By default, when the postscript terminal produces printable, i.e. not encapsulated, output, the paper size for this output is read from the user’s system locale settings. It may be changed, however, with set papersize command, which may be followed either by the name of a recognised paper size, or by the dimensions of a user-defined size, specified as a height, width pair, both being measured in millimetres. For example:
set papersize a4 set papersize 100,100
A list of recognised paper size names is given in Figure 3.1.1
Name Name 2a0 1681 1189 medium 584 457 4a0 2378 1681 monarch 267 184 a0 1189 840 post 489 394 a1 840 594 quad_demy 1143 889 a10 37 26 quarto 254 203 a2 594 420 royal 635 508 a3 420 297 statement 216 140 a4 297 210 swedish_d0 1542 1090 a5 210 148 swedish_d1 1090 771 a6 148 105 swedish_d10 48 34 a7 105 74 swedish_d2 771 545 a8 74 52 swedish_d3 545 385 a9 52 37 swedish_d4 385 272 b0 1414 999 swedish_d5 272 192 b1 999 707 swedish_d6 192 136 b10 44 31 swedish_d7 136 96 b2 707 499 swedish_d8 96 68 b3 499 353 swedish_d9 68 48 b4 353 249 swedish_e0 1241 878 b5 249 176 swedish_e1 878 620 b6 176 124 swedish_e10 38 27 b7 124 88 swedish_e2 620 439 b8 88 62 swedish_e3 439 310 b9 62 44 swedish_e4 310 219 c0 1296 917 swedish_e5 219 155 c1 917 648 swedish_e6 155 109 c10 40 28 swedish_e7 109 77 c2 648 458 swedish_e8 77 54 c3 458 324 swedish_e9 54 38 c4 324 229 swedish_f0 1476 1044 c5 229 162 swedish_f1 1044 738 c6 162 114 swedish_f10 46 32 c7 114 81 swedish_f2 738 522 c8 81 57 swedish_f3 522 369 c9 57 40 swedish_f4 369 261 crown 508 381 swedish_f5 261 184 demy 572 445 swedish_f6 184 130 double_demy 889 597 swedish_f7 130 92 elephant 711 584 swedish_f8 92 65 envelope_dl 110 220 swedish_f9 65 46 executive 267 184 swedish_g0 1354 957 foolscap 330 203 swedish_g1 957 677 government_letter 267 203 swedish_g10 42 29 international_businesscard 85 53 swedish_g2 677 478 japanese_b0 1435 1015 swedish_g3 478 338 japanese_b1 1015 717 swedish_g4 338 239 japanese_b10 44 31 swedish_g5 239 169 japanese_b2 717 507 swedish_g6 169 119 japanese_b3 507 358 swedish_g7 119 84 japanese_b4 358 253 swedish_g8 84 59 japanese_b5 253 179 swedish_g9 59 42 japanese_b6 179 126 swedish_h0 1610 1138 japanese_b7 126 89 swedish_h1 1138 805 japanese_b8 89 63 swedish_h10 50 35 japanese_b9 63 44 swedish_h2 805 569 japanese_kiku4 306 227 swedish_h3 569 402 japanese_kiku5 227 151 swedish_h4 402 284 japanese_shiroku4 379 264 swedish_h5 284 201 japanese_shiroku5 262 189 swedish_h6 201 142 japanese_shiroku6 188 127 swedish_h7 142 100 large_post 533 419 swedish_h8 100 71 ledger 432 279 swedish_h9 71 50 legal 356 216 tabloid 432 279 letter 279 216 us_businesscard 89 51
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