How to manage the PageSetup by a script?

[Reinhold Venzl-Schubert]

Hi!

Jacqueline Landman Gay wrote:

>> I have a script with a fix height an width of the cards. Therefore I
>> only need one adjustment of the margins in the page setup.
>> What script can set the required margins for me?
>> This one do not work:
>>
>>   set the printMargins to 37,35,37,35
>>   open printing with dialog
>>   print marked cds
>>   close printing
>
> The printmargins measure from the place where your printer can  
> first lay
> down ink. Most printers have a required minimal margin that is between
> 1/4 and 1/2 inch wide. Rev's printmargins don't know about that white
> space, so you must subtract it from your scripted printmargins. Every
> printer is a little different.
>
> Also, if card objects are not placed against the very leftmost and/or
> topmost edge of the card, it will look like you have extra margins.  
> You
> don't really, but the whole card is printing and the space between the
> left edge of the objects and the left edge off the card will be empty.

You answer showed me that my printMargins-script is correct, thanks.

So I look for other mistakes and I found this:
I have forgotten to set the printrotated to false.
I print on the upper half of a A4 Paper in upright format.

Now it works well
:-)

Reinhold Venzl-Schubert