Sorry about that, I should have realised (must be slow on the uptake today) but….
I still get the grey area when I print the card. Do you have any insight into why this should happen? (see thread “Capturing screen into image”)? Thanks Terry > On 1 Jul 2017, at 14:02, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > This is correctly reporting A4 with an 8px non-printable area around the > edge: > > 8.27 × 11.69 inches 8.27 72 595.44 > 210 × 297 mm 11.69 72 841.68 > > > > > > 8,8,834,587 834 8 842 > l,t,r,b > 587 8 595 > > > A4 is 210 x 297mm which is 8.27 x 11.69 inches at 72px per inch is ~842 > x 595 (rounding off) > Take the Right coordinate of 834 ad add 8 and you get 842 and the Bottom > of 587 and add 8 and you get 595 > > > On 7/1/2017 2:58 AM, Terence Heaford via use-livecode wrote: >> Thanks for your explanation. It does seem logical. >> >> But where does 587 come from in 8,8,834,587 ? >> >> A4 is 553. >> >> Thanks >> >> Terry >> >> >> >>> On 30 Jun 2017, at 20:56, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>> Almost no toner based printer can do this. It's called Full Bleed, and >>> think about what happens to the excess toner that has to go off the edge of >>> the paper to do that. Ink based printers are designed to do this because >>> they can just catch the ink that gets oversprayed, and you can clean/empty >>> the waste ink container periodically. Toner is different because the paper >>> with the toner has to travel through the fuser, and then what doesn't get >>> fused gets picked up in the waste toner bin AFTER the fusing process. The >>> toner that gets left behind on a toner based printer has to have some means >>> of being collected. >>> >>> There are a few production based copiers that can do this, but they are >>> made to do it. Most other printers are not. >>> >>> Bob S >>> >>> >>>> On Jun 30, 2017, at 12:48 , Paul Dupuis via use-livecode >>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Some printer can not print right to the edge of the paper. I believe >>>> that the numbers you are seeing reflect the physical limitation on the >>>> edges of this particular printer. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
