Summary: | Request for USE flag to set default papersize in ghostscript | ||
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Product: | Gentoo Linux | Reporter: | Roger Hill-Cottingham <gentoo_bugzilla> |
Component: | [OLD] Printing | Assignee: | Printing Team <printing> |
Status: | RESOLVED INVALID | ||
Severity: | enhancement | CC: | olberd, sanchan |
Priority: | High | ||
Version: | 2004.1 | ||
Hardware: | All | ||
OS: | Linux | ||
Whiteboard: | |||
Package list: | Runtime testing required: | --- |
Description
Roger Hill-Cottingham
2005-07-13 02:53:08 UTC
I'can't see the point in adding a use flag when you can just set it in /usr/share/ghostscript/7.07/lib/gs_init.ps or setting a default option in the env var GS_OPTIONS. (In reply to comment #1) > I'can't see the point in adding a use flag when you can just set it in > /usr/share/ghostscript/7.07/lib/gs_init.ps In which case I would need to (remember to) edit it every time gs was re-emerged > or setting a default option in the env var GS_OPTIONS. Hmm. Yes, I'd forgotten that one. My apologies. Ok, you can now close the bug :-) (In reply to comment #3) > Ok, you can now close the bug :-) OK. Done. Sorry to waste your time. I used a good deal of time today figuring out why my output looked wrong. It was of course because paper size wasn't set to A4. For many users it's anoying to have to read through the documentation of every text procesing tool, to figure out how to set A4 papersize. Couldn't there be made a way to set this a central place in gentoo. Then all tools with these issues could adjust themselves on install according to this. For instance ghostscript could set the appropriate option in GS_OPTIONS in some /etc/env.d/ file. You mention that GS_OPTIONS should be used to set the paper size. Can you please help me figure out what to put in the variable? (In reply to comment #6) > You mention that GS_OPTIONS should be used to set the paper size. > Can you please help me figure out what to put in the variable? > man gs: ENVIRONMENT GS_OPTIONS String of options to be processed before the command line options example: GS_OPTIONS='-sPAPERSIZE=a4' for other known paper size, refer to man gs. |