Re: Default Paper Size

If you read tex.configure you'll see

        sudo -u <user> defaults find DefaultPaperID

because the tex.configure script is running is root.

G

On 17 Nov 2004, at 16:47, Maarten Sneep wrote:

> On 17 nov 2004, at 16:23, Herb Schulz wrote:
>
> > As an aside, I always wondered why the default paper size when 
> > installing
> > (expert install) TeX on my system came up as a4 when my default is 
> > set to
> > ``US letter'' in my System Preferences -> Print and Fax pane. Using 
> > OS X
> > 10.3.6. I thought i-installer got the default from that setting.
>
> No, I think the default is that of teTeX, which is A4 (as the software 
> was
> assembled in Germany).
>
> It isn't very hard to get the default setting from the system 
> preferences though:
>
> defaults read com.apple.print.defaultpapersize DefaultPaperSize
> gives "iso-A4" for me. The install script might be able to check for 
> this and use
> it as the default.
>
> Maarten
>
> --------------------- 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 Post: <mailto:MacOSX-TeX-yNUTs0qEFpZ/1wmUHrjjoYdd74u8MsAO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

--------------------- 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 Post: <mailto:MacOSX-TeX-yNUTs0qEFpZ/1wmUHrjjoYdd74u8MsAO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>