Comment 3 for bug 150691

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Paul Flint (flint) wrote : Re: [Bug 150691] Re: Printer installation paper type does not follow locale

Dear Till,

Thank you for kindly pointing out to me the existence of /etc/papersize!

In answer to your questions...

On Mon, 8 Oct 2007, Till Kamppeter wrote:

> Do you have an /etc/papersize file?
>

Yes indeed I do!

> What is in the file?
>
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3 2006-05-30 20:54 papersize

In the file are three bytes

a4

2 + /n...

> With which country setting did you set up your computer?
>

The Free Republic of Vermont, currently under the tyrannical yolk of the
Bush Administration of the United States...

:^)

I am not at all happy with that bastard cowboy, but I digress...

Note I specifically indicated US during installation.

Finally I know what a monster Locale is. I standby to help in any way.

Regards,

Flint

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