Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!rutgers!ucla-cs!zen!ucbvax!zeus.TEK.COM!bobr From: bobr@zeus.TEK.COM (Robert Reed) Newsgroups: comp.laser-printers Subject: Re: Printing legal size pages on Apple LaserWriter Message-ID: <2343@zeus.TEK.COM> Date: Wed, 2-Sep-87 15:38:31 EDT Article-I.D.: zeus.2343 Posted: Wed Sep 2 15:38:31 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 12-Sep-87 19:48:18 EDT References: <8708102300.AA12093@brillig.umd.edu> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: zeus!bobr@brillig.umd.edu (Robert Reed) Organization: CAE Systems Division, Tektronix Inc., Beaverton OR Lines: 18 Approved: laser-lovers@brillig.umd.edu I ran into the same problem some months ago, and can tell you that the situation using a LaserWriter Plus is no better. I went to the extent of dumping the "legal" macro, where I found there is an area limit calculation done base (I assume) on available memory. My solution to the problem was to write a script that dumps my legal sized pages twice to standard sized paper. I generate a postscript file, dump it to the spooler, and then dump a sed filtered version which maps the bottom 11 inches of the 14 inch output. It then is a matter of cut and paste. This works fine for the small volume of legal size with which I have to deal. This may not be an acceptable alternative, depending on your volume. The makefile entry looks something like: soelim | tbl | ditroff -me -t >tmp.lw lpr -Plw tmp.lw sed '/^\/xi/s/11/14/'