Bug 80487 – Text does not fit on printed page

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: [OLD] Docs-user

[Description Michael Stakem 2005-02-02 09:39:52 UTC]

When printing, instructions to enable DMA and Safe Performance-enhancing Options fall outside the printable page

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open page
2. Select Print
3. Print

Actual Results:  
Document prints but some of the code is missing:

Code Listing 7: Tweaking hard disk performance

Activate DMA:                                       # hdparm -d 1 /dev/hda
Activate DMA + Safe Performance-enhancing Options:  # hdparm -d 1 -A 1 -m 16 -u
1 -a 64 /dev/

NB: Missing hda

Expected Results:  
Printed this:

Code Listing 7: Tweaking hard disk performance

Activate DMA:                                       # hdparm -d 1 /dev/hda
Activate DMA + Safe Performance-enhancing Options:  # hdparm -d 1 -A 1 -m 16 -u
1 -a 64 /dev/hda


Printed using an HP Color LaserJet 4600dtn

[Comment 1 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2005-02-03 11:23:28 UTC]

I've updated the instructions to be 80-char wide. That's the rule we use for installation instructions, anything less is, well, too narrow.