A3 portrait print-option test results

date:    2026-11-11T10:14:27+01:00
queue:   Papercut-Default
source:  /home/rsnel/tmp/reseach/a3-cmyk-color-printer-test-page.pdf
PPD:     the server's default Follow-Me.ppd, no option-mapping backend
meaning: verdict 'yes' = printed on A3 paper (297 x 420 mm), portrait

test 1: baseline - no media option
  why:     queue/printer default; also shows whether the document's own page size already selects A3
  lp:      lp -d Papercut-Default /tmp/a3-tests-5c7hyme7/test1.pdf
  job:     Papercut-Default-47
  verdict: no
  note:    (none)

test 2: media=iso_a3
  why:     standard PWG media keyword
  lp:      lp -d Papercut-Default -o media=iso_a3 /tmp/a3-tests-5c7hyme7/test2.pdf
  job:     Papercut-Default-48
  verdict: no
  note:    (none)

test 3: media=iso_a3_297x420mm
  why:     self-describing PWG media keyword
  lp:      lp -d Papercut-Default -o media=iso_a3_297x420mm /tmp/a3-tests-5c7hyme7/test3.pdf
  job:     Papercut-Default-49
  verdict: no
  note:    (none)

test 4: media=A3
  why:     explicitly non-standard keyword
  lp:      lp -d Papercut-Default -o media=A3 /tmp/a3-tests-5c7hyme7/test4.pdf
  job:     Papercut-Default-50
  verdict: yes
  note:    (none)

test 5: media-col by dimensions
  why:     the media-col form advertised in the capture (29700 x 42000)
  lp:      lp -d Papercut-Default -o 'media-col={media-size={x-dimension=29700 y-dimension=42000}}' /tmp/a3-tests-5c7hyme7/test5.pdf
  job:     Papercut-Default-51
  verdict: yes
  note:    (none)

test 6: media-col with media-size-name
  why:     dimensions plus the name, if the server prefers the name
  lp:      lp -d Papercut-Default -o 'media-col={media-size={x-dimension=29700 y-dimension=42000} media-size-name=iso_a3}' /tmp/a3-tests-5c7hyme7/test6.pdf
  job:     Papercut-Default-52
  verdict: yes
  note:    (none)

test 7: PageSize=A3
  why:     PPD option name; expected to be forwarded literally and ignored
  lp:      lp -d Papercut-Default -o PageSize=A3 /tmp/a3-tests-5c7hyme7/test7.pdf
  job:     Papercut-Default-53
  verdict: no
  note:    (none)

test 8: PageSize=A3 + media=iso_a3
  why:     PPD name present, IPP name should still win
  lp:      lp -d Papercut-Default -o PageSize=A3 -o media=iso_a3 /tmp/a3-tests-5c7hyme7/test8.pdf
  job:     Papercut-Default-54
  verdict: no
  note:    (none)

summary
  1. no          baseline - no media option
  2. no          media=iso_a3
  3. no          media=iso_a3_297x420mm
  4. yes         media=A3
  5. yes         media-col by dimensions
  6. yes         media-col with media-size-name
  7. no          PageSize=A3
  8. no          PageSize=A3 + media=iso_a3