[Bug 504441] [NEW] okular prints tiny pages using n-up (multiple pages per sheet) feature

[David Gleich]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: okular

I'm trying to print a set of beamer slides with multiple slides per page
(4-up or 6-up). When I select 4 pages or 6 pages per sheet in the Okular
print dialog, the pages print quite small (perhaps even tiny -- about 2"
by 1.5") and leave significant white-space on the page.

I can get around this behavior by using the pdfnup utility (in the
pdfjam package); which will correctly generate a 4- or 6-up pdf file but
it's annoying to generate a second pdf file when I should be able to
accomplish this task from the print dialog.

Details: Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic), 64-bit, Color Postscript printer.
$ lsb_release  -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 9.10
Release:	9.10


Minimal working example:

1.  Create a new latex document (bslides.tex)

\documentclass{beamer}
\usetheme{Madrid}% show the frame
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}{Slide 1}Test\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Slide 2}Test\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Slide 3}Test\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Slide 4}Test\end{frame}
\end{document}

2.  Compile with 
$ pdflatex bslides.tex

3.  View with Okular
$ okular bslides.pdf

4.  In okular, File->Print, select Options >>; click the pages tab,
select 4 pages per sheet

5.  Hit print

What happens
------------------

The page prints with 4 pages per sheet, but the pages are smaller than
they should be.

What I expect
-----------------

Output similar to using the pdfnup utility in the pdfjam package

$ pdfnup --nup 2x2 bslides.pdf

Now jprint bslides-2x2.pdf with Okular

** Affects: okular (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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okular prints tiny pages using n-up (multiple pages per sheet) feature
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