Re: Default Paper Size

This is what I wrote in the perl configure script (have a look at what 
I do to keep users from getting another panel):

sub selectPaperSize
{
    if ($simpleinstall) {
        my $syspapersizeline = `sudo -u \"$II2USER\" defaults find 
DefaultPaperID`;
        chomp( $syspapersizeline);
        if ($syspapersizeline =~ 
/\{\s*DefaultPaperID\s*=\s*\"([^"]+)\"\s*;\s*\}/) {
            my $syspapersize = $1;
            $syspapersize =~ s/^iso-//;
            $syspapersize =~ s/^na-//;
            print "### ${PROGNAME}: Detected paper size $syspapersize 
for $II2USER.\n";
            $syspapersize =~ tr [A-Z] [a-z];
            $dorepairownership = 1;
            print "### ${PROGNAME}: Setting paper size $syspapersize 
for dvips ...\n";
            system( "texconfig dvips paper $syspapersize </dev/null") 
== 0
                or warn "### ${PROGNAME}: failed to set papersize 
$syspapersize for dvips\n";
            print "### ${PROGNAME}: Setting paper size $syspapersize 
for pdfTeX ...\n";
            system( "texconfig pdftex paper $syspapersize </dev/null") 
== 0
                or warn "### ${PROGNAME}: failed to set papersize 
$syspapersize for pdftex\n";
            return;
        }
    }

after which the user selection happens if there was no setting found or 
there is no "simple" install

G

On 17 Nov 2004, at 17:30, Herb Schulz wrote:

> On 11/17/04 10:07 AM, "Gerben Wierda" 
> <Gerben.Wierda-ORJpgvefH5M@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > If you read tex.configure you'll see
> >
> > sudo -u <user> defaults find DefaultPaperID
> >
> > because the tex.configure script is running is root.
> >
> > G
>
> Howdy,
>
> I get the following:
>
> Herbs-PBG4:~ herbs$ sudo -u herbs defaults find DefaultPaperID
> Password:
> Found 1 keys in domain 'com.apple.print.PrintingPrefs': 
> {DefaultPaperID =
> "na-letter"; }
>
> And, like I said, I've got the default set to ``US letter''.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs-EnPF47/3+YSD9iCl+R0B7w@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>

--------------------- 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>