PDF Page Size

[Daniel]

On 13/10/2021 22:37, Ken Kopelson wrote:
> Hello all,
> I am really hoping that one of you brilliant people can answer this 
> question concerning page size for PDFs.
> 
> First, this is concerning the latest LyX (2.3.6.1), along with the 
> latest MiKTeK (21.6/7) on Windows 10.  I use LyX on both MacOS, and on 
> Windows.  It is the Windows version that fails to do the right thing.
> 
> When I set a page size using the MacOS LyX, (using the 
> document->settings->Page Layout) to something like 9 inches height x 6 
> inches width, and then export the document to PDF, it produces a 
> document that is the dimensions I requested, and all PDF viewers show it 
> correctly.
> 
> Then, if I do the exact same thing in the Windows version, and export 
> the document to PDF, it produces a document that is Letter Size (8.5" x 
> 11"), regardless of the settings in the Page Layout.
> 
> This creates quite a problem, and makes it impossible to make an eBook 
> PDF.  Am I doing something wrong, or is this a bug that needs to be fixed?
> 
> Many thanks for your time in answering my question.
> Ken Kopelson

Seems to work fine here on Windows (though I am using TeX Live). Mind 
sending a document that where it does not work for you?

Daniel