GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 552182
Printing to a pdf in portrait mode from evince fails if paper is wider than it is tall
Last modified: 2011-06-28 23:44:20 UTC
Please describe the problem: If you create a custom paper type where the page width is larger than the page height evince will always orient the paper so that the longer dimension is the height. Switching the orientation to landscape will make the dimensions correct but then the pdf file is sideways when viewed on screen. Steps to reproduce: 1. Create a custom paper type that is 5 in x 3 in. 2. Print a document that is wider than it is tall. Actual results: The resulting pdf file will have your content jammed at the top of a page that is 3 in x 5 in. Expected results: You should have apdf file that is 5in wide and 3in tall. Does this happen every time? Yes. Other information:
You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue for you. Can you please check again if the issue you reported here still happens in a recent version and update this report by adding a comment and adjusting the 'Version' field? Again thank you for reporting this and sorry that it could not be fixed for the version you originally used here. Set to NEEDINFO, so without feedback this report will be closed as INCOMPLETE after 6 weeks.
I'm unlikely to be able to test this in a recent version of evince within the next 6 weeks, as I'm using the LTS version of ubuntu, so I probably won't update for another few months. But - the steps I've outlined to reproduce the bug are easy to perform. I'm willing to provide a sample pdf if necessary, but I won't have access to a new version of evince.
Frederick: Does this bug still alive?
Closing this bug report as no further information has been provided. Please feel free to reopen this bug if you can provide the information asked for. Thanks!