DVD/CD printer alignment
I would like to print DVD/CDs with my C5580 from any application by simply telling that app to print
the right size page, but there doesn't seem to be any documentation of what size page that
should be.
The .ppd file says the page size is 360pt, but my experiments indicate that I'm not centered correctly
if I use that size. I haven't yet tried just telling it 120mm (the actual size of a CD), perhaps that might
wind up closer to the center, or 118mm (the actual size of the printable surface).
I'd really like to be able to print from any app rather than being restricted to a single app like glabels
with a special template, but there is almost no documentation available on how to do things like
tweak .ppd files.
Complicating things is my experiment with open office. Both inkscape and gimp show the exact same
offset from center when printing a 360pt page size, but open office shows a completely different
offset when printing the same size page, so I don't know what the heck goes on there.
I don't suppose HP wants to sponsor a goole summer of code project to produce a snazzy printer
alignment tool that lets you printout a pattern, then pop the printed media into the scanner up top,
and scan it in to deduce the alignment tweaks required? :-).
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