Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2023 17:56:24 -0400
From: "Stephen C. Menasian (menasian AT ptd DOT net) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] export eps, clips too much
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My workaround was similar. I drew a box around the entire schematic,
slightly larger (trial and error) than the titleblock. Then, I selected'
the box and edited its properties (Object-->Object Properties) and
changed its color to "background. This has worked, so far.

On Wed, 11 Aug 2021 22:17:24 +0200 (CEST)
"karl AT aspodata DOT se [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
wrote:

> Stphen C. Menasian:
> > On my gschem 1.10.2 (g5a69d90):
> > 
> > If I export to pdf, all 4 sides are slightly clipped.
> > The titleblock (and frame) borders do not show up if I open the file
> > with xpdf or acroread.
> > 
> > Maybe related?  
> 
> Yes, I guess very much so.
> 
> For full page schematics, I use a "titleblock" symbol with two lines at
> each corner indicating where the paper limit is and then exporting it
> margin-less.
>  Example:
> http://aspodata.se/git/openhw/share/gschem/_graphical/A3liggande_s2.sym
> 
> In that case it doesnt matter if thoose corner lines doesn't show up,
> since thay are there just for scaling, but with an eps included 
> middocument it is really annoying if any content goes missing.
> I had one that worked at -0.1mm margin, but when I adjusted the
> makefile rule to 0.2 to accomondate another figure, that one was
> clipped again even though the margin was set larger.
> 
> As a workoround I can use a margin of 0.2mm all around, but it is a 
> trial an error thing.
> 
> My guess this is due to how cairo handles things, but don't know how
> to verify that without starting to test it out.
> 
> Regards,
> /Karl Hammar
>