Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Brian, that does the trick.  Funny though, I had to do this 
twice before it worked.  The first time the print was still way off, 
but the box had magically resized itself to 8.75x11.25 (selecting 
Letter paper), dimensions I have never seen before.  However, when I 
follow your instructions, the image seems perfectely centered in the 
box and prints perfectly centered as well.  ImagePrint sure is a 
flakey piece of software!

Kiefer

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "BluesVan" 
<BluesVan@a...> wrote:
> Kiefer,
> 
> I had the same problem recently.  Selecting "user defined" always 
> gives a slightly bigger box on the screen (although I too 
> experienced some of the funky sizes you explained a couple of 
> times).  I'm guessing this is because they pad the dimensions 
> assuming borders.  Anyway, the way I solved this was:
> 
> 1) Import photo, right-click on the photo and select "center 
region".
> 
> 2) Select "file->print" from ImagePrint.  The "print dialog" box 
> pops up.  Click on "options", and for the The Epson 2200 their are 
> two options, "borderless" and "center margins".  Select both (If 
you 
> then click on "apply" these should stay as the defaults, so you 
> don't have to repeat this step for subsequent prints).
> 
> This seems to do the trick for me, and I get perfectly centered 
> prints on all papers (4x6, 5x7, 8.5 x 11) I use.  
> 
> Also, maybe try "user-defined" for your 8.75 x 11.75, and then save 
> it if this works.  I just tried this and my frame size was about 9 
x 
> 12, which seems about right, since it is slightly bigger than the 
> input values (consistent with the slightly larger frame-size for 
all 
> other defined sizes).
> 
> Brian
> 
> 
> --- In 
> DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "slightlyoutoffocus" 
> <by_design@y...> wrote:
> > I recently purchased and installed IP 5.6 on my Win 2000 PC, and 
> am 
> > using it successfully to print very impressive images with my 
> Epson 
> > 2200. But one problem is driving me crazy. I print many 8"x8" 
> images 
> > on 8.5"x11" (letter size) paper. When I select Letter Size paper 
> in 
> > IP, I get a frame whose dimensions are "usually" 8.25"x10.25". If 
> I 
> > create a user defined paper size, specifying 8.75"x11.75", 
> > I "usually" get a frame that is 8.5"x11". I have to say usually 
> > because I sometimes get even more strange dimensions. But 
> regardless 
> > of the size I specify, or the displayed dimensions of the box, I 
> am 
> > unable to get a print centered, no matter what combinations of 
> right-
> > clicking or borderless or other settings I select.
> > 
> > This behaviour is so damaging to normal layout expectations, that 
> I 
> > am sure it couldn't be a bug that Colorbyte has left un-fixed. It 
> > must be cockpit error (and I'm the hapless pilot).
> > 
> > So: Simple question: How do I get a centered print on 8.5"x11" 
> paper? 
> > It can't be this difficult!
> > 
> > Kiefer Elliott
> > Vancouver, Canada