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Meaning of Preference Variable print.printer_[xxx].print_paper_size_unit?

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David E. Ross

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Jan 26, 2021, 3:01:57 PM1/26/21
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What is the meaning of the preferences variables
print.printer_[xxx].print_paper_size_unit
where [xxx] is the name of a printer?

I have the following, all having the "user set" value of 0:
print.printer_Fax.print_paper_size_unit
print.printer_HP_LaserJet_200_color_M251_PCL_6.print_paper_size_unit
print.printer_doPDF_10.print_paper_size_unit

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David E. Ross

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Jan 27, 2021, 1:05:14 AM1/27/21
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Jim S

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Jun 26, 2022, 5:45:22 AM6/26/22
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On 1/26/2021 2:01 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
>
> What is the meaning of the preferences variables
> print.printer_[xxx].print_paper_size_unit
> where [xxx] is the name of a printer?
>
> I have the following, all having the "user set" value of 0:
> print.printer_Fax.print_paper_size_unit
> print.printer_HP_LaserJet_200_color_M251_PCL_6.print_paper_size_unit
> print.printer_doPDF_10.print_paper_size_unit
>

On the slim chance that you're still here and still interested:

Paper type is mapped to size units. US paper sizes use inches.
International uses millimeters.

A value of 0 for .print_paper_size_unit means that the margins under
File, Page Setup, Margins & Header/Footer will display in inches. A
value of 1 means that the margins will display in millimeters.

You can test this for yourself. First, look at File, Page Setup, Margins
& Header/Footer for your selected printer. If
print.printer_[xxx].print_paper_size_unit for that printer is set to 0,
the margins should display in inches. Go to about:config, find the
preference for that printer, double-click it and change the value to 1.
Now open File, Page Setup, Margins & Header/Footer again and the margins
should display in millimeters.

Jim S

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Jun 26, 2022, 5:50:49 AM6/26/22
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On 1/27/2021 12:05 AM, David E. Ross wrote:
>
> What is the meaning of the preferences variables
> print.printer_[xxx].print_paper_size_unit
> where [xxx] is the name of a printer?
>
> I have the following, all having the "user set" value of 0:
> print.printer_Fax.print_paper_size_unit
> print.printer_HP_LaserJet_200_color_M251_PCL_6.print_paper_size_unit
> print.printer_doPDF_10.print_paper_size_unit
>

Daniel

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Jun 26, 2022, 6:17:16 AM6/26/22
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Jim S wrote on 26/6/22 7:45 pm:
David E. Ross is still around and pokes his head in now and again ......
but, if he hasn't solve his problem from 26 Jan LAST YEAR, I'm sure we
would have heard from him by now, Jim!! ;-)
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Don Spam's Reckless Son

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Jun 26, 2022, 8:25:24 AM6/26/22
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His last posting here was late April 2021, that would seem to indicate
he now frequents the "new group" only.
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Daniel

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Jun 27, 2022, 7:57:46 AM6/27/22
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Don Spam's Reckless Son wrote on 26/6/22 10:25 pm:
Yeah! O.K., maybe I need to differentiate between the two groups!! ;-P

Don Spam's Reckless Son

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Jun 27, 2022, 5:07:15 PM6/27/22
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Tell him (on the other group or via email) to look here?
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