Problem with printing A4 document in landscape

[angusj]

Firstly, thanks again Tracker Software for your terrific PDF viewer.
I think I've found another minor bug (but also a workaround) ...
The attached document is a single page A4 landscape document (a large graphic, so ~1MB file - sorry).
PDF-XChange Viewer (ver 2.0 build 40.5) displays the document properly in landscape orientation but when I try to print it, it forces the page to portrait orientation.
The only way to get the graphic image to print properly is to rotate the page in the viewer to portrait before printing.

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

I see no problem here. If my printer is set to landscape orientation, the document prints in landscape. If the printer is set to portrait, checking “Autorotate sheets” on the print dialogue solves the problem. Otherwise, I can select "Reduce to printer margins" to print it as landscape across the portrait sheet, but at a reduced size.

[angusj]

I see no problem here.

I was afraid someone would say that
There's no ability to select the orientation in the print dialog (see image attached) - I assume this is because PDF docs can have pages in both orientations. Anyhow, trying to print to an HP Laserjet 3050.

[Ivan - Tracker Software]

There's no ability to select the orientation in the print dialog...

There is. Just press Properties button and specify paper orientation on Printer preferences dialog.
Another possible solution - check option "Auto-rotate sheets" into "Page scaling" group.

HTH.

[angusj]

There is. Just press Properties button and specify paper orientation on Printer preferences dialog.

No joy there either (see attachment).

Another possible solution - check option "Auto-rotate sheets" into "Page scaling" group.

Thanks, that worked. I'll remember that for next time. However, shouldn't it default to the layout as per the Viewer??

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

No joy there either (see attachment).

The landscape option is on the printing tab of the dialogue — image4.jpg

[angusj]

The landscape option is on the printing tab of the dialogue — image4.jpg

Ah, so it is! Though it's fairly well hidden.
However again it seems to me that the printer page should default to landscape in this case as that was the page orientation at the time the document was created and is the same orientation as seen in the Viewer.

[Ivan - Tracker Software]

Ah, so it is! Though it's fairly well hidden.

Look and functionality of Priter preferences dialog isn't Viewer's part -- all depends of printer's driver.

However again it seems to me that the printer page should default to landscape in this case as that was the page orientation at the time the document was created and is the same orientation as seen in the Viewer.

No, until "Auto-rotate sheets" is unchecked -- viewer uses default printer's settings, otherwise it will be impossible to print such pages on Portrait pages.

[angusj]

Look and functionality of Priter preferences dialog isn't Viewer's part -- all depends of printer's driver.

Yes, I understand that HP's printer drivers are outside the control of Tracker Software.

No, until "Auto-rotate sheets" is unchecked -- viewer uses default printer's settings, otherwise it will be impossible to print such pages on Portrait pages.

Fair enough. I can see now that this comes down to a personal preference but my suggestion is that it'd be better to have "Auto-rotate sheets" checked by default.

Thanks for your patient explanations and many thanks again for your excellent utility.