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Print does not fill the area

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Description

Is there an existing issue for this?
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Describe the bug

When printing I can not get the print module to fill the available area.
Check picture below. There is space left, below and right. Even if the ratio is not right (it is !!!) it should touch one of those sides.

Deleting the canvas and making a new one does not help.
Nothing I do fixes it.
It just does not use the available space.

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Steps to reproduce

Try to print a couple of images in various ratios. It happens very often.
Willing to share the image if that helps.

Expected behavior

Use the maximum of the available space

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Where did you obtain darktable from?

darktable.org / GitHub release

darktable version

5.2.0

What OS are you using?

Linux

What is the version of your OS?

Linux Mint

Describe your system

No response

Are you using OpenCL GPU in darktable?

Yes

If yes, what is the GPU card and driver?

intel Opencl

Please provide additional context if applicable. You can attach files too, but might need to rename to .txt or .zip

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the print-module behavior in darktable 5.2.0 on Linux Mint with images of different aspect ratios, using the attached screenshots as reference. Investigate how the print module calculates the available area and verify the result against the expected behavior: the image should use the maximum available space and touch at least one printable edge.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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