[X2go-dev] Custom paper size for cups-x2go.ppd

[John A. Sullivan III]

On Wed, 2010-04-14 at 17:15 -0400, John A. Sullivan III wrote:
> Hello, all.  We have a client who needs to use the x2go printing system
> to print to plotters for construction drawings.  They need to be able to
> specify custom paper sizes.  For example, I am on site right now and
> they need to print 30" x 36" drawings.  What would be involved in
> editing the cups-x2go.ppd file so that they can specify a custom paper
> size?
> 
> We had hoped to offload that job to the local print driver but, when we
> tried to do this with the cups-x2go printer, it sent an A4 sized image
> and printed it on 30" x 36" paper.  Thus it seems essential for the
> cups-x2go driver to send the custom sized document in the first place.
> Thanks - John
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We did ultimately wind up editing the PPD file to add the custom paper
sizes - John