[OS X TeX] boring printing problem

[Herbert Schulz]

On Sep 24, 2014, at 2:36 AM, RA Friedrich Vosberg <fv at meinrechtsanwalt.com> wrote:

> Morning.
> 
> I want to print the file made by LaTeX from the source below. I am using OSX 10.9.5 and TeXLife 2014. I want to print on a Brother HL-5250DN. I've defined a custom paper format 105 mm x 240 mm.
> 
> When I choose in the print dialogue to show a preview in Preview.app all seems to be fine.
> 
> But when I print the file the text is reduced respectively the text ist shifted to the top appr. by 1 cm.
> 
> What's wrong? I want to print the file exactly as shown in Preview.app respectively in the preview window of TeXShop.
> 
> Thanks in advance! Kind regards, Friedrich
> 
> \documentclass{article}
> \usepackage[applemac]{inputenc}
> \usepackage[OT1]{fontenc}
> \usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
> \usepackage[ngerman]{isodate}
> \usepackage[
> 	paperwidth=103mm,
> 	paperheight=237mm,
> 	left=3mm,
> 	right=3mm,
> 	top=0mm,
> 	bottom=0mm,
> 	]{geometry}
> \newcommand{\lasche}[2][]{%
> 	\noindent\parbox[t][233mm][b]{95mm}{%
> 		\begin{center}
> 			\normalsize{\strut#1}\vspace{-.8ex}\\%
> 			\rule{95mm}{.4pt}\\\vspace{-.5ex}%
> 			\Large{\textbf{#2}}%
> 		\end{center}
> 		}%
> \vspace{-.5ex}\\%
> }%
> \begin{document}
> \lasche[]{AVM GmbH}
> \end{document}
> --
> von unterwegs gesendet

Howdy,

Assuming you are viewing the pdf in Preview.app and printing from Preview.app part of the print dialog is is usually Scale to Fit:, change that to Scale at 100%.
Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)