Printing Panoramas with Aperture

I've run into a roadblock trying to print panoramas with my Epson 2400. If I select A4 - Banner - Borderless as my paper, Aperture restricts me to an 8.5 by 11 (roughly) print. If I select custom size, I can set the proper size (in this case, 8 by 22) but the Epson print driver won't accept it. It thinks I am sending it an order for printing on sheet paper, and responds that I have roll paper installed. Has anyone been able to successfully print panoramas on roll paper using a combination of Aperture, Leopard, and an Epson R2400?

Hi Jarno
That is what I've done, except that I am exporting to Lightroom. I've reported this to Apple as a "bug" (it seems likely that most people using roll paper want to go longer than standard A4 format)
Seth

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