Documented how it is possible to change the default paper size for a printer on the Unix/Linux platform.

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<p><b>Platform specifics</b>
<ul>
<li>Unix/Linux platforms:
Class Fl_RGB_Image prints but loses its transparency if it has one.
Unless it has been previously changed, the default paper size is A4.
To change that, press the "Properties" button of the "Print" dialog window
opened by an Fl_Printer::start_job() call. This opens a "Printer Properties" window where it's
possible to select the adequate paper size. Finally press the "Save" button therein to assign
the chosen paper size to the chosen printer for this and all further print operations.
<br>Class Fl_RGB_Image prints but loses its transparency if it has one.
See class Fl_PostScript_Graphics_Driver for a description of how UTF-8 strings appear in print.
Use the static public attributes of this class to set the print dialog to other languages
than English. For example, the "Printer:" dialog item Fl_Printer::dialog_printer can be set to French with: