug wrote: What *doesn't* work :- Acrobat Reader: It does the 'fit to page' but the version I have (9.5.5) will not print a *single* copy of a file. If you ask it to print one copy, you get a popup with an lpr error message that you asked for zero copies. Ask for two

Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-10-30 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sun, 30 Oct 2016 12:55:02 -0400 brian wrote: Hello brian, >(Note to Brad Rogers - no idea why I see the problem and you don't, Nor me, but the point remains; It does work, I just have no idea where to go from there. Web searches shed no light. :-( -- Regards

Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-10-30 Thread Doug
On 10/30/2016 11:14 AM, brian wrote: Does anyone have any suggestions for a program which will print PDF files **scaling them to fit the page**. This last part is essential! A program which just did expansion to fit would be a good second best. What *doesn't* work :- Acrobat Reader: It does

Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-10-30 Thread brian
On Sun, 30 Oct 2016 12:47:23 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: >On Sunday 30 October 2016 12:14:51 brian wrote: > >> Does anyone have any suggestions for a program which will print PDF >> files **scaling them to fit the page**. This last part is essential! A >> program which just did expansion to fit

Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-10-30 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
On 31/10/16 05:14, brian wrote: Does anyone have any suggestions for a program which will print PDF files **scaling them to fit the page**. This last part is essential! A program which just did expansion to fit would be a good second best. qpdfview has a "Fit to page" option in its print

Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-10-30 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 30 October 2016 12:14:51 brian wrote: > Does anyone have any suggestions for a program which will print PDF > files **scaling them to fit the page**. This last part is essential! A > program which just did expansion to fit would be a good second best. > > What *doesn't* work :- > >

Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-10-30 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Sunday 30 October 2016 16:14:51 brian wrote: > Does anyone have any suggestions for a program which will print PDF > files **scaling them to fit the page**. This last part is essential! A > program which just did expansion to fit would be a good second best. > > What *doesn't* work :- > >

Re: Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-10-30 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sun, 30 Oct 2016 12:14:51 -0400 brian wrote: Hello brian, >(9.5.5) will not print a *single* copy of a file. If you ask it to Happily prints one copy here. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)radnever immediately

Alternative to Adobe Reader, anyone?

2016-10-30 Thread brian
Does anyone have any suggestions for a program which will print PDF files **scaling them to fit the page**. This last part is essential! A program which just did expansion to fit would be a good second best. What *doesn't* work :- Acrobat Reader: It does the 'fit to page' but the version I