setting the page size

[Richard Gaskin]

miscdas at boxfrog.com wrote:

>>>> Is the printPapersize read-only?  If no, have I missed somewhere in both
>>>> the
>>>> MC and Rev docs where it's described as such?
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> Richard Gaskin
>>> ==============
>>> Probably missed something...
>>> 
>>> Rev1.1.1
>>> Transcript dictionary entry printPaperSize property:
>>> 
>>> "The printPaperSize property specifies the dimensions of the paper used for
>>> printing.  
>>> 
>>> set the printPaperSize to paperWidth,paperHeight"
>> 
>> Ah, but it seems to only work until you call "answer printer" -- run this:
>> 
>> on mouseup
>> set the printPaperSize to 444,444
>> answer the printPaperSize
>> answer printer
>> answer the printPaperSize
>> --
>> set the printPaperSize to 444,444
>> answer the printPaperSize
>> end mouseup 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Richard Gaskin 
> ==================
> Oh, so NOW you decided to give more information. Why didn't you include the
> above bit of script in the first post?
=
Because it hadn't been written.  I only pinned down the recipe moments
before that last post.

> I included another little change. After   answer printer executed, I set the
> paper size in the printer dialog to A4. Then when   answer the
> printPaperSize    executed, it displayed 595,841. Then running the button
> script again resulted in ONLY 595,841. So, it looks like after the answer
> printer is executed, whatever paper size is set in the printer now becomes
> the unchangeable-by-script value for  the printPaperSize property.  This
> qualifies as a bug in my book. If it is a "feature", I would really like to
> hear the reasoning behind it.
> 
> I also thought that perhaps by using   open printing and close printing  in
> various combinations with  setting the  printPaperSize property might
> "reset" things--no way.

It does seem like a bug -- cc' to bugs at .
-- 
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