igrok,
I'm not sure exactly what you are asking for. Do you want a detailed explanation of the steps gone through to try to print a particular type of document from a particular application, or do you want to see a screenshot of the preview and print dialog, followed by a scan of the clipped output? I think I have figured out what is happening in my case, though I'm not sure if the cause is rooted in the OS, or in the HP printer drivers I am using.
As an example: If I try to print a PDF document which was scanned from an 8.5" X 11" original, obviously the bottom would be cut off by the printer without my either specifying a reduced print size or selecting "Scale each page to fit paper" in the print dialog. The problem is, when either one of these avenues is tried, the image is relocated to the left/bottom of the page, rather than centered in the printable area or at least at the middle/top. This behavior effectively places the bottom and sometimes left edges of the image outside of the printable area on the paper no matter how small a print size is specified.
I was able to find a partial workaround. If I print in landscape, and check the "Automatically rotate each page" option, the image ends up printed at the top/left of the sheet. This saves the bottom of images for me, but still cuts of the left edge occasionally.
As implied by the subject of the original post, there really should be an option to center the image on the page. There is not. This would merely be a small annoyance were it not for the fact that the scale to fit function is either broken in Leopard or in HP's drivers.
If you are interested in a screenshot of the print dialog illustrating this behavior, I can post one and provide a link.
Thank you for your interest and to anyone else who cares to look into this issue.
Otto
