1. Fix the bug that causes a blank sheet of expensive paper wasted before getting down to the business of printing the real map.
2. Remember that white is free, other colors consume expensive inkjet ink. Make the background of the printed map white. The road map people had this figured out long ago. Don't make the roads white, they don't show up against the grey background. Roads should be bright primary colors. Color ought to indicate the quality of the road, from interstate down to dirt.
3. Make the printed map fill the page. Most of us have inkjet or laser printers that handle A size paper (8 1/2 by 11). That gives you a target to shoot for.
4. Once you get it working, if you are smart enough to program it, don't change it. Remember, in software there are NO HARMLESS CHANGES.
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Looks like the Google software weenies have been at it again. Now Google maps wastes TWO sheets of paper for every map printed. Last week it only wasted one sheet of paper. This week the maps are shrunk down so they only fill half of my A-sized (8.5*11 inch) inkjet printer. Last week the map mostly filled the paper.
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