[OS X TeX] \special{papersize=7in,10in}

[stephenmoye at cox.net]

---- Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote: 
> 
> On Jul 19, 2006, at 8:00 AM, <stephenmoye at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > This is a real puzzle. At home, \special{papersize=7in,10in} works  
> > and in the preview window I see a 7x10 page. At work, \special 
> > {papersize=7in,10in} does not really work -- the preview shows a  
> > letter size page.
> >
> > Really exasperating. The two installations are identical -- i- 
> > Installer says they are up to date, and I am using beta2 of TeXShop  
> > on both machines. I'm using TeX and ghostscript
> >
> > What have I overlooked?
> >
> > Going crazy in Providence... }8>]
> >
> > SGM
> 
> Howdy,
> 
> Are you using tex+ghostscript in both places? I think using pdftex  
> requires more changes to change the page dimensions.

Absolutely. What is more frustrating is that if I arbitrarily change the papersize dimensions and retypeset the document, the typeset material moves around on the letter-size page.

ARRRRGH!

SGM
------------------------- Info --------------------------
Mac-TeX Website: http://www.esm.psu.edu/mac-tex/
          & FAQ: http://latex.yauh.de/faq/
TeX FAQ: http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq
List Archive: http://tug.org/pipermail/macostex-archives/