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Subject: Re: [geda-user] How to print large check plots?
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> That's a naive guess without looking at the actual code.  How close was 
> I?  Since the current check plots come out 1:1, nicely centered in the 
> page, with the ends lopped off, I assume clipping is happening someplace 
> other than my printer, buy maybe not.

PCB handles scaling and centering, but I don't think it bothers
clipping, since most boards happen to fit and clipping isn't *needed*
if they don't - the printer (or postscript renderer, for software
postscript solutions) does it.

> Maybe it's even simpler -- for large boards, emit the check plot
> page multiple times but with the origin in Postscript code moved
> around on each, and let the printer do the clipping.  Even
> bruter-forcier. :)

This one :-)

> Yes, rub money on the problem until it goes away -- that always works 
> until you run out of money.

Mine was free, because it was broken.  Had to repair it, and it still
needs more repair, and the image quality is pretty poor... but it does
print :-)