--- loncom/interface/lonprintout.pm	2004/05/27 14:08:58	1.303
+++ loncom/interface/lonprintout.pm	2004/05/27 17:30:48	1.304
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Printout
 #
-# $Id: lonprintout.pm,v 1.303 2004/05/27 14:08:58 sakharuk Exp $
+# $Id: lonprintout.pm,v 1.304 2004/05/27 17:30:48 sakharuk Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1967,9 +1967,12 @@ STATEHTML
     $result .= "</select></td><td>\n";
     $result .= "<select name='${var}.paper'>\n";
 
+    my %parmhash=&Apache::lonnet::coursedescription($ENV{'request.course.id'});
+    my $DefaultPaperSize=$parmhash{'default_paper_size'};
+    if ($DefaultPaperSize eq '') {$DefaultPaperSize='letter';}
     $i = 0;
     foreach (@paperSize) {
-        if ($i == 0) {
+        if ($paperSize[$i]=~/$DefaultPaperSize/) {
             $result .= "<option selected value='$i'>" . $paperSize[$i] . "</option>\n";
         } else {
             $result .= "<option value='$i'>" . $paperSize[$i] . "</option>\n";