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Posted to fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org by Balaji Loganathan <ba...@yahoo.com> on 2002/03/15 12:22:11 UTC
Printing Problem,
Hi,
Please look at the below program and especially
margin settings of body and table.
If I print this out in HP printer,Lexmark printer and
if I measure the paper output
with a Millimeter scale or ruler.The margins all
sides seems to vary by plus or minus
2-6 mm with HP printer and Lexmark.Even if I compare
my printer output with the original
paper document in SUNLIGHT,its varying.
If this is the case how can we assure that we can
produce the exact Paper document with
PDF using XSL:fo which is printer portable. ??
Is PDF is printer portable ?
Please advice me where i'm going wrong.
Regards
Balaji
Code start:
<fo:root xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format">
<fo:layout-master-set>
<fo:simple-page-master master-name="currency-page"
page-width="210mm"
page-height="297mm">
<fo:region-body
margin-top="10mm"
margin-bottom="7mm"
margin-left="20mm"
margin-right="7mm"
/>
<fo:region-start/>
</fo:simple-page-master>
</fo:layout-master-set>
<fo:page-sequence master-reference="currency-page">
<fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-start">
<fo:block font-size="3mm"text-align="start">Some
text will go here later
</fo:block>
</fo:static-content>
<fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body">
<fo:table border="0.015mm solid black">
<fo:table-column column-width="183mm"/>
<fo:table-body>
<fo:table-row height="280mm">
<fo:table-cell><fo:block>A border
with,10,7,20,7mm</fo:block>
</fo:table-cell>
</fo:table-row>
</fo:table-body>
</fo:table>
</fo:flow>
</fo:page-sequence>
</fo:root>
Code end:
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Re: Printing Problem,
Posted by Jeremias Maerki <je...@outline.ch>.
Well, a couple of times I almost went mad because I couldn't figure out
why my lengths didn't come out like I wanted them. And that was because
I had "Fit to page" enabled.
Most problems I have with inaccurate positioning of text elements is
when I have to print on preprinted forms. I usually solve this by having
this part in an absolutely positioned block-container that I can shift
in X and Y direction using variables in XSLT.
Another approach we frequently take is to use the X/Y-shift
functionality on the big Xerox DocuPrint/DocuTech printers. Of course,
that doesn't apply to desktop printers.
On 15.03.2002 14:45:36 Balaji Loganathan wrote:
> Dear Jeremias.,
> Thanks again Jeremias,but my print options doesn't
> have something like "Fit to page",and I also removed
> all the page print settings simillar to above.
> I printed the PDF with same printer now,its printing
> with different margin edges now,So i found the error
> is in feeding of paper (i'ts not manual feeding,i put
> bunch paper in tray).
> So i have to blame only the printer and not PDF or
> FOP.
> Did you faced some problem like this and how did you
> managed.??
> Please comment.
Cheers,
Jeremias Märki
mailto:jeremias.maerki@outline.ch
OUTLINE AG
Postfach 3954 - Rhynauerstr. 15 - 6002 Luzern
Fon +41 (0)41 317 2020 - Fax +41 (0)41 317 2029
Internet http://www.outline.ch
Re: Printing Problem,
Posted by Balaji Loganathan <ba...@yahoo.com>.
Dear Jeremias.,
Thanks again Jeremias,but my print options doesn't
have something like "Fit to page",and I also removed
all the page print settings simillar to above.
I printed the PDF with same printer now,its printing
with different margin edges now,So i found the error
is in feeding of paper (i'ts not manual feeding,i put
bunch paper in tray).
So i have to blame only the printer and not PDF or
FOP.
Did you faced some problem like this and how did you
managed.??
Please comment.
Regards
Balaji
--- Jeremias Maerki <je...@outline.ch>
wrote: > Maybe you have "Fit to page" activated in
Acrobat
> Reader. That may cause
> your page to be scaled and the margins may vary.
>
> Normally, PDF is portable between printers which
> does not mean that the
> same documents really looks exactly the same on each
> printer (resolution,
> font replacements etc).
>
> And another point: Keep in mind that a printer is
> something mechanical
> which has some tolerances. That may account for 2 or
> 3 mm, but probably not
> 6mm.
>
> On 15.03.2002 12:22:11 Balaji Loganathan wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Please look at the below program and especially
> > margin settings of body and table.
> > If I print this out in HP printer,Lexmark printer
> and
> > if I measure the paper output
> > with a Millimeter scale or ruler.The margins all
> > sides seems to vary by plus or minus
> > 2-6 mm with HP printer and Lexmark.Even if I
> compare
> > my printer output with the original
> > paper document in SUNLIGHT,its varying.
> >
> > If this is the case how can we assure that we can
> > produce the exact Paper document with
> > PDF using XSL:fo which is printer portable. ??
> >
> > Is PDF is printer portable ?
> >
> > Please advice me where i'm going wrong.
>
>
>
> Jeremias Märki
>
> mailto:jeremias.maerki@outline.ch
>
> OUTLINE AG
> Postfach 3954 - Rhynauerstr. 15 - 6002 Luzern
> Fon +41 (0)41 317 2020 - Fax +41 (0)41 317 2029
> Internet http://www.outline.ch
>
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Re: Printing Problem,
Posted by Jeremias Maerki <je...@outline.ch>.
Maybe you have "Fit to page" activated in Acrobat Reader. That may cause
your page to be scaled and the margins may vary.
Normally, PDF is portable between printers which does not mean that the
same documents really looks exactly the same on each printer (resolution,
font replacements etc).
And another point: Keep in mind that a printer is something mechanical
which has some tolerances. That may account for 2 or 3 mm, but probably not
6mm.
On 15.03.2002 12:22:11 Balaji Loganathan wrote:
> Hi,
> Please look at the below program and especially
> margin settings of body and table.
> If I print this out in HP printer,Lexmark printer and
> if I measure the paper output
> with a Millimeter scale or ruler.The margins all
> sides seems to vary by plus or minus
> 2-6 mm with HP printer and Lexmark.Even if I compare
> my printer output with the original
> paper document in SUNLIGHT,its varying.
>
> If this is the case how can we assure that we can
> produce the exact Paper document with
> PDF using XSL:fo which is printer portable. ??
>
> Is PDF is printer portable ?
>
> Please advice me where i'm going wrong.
Jeremias Märki
mailto:jeremias.maerki@outline.ch
OUTLINE AG
Postfach 3954 - Rhynauerstr. 15 - 6002 Luzern
Fon +41 (0)41 317 2020 - Fax +41 (0)41 317 2029
Internet http://www.outline.ch