[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Posters

[David King]

I think Paul has hit on something important here. A lot of software, 
including FOSS, likes to default to US Letter size, a size which is 
alien to people outside of North America.

And considering Ubuntu is from South Africa (not the USA, like 
Microsoft), we really need to have any posters, etc., using the 
international standard paper sizes like A4, A3, A2, etc.

With some distros (I forget which), despite selecting my location as 
London, UK, when installing, I still find that some software defaults to 
things like US Letter size and inches, instead of A4 and millimetres 
(including Firefox 2 on Linux, but not in Windows; Firefox 3 works with 
the proper UK settings).

David King


Paul Sutton wrote:
> ...
>  part the issue is its using US 
> paper sizes, I don't have any, can't afford to buy it, and it should 
> really be in A4, which is international, and still prints on US letter 
> paper.
>
> Paul
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