[OS X TeX] Landscape mode refuses to get set up

[Gary L. Gray]

On Mar 29, 2005, at 3:36 PM, Ronald Bruck wrote:

> I'm using TeXShop on Mac OS X 10.3.8.  I absolutely cannot print in 
> landscape mode, although
> I select it in Page Setup---and on returning to Page Setup, find it 
> still set.
>
> I suspect the Epson R800 drivers, which really screw up printer 
> selection and page setup in
> other programs.  (It is CONSTANTLY resetting default page size to 5" x 
> 7", for printing pictures.)
> But I'm able to print in landscape mode in other programs!!
>
> Anyone run across this before?  Is there some way to rotate the 
> printed output, to fit it
> to portrait mode?

Are you using pdflatex? If so, use the geometry package and specify the 
landscape option and it should properly orient the page.

-- Gary

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