Custom Page Size

Scrivener Windows Beta (Archived)
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Want to create a paperback book print 6" x 9". I have not found this particular paper size, nor “Custom Page Size” from any of the Page Setup pull-down menus. Using this post’s trick I was able to create 6"x9" size:

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It appears now on all Page Setup pull-down menus:
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But it does not stick. When returning to the Page Setup dialog, or when executing Compile, the paper size returns to Letter.
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Version: 2.9.0.12 Beta (415053) 64-bit - 21 Dec 2018 on Windows 10 Pro 1803 U.S. - no physical printers; MS and Foxit PDF printer drivers.

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It looks to me that there is no code to deal with the paper size selection in beta 12? See below. No wonder that it does not get sticky… I managed to compile a PDF document with a page size 6"x 9" with the following trick. There is hope:

In File->Compile: I made a custom format, starting from Paperback Novel template. I modified it for my preferences, minus the paper size. Then I Exported it in a file. Using (emacs) editor, I modified the entry

<PrintSettings PaperSize="612.0,792.0" LeftMargin="72.0" RightMargin="72.0" TopMargin="54.0" BottomMargin="36.0" PaperType="BFEAFF48-A2D0-41A3-BF9E-ED82F67A6B26" Orientation="Portrait" HorizontalPagination="Clip" VerticalPagination="Auto" ScaleFactor="1.0" HorizontallyCentered="Yes" VerticallyCentered="Yes" Collates="Yes" PagesAcross="1" PagesDown="1"/> as

<PrintSettings PaperSize="432.0,648.0" LeftMargin="72.0" RightMargin="72.0" TopMargin="54.0" BottomMargin="36.0" Orientation="Portrait" HorizontalPagination="Clip" VerticalPagination="Auto" ScaleFactor="1.0" HorizontallyCentered="Yes" VerticallyCentered="Yes" Collates="Yes" PagesAcross="1" PagesDown="1"/>
  • PaperSize = 6" x 9", in pt
    * PaperType = reference to data removed since I could not find such a key anywhere.

Importing the modified format, just before compiling, produced the expected result:
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Well, at least what comes to the paper size. But that is another story…

Thanks, and keep up the good work! I am looking forward to publish with Scrivener v3 for Windows!