Print module: the image canvas is now much smaller than the full print window size

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I’m on a mac powerbook, Sequoia 15.8, and LRC 15.6, and using Epson Surecolor P800 printer

All was working fine. Then, suddenly I find that there is a smaller canvas in the print module where my image is displayed, rather than the full canvas screen it should be. I have tried multiple things to fix: removing the custom printer plist, re-installing the print driver, removing and re-adding the printer. Nothing is fixing the problem.

Rob_Cullen · Accepted Answer

​@Andy50B6 I thank ​@Conrad_C for the answers given, (I have been away!), but now I think I have the answer you seek (if it wasn’t mentioned elsewhere.)-And it has never changed!You can change the ‘color’ of the UI background by a [Right-Click] just outside the photo cell and on the background area-You possible have the background set to ‘white’ that will show that grey drop shadow- otherwise a white print on a white background would show no delineation. Examples below.Background ‘Color’MenuGrey backgroundWhite Background

Conrad_C · Answer

This doesn’t look wrong to me. What you call the “subframe” definitely represents the selected paper size and its exact proportions. The proportions of standard paper sizes are unlikely to exactly match the empty space between the top/bottom and left/right panels, so Lightroom Classic must draw a rectangle representing the proportions of the Paper Size you selected, accurately showing you how your photo(s) compose on that specific page size.

To prove this, in Page Setup change the paper orientation to Portrait (vertical). You will see the paper size rectangle change to a vertical orientation, which is exactly correct.

As shown in the demo below where I preview and apply different print templates from the Template Browser, that “subframe” is not sub-anything. It is the selected paper size, and this is easier to see if you secondary-click the background and choose a darker Background Color such as the Medium Gray selected in the demo. To change that paper size rectangle, in Page Setup select a different orientation or Paper Size.

You can also see that if the rulers and other options are enabled in the Guides panel, they clearly change to keep up as different print templates are selected.

I could be wrong but I don’t think this has changed, because Lightroom Classic has always had to show the exact proportions of the selected Paper Size; it would be wrong if they didn't. It could be that they changed the default Background Color recently, but I’m not sure.

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