132017 - [UX][RFE] Ability, to change PageSize in Print Preview, maybe in PageSetup

Status: NEW

(Core :: Print Preview, enhancement, P2)

Description

[Markus Multrus]

It could be quite useful,to have the possibility to change the Papersize during
PrintPreview, maybe via PageSetup dialog. Now you first have to close the
PrintPreview, open Print-dialog, change the Papersize, close Print-dialog, open
PrintPreview once again and so on ...

Comment 1

[rods (gone)]

Sounds lie it might be nice to include paper size on the page setup, we had that
once, but it also depends on what printiner you are usnig, which complicates things

Comment 2

[Paul Gregg]

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I think the current situation is worse than the Markus reports, as there's no UI
feedback to say whether the papersize has changed.

I needed to print in A3 as PP showed the table being clipped, so I went to
page-setup [where you would expect page-size adjustments] and nothing was there.
So I went to print and adjusted the options for a network printer, selecting A3.
Clicked ok for the printer options, but then was confronted with selecting
ok/cancel for the Print dialog. I didn't want to print, as I wanted to preview
the clipping and scale to match, so I clicked cancel, which obviously didn't
then change the paper-size in PP.

Therefore the only apparent way to change paper-size in PP is to change your
printer options and print what every you have got, then go to PP and see the
changes in paper-size reflected!!!! fhew...

I would guess that the generic solution would be to add a "printer options"
buton on page-setup somewhere like on the Print dialog, then reflect those
settings in PP.

Comment 4

[Jonathan Watt [:jwatt]]

WFM as originally reported.