Description of problem: When printing out an unformatted file, such as received e-mail or a man-page, the software organizes the file into pages of 64 lines, with 80 columns. The printer prints out 62 lines, and a bit more, then goes to the next page. Result: two missing lines at the bottom of each page. The printer is of type Epson Stylus Color 850, the paper type in printconf is set as "letter". All formatted jobs I have printed came out just fine. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Find a man-page with more than 62 lines, enter "man <name> | lpr". Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Unformatted files send 64 lines per page; only 62 are printed. Expected results: 62 lines per page for unformatted files. Additional info:
Have you tried the 'Convert text to PostScript' option?
owyler; May 2, 2003: I added a file /home/owyler/.printconf with three lines: include /etc/printcap pl D num 53 #lines per page pw D num 80 #characters per line This fixes the problem, but I still think it's a bug; this should not be needed.
Typo: The 53 above is really 52.
Current rawhide has a fix for lines-per-page, by adjusting the default page margins.