rauletta@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (R. J. Auletta) (01/18/90)
I have discovered (quite by chance) that if I setup a troff file to print a legal size sheet of paper (using Elan's eroff) and print it on an AppleLaser Writer IINTX with a legal paper tray from a HP LaserJet II, everything works great (even though the version of the ps-filter does not explicitly support legal paper). My question is this: If I set everything up to print on ledger size 11x17 paper (and view it on express (Elan's quite nice X11 troff previewer)) and print the file out on a postscript printer that is loaded with ledger size paper (at the local postscript imaging center) will it still work right? Is what is happening a fluke or a feature of Postscript/Elan's ps-filter? Obviously I'm going to try...but I would like to have a better feeling what the probability is of success...will it depend on the printer/typesetter? Has anyone done this before...is anyone interested if it works? Curious minds want to know... --Rich Auletta rauletta@gmuvax2.gmu.edu George Mason University ECE