12 Mar
2021
12 Mar
'21
7:07 a.m.
I want to print some pages from a British magazine I'm subscribed to (Linux Format),
but
the pages, of course, are size A4, but I'm in the USA and my paper is smaller. It
seems
to me that there was a "shrink-to-fit" option somewhere (I thought in KPDF), but
I can't
find it.
Your thoughts?
Leslie
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12 Mar
12 Mar
7:17 a.m.
On Thu March 11 2021 23:07:24 J Leslie Turriff wrote:
I want to print some pages from a British magazine
I'm subscribed to
(Linux Format), but the pages, of course, are size A4, but I'm in the USA
and my paper is smaller. It seems to me that there was a "shrink-to-fit"
option somewhere (I thought in KPDF), but I can't find it.
Your thoughts?
I don't know how to shrink to fit in kpdf but if you happen to have firefox
installed you can run "firefox foo.pdf" from the command line and use the
firefox print preview shrink to fit capability.
--Mike
11:26 a.m.
J Leslie Turriff wrote:
I want to print some pages from a British magazine
I'm subscribed to
(Linux Format), but the pages, of course, are size A4, but I'm in the USA
and my paper is smaller. It seems to me that there was a "shrink-to-fit"
option somewhere (I thought in KPDF), but I can't find it.
Your thoughts?
So you mean the PDF is A4 and your printer is set to US Letter?
Because I go to settings and set the US Letter as paper size.
13 Mar
13 Mar
6:20 a.m.
New subject: [users] Print A4 documents on Letter paper from KPDF
On 2021-03-12 05:26:48 deloptes wrote:
J Leslie Turriff wrote:
When I do that my printer asks me to provide A4 paper.
Leslie
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I want to print some pages from a British
magazine I'm subscribed to
(Linux Format), but the pages, of course, are size A4, but I'm in the USA
and my paper is smaller. It seems to me that there was a "shrink-to-fit"
option somewhere (I thought in KPDF), but I can't find it.
Your thoughts?
So you mean the PDF is A4 and your printer is set to US Letter?
Because I go to settings and set the US Letter as paper size.
1:02 p.m.
J Leslie Turriff wrote:
to the right of the printer is the settings button, then you can set the
driver paper size to US Letter
what does it do there?
My printer does print to US Letter although document is A4 (tested)
So you mean
the PDF is A4 and your printer is set to US Letter?
Because I go to settings and set the US Letter as paper size.
When I do that my printer asks me to provide A4 paper. 
8:14 p.m.
New subject: [users] Print A4 documents on Letter paper from KPDF [solved?]
On 2021-03-13 07:02:23 deloptes wrote:
Re: [users] Print A4 documents on Letter paper from
KPDF
From: deloptes <deloptes(a)gmail.com>
To: users(a)trinitydesktop.org
J Leslie Turriff wrote:
to the right of the printer is the settings button, then you can set the
driver paper size to US Letter
what does it do there?
My printer does print to US Letter although document is A4 (tested)
img38.jpg
Well, now it printed without complaining about the paper size. I wonder what made it do
that before?
Leslie
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So you
mean the PDF is A4 and your printer is set to US Letter?
Because I go to settings and set the US Letter as paper size.
When I do that my printer asks me to provide A4 paper. 
12 Mar
12 Mar
12:37 p.m.
Hi Leslie,
but I'm in the USA and my paper is smaller. It seems to me that
there was a "shrink-to-fit" option somewhere (I thought in KPDF), but
I can't find it. Your thoughts?
Indeed, kpdf offers that possibility. In my setup, this is the fourth
button from the left in the toolbar. Fit to page and fit to width a.o.
Regards,
Peter.
13 Mar
13 Mar
6:23 a.m.
New subject: [users] Print A4 documents on Letter paper from KPDF
On 2021-03-12 06:37:15 phiebie(a)drei.at wrote:
Hi Leslie,
Would that be "Print preview" (printer with lightning bolt icon)? When I click
on it
KPDF locks up.
Leslie
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but I'm in the USA and my paper is smaller.
It seems to me that
there was a "shrink-to-fit" option somewhere (I thought in KPDF), but
I can't find it. Your thoughts?
Indeed, kpdf offers that possibility. In my setup, this is the fourth
button from the left in the toolbar. Fit to page and fit to width a.o.
Regards,
Peter.
1:27 p.m.
New subject: [users] Print A4 documents on Letter paper from KPDF
Hi Leslie,
Would that be "Print preview" (printer with lightning bolt
icon)? When I click on it KPDF locks up.
I don't have that icon in the toolbar, only a box with percentages in
it and that's what I meant.
Load a pdf-document in kpdf and then Settings =>Configure toolbars =>
Main Toolbar <kpdf part> and then look in available action colum
leftside for "Fit....etc". Transfer also Zoom to the right column. Now
you have a better toolbar:-)
Regards,
Peter.
12 Mar
12 Mar
2:13 p.m.
On 3/11/21 11:07 PM, J Leslie Turriff wrote:
I want to print some pages from a British magazine
I'm subscribed to (Linux Format), but
the pages, of course, are size A4, but I'm in the USA and my paper is smaller. It
seems
to me that there was a "shrink-to-fit" option somewhere (I thought in KPDF),
but I can't
find it.
The zoom option is in Print Preview. Check the Print Preview box in the
Print dialog, and it'll take you there when you click Print.
At least, that's as I remember it. I can't confirm it at the moment because
for some reason this machine now wants to load Gimp for the print preview.
No matter, it's overdue for a reinstall anyway.
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