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Jeff Adams writes
> 
> I am trying to create oversize pages (like 11 x 20.5 inches) to be  
eventually  
> sent off to a typesetter using a Linotronic 200.  
> ...
> However, If I create a dummy Linotronic 200 printer using PrintManager, and  
for  
> example save postscript on a document with an oversize page (like 11 x 20.5  
> inches) using the chosen printer (Linotronic 200), and save two versions,  
both  
> a version with device independent postscript (the default) and postscript  
for  
> the chosen printer (Lino) the only difference between the two files (using  
> diff) is the Creation Date field.  

I think the problem is that you are asking for a non-standard page size,
and the NeXT software is only set up to handle specific named page sizes.
The Linotronic can handle user-definable page regions since it uses
roll-fed paper, but most printers have only fixed choices.  The PPD files
have a key entry called "VariablePaperSize", I think, that can be either
True or False.  If it's True, then it should let you specify non-standard
sizes and generate calls to the "setpageparams" operator to effect this
change.  I think NeXT does not support this under 3.0.

There are two things you can do.  The first is to choose a pre-existing
page size, like Tabloid, for example, and I believe it will put the
correct code into the file for you.  The other choice, which I have not
verified but think should work, is to edit the PPD file yourself and add
an entry for the paper size you need.  You should be able to copy/paste
the code for some of the other page sizes and get the entry to show up
in the popup list on the NeXT panel, and it should then also copy the
code into the print file for you.  I have not tried this, since I don't
use 3.0 in my daily work (I'm still happily at 2.1).  You may need to
look in the Linotronic manual to get the exact "setpageparams" code to
put into the PPD file, but I think it should all work okay.

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