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diff --git a/Build/source/texk/dvipsk/dvips.texi b/Build/source/texk/dvipsk/dvips.texi index c98741430a8..d5d92ee97c7 100644 --- a/Build/source/texk/dvipsk/dvips.texi +++ b/Build/source/texk/dvipsk/dvips.texi @@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@ example: @end example If both @var{hsize} and @var{vsize} are zero (you must still specify -units!) then any page size will match. If the @samp{@@} character is +units!)@: then any page size will match. If the @samp{@@} character is immediately followed by a @samp{+} sign, then the remainder of the line (after skipping any leading blanks) is treated as PostScript code to send to the printer, presumably to select that particular paper size: @@ -1781,12 +1781,13 @@ directory may help in determining appropriate paper size definitions. @findex letter @r{paper size} @findex a4 @r{paper size} The default @code{letter} and @code{a4} paper size definitions in -@file{config.ps} execute the @code{setpagedevice} operator, which -always exists. Executing the @samp{letter} or @samp{a4} or other -PostScript operators cause the document to be nonconforming and thus -perhaps not to print on certain (unknown) printers, while not +@file{config.ps} execute the @code{setpagedevice} operator if it +exists (it was defined in PostScript Level 2), or the @samp{letter} or +@samp{a4} operator if they exist (they are nonstandard and thus +perhaps cause failures on certain (unknown) printers). Not executing any page size definition at all confuses PostScript -conversion programs such as @command{ps2pdf}. +conversion programs such as @command{ps2pdf}, so we want to execute +one if we can. @findex letterSize @r{paper size} @findex A4size @r{paper size} |