[Users] Problem with printing.

[Dan Arico]

On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:15:56 -0500
john Culleton <John at wexfordpress.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:48:53 -0500
> Dan Arico <dan_arico at aricosystems.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:24:23 -0500
> > john Culleton <John at wexfordpress.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > I just had a major problem with my Linux Slackware 13.37
> > > partition so I put in a new one. The good news is that Claws-Mail
> > > can now reach my printers. The bad news is that when I print out
> > > a message the print image is offset to the left so that I lose the
> > > first character of each line. Perhaps Claws assumes an A4 instead
> > > of a letter page. In any case is there an adjustment somewhere
> > > that will center the image on the paper? If I print to file then
> > > it is OK.  
> > > 
> > 
> > Are you using CUPS to configure your printers? If so, point a
> > browser at:
> > 
> > http://localhost:631/
> > 
> > That will bring up the interface for CUPS. Click on the Printers tab
> > and then select the printer you want to configure.
> > 
> > Dan Arico
> > 
> 
> Thanks but the printers are fine. It is only Claws Mail that offsets
> the print image to the left. If I print to file from Claws Mail and
> then use enscript to print that file it shows the entire image. When
> I print from Gvim it prints OK. The problem is specific to the print
> function in Claws Mail. I just printed this message using the print
> function from the "compose" window. All the lines you typed are OK
> but this paragraph loses the first character of each line. 
> 
> Maybe it is a bug. 
> 

What if you print from the message window by hitting Ctrl-P? That
should bring up the printer dialog and let you make changes.

Dan Arico

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