Everything you describe is normal but Qimage is not setting a fake border. I don't have a 3800 to make a print, but The driver is doing the changes. Qimage is just reporting the changes.
I think, and this is a guess, that Normal expamsion focuses on the edges being stretched to fill the page.
I think retain size is where the driver is fooling with the printable area making FIT TO PAGE think it is making a larger print than the printable area of the paper, and you end up with a fully printed sheet.
Try making a print using both methods, and pay particular attention to the print area that is close to the edges of the sheet
You will likely see a little distortion on the first method.
Fred
I think, and this is a guess, that Normal expamsion focuses on the edges being stretched to fill the page.
I think retain size is where the driver is fooling with the printable area making FIT TO PAGE think it is making a larger print than the printable area of the paper, and you end up with a fully printed sheet.
Try making a print using both methods, and pay particular attention to the print area that is close to the edges of the sheet
You will likely see a little distortion on the first method.
Fred
Thanks Fred. I tried both methods. Its appears as if if "Auto expand" mode stretches the entire image (not just the edges). Also, in the "retain image size" mode, there is a slight white border on the bottom. It starts actually with no white border, then creeps up to about 0.25mm by the end of the sheet. I'm guessing the printer is attempting to exactly fit the image onto the sheet, and sheet is not feeding precisely.