Re: "ps2pdf -sPAGESIZE=Letter" gives 8.3in x 11.7 in

"RolandRB" <rolandberry@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> RolandRB wrote:
>> Why is it, when I specify a pagesize of "letter" do I get a resulting
>> pdf file with page size 8.3in x 11.7in instead of the true US Letter
>> size of 8.5in x 11in ?
>
> In fact I just tried the setting -sPAGESIZE=xxx and it did not complain
> and still the same page dimensions (which fit A4 and not US Letter).
> Can someone explain what is going wrong?

You could read the manual if all else fails instead of fantasizing
variable names all by yourself.

To select a specific paper size, use the command line switch

-sPAPERSIZE=a_known_paper_size

for instance

-sPAPERSIZE=a4
or
-sPAPERSIZE=legal

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