diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 89ea4172..d2d24900 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -3233,19 +3233,19 @@ Ace link provides an avy like search for links. Upon using the keybindings prese
           ("*compilation*"
            (display-buffer-in-side-window)
            (side . right)
-           (window-height . 0.25))
+           (window-width . 0.4))
           ("*rustic-compilation*"
            (display-buffer-in-side-window)
            (side . right)
-           (window-height . 0.25))
+           (window-width . 0.40))
           ("*cargo-clippy*"
            (display-buffer-in-side-window)
            (side . right)
-           (window-height . 0.25))
+           (window-width . 0.40))
           ("*cargo-test*"
            (display-buffer-in-side-window)
            (side . right)
-           (window-height . 0.25))
+           (window-width . 0.4))
           ("\\*Agenda Commands\\*"
            (display-buffer-in-side-window)
            (side . bottom)
@@ -3257,7 +3257,7 @@ Ace link provides an avy like search for links. Upon using the keybindings prese
           ("*org-roam*"
            (display-buffer-in-side-window)
            (side . right)
-           (window-width . 0.3))
+           (window-width . 0.4))
           ("\\*elfeed-entry\\*"
            (display-buffer-in-side-window)
            (side . bottom)
@@ -4768,7 +4768,7 @@ Let's use pdf-tools for a lot better interaction with pdfs.
                                               "-o sides=two-sided-long-edge"
                                              ""))))
       (message "printing %s copies." copies)
-      (pdf-misc-print-document (buffer-file-name) t)))
+      (async-shell-command (format "lpr %s %s" (string-join pdf-misc-print-program-args " ") (buffer-file-name)))))
 
   (custom-set-variables '(pdf-misc-print-program-executable "lpr")
                         '(pdf-misc-print-program-args (quote ("-o media=Letter" "-o fit-to-page" "-o sides=two-sided-long-edge"))))
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 4871b0ee..51fd48d1 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -2337,19 +2337,19 @@ targets."
           ("*compilation*"
            (display-buffer-in-side-window)
            (side . right)
-           (window-height . 0.25))
+           (window-width . 0.4))
           ("*rustic-compilation*"
            (display-buffer-in-side-window)
            (side . right)
-           (window-height . 0.25))
+           (window-width . 0.40))
           ("*cargo-clippy*"
            (display-buffer-in-side-window)
            (side . right)
-           (window-height . 0.25))
+           (window-width . 0.40))
           ("*cargo-test*"
            (display-buffer-in-side-window)
            (side . right)
-           (window-height . 0.25))
+           (window-width . 0.4))
           ("\\*Agenda Commands\\*"
            (display-buffer-in-side-window)
            (side . bottom)
@@ -2361,7 +2361,7 @@ targets."
           ("*org-roam*"
            (display-buffer-in-side-window)
            (side . right)
-           (window-width . 0.3))
+           (window-width . 0.4))
           ("\\*elfeed-entry\\*"
            (display-buffer-in-side-window)
            (side . bottom)
@@ -3473,7 +3473,7 @@ targets."
                                               "-o sides=two-sided-long-edge"
                                              ""))))
       (message "printing %s copies." copies)
-      (pdf-misc-print-document (buffer-file-name) t)))
+      (async-shell-command (format "lpr %s %s" (string-join pdf-misc-print-program-args " ") (buffer-file-name)))))
 
   (custom-set-variables '(pdf-misc-print-program-executable "lpr")
                         '(pdf-misc-print-program-args (quote ("-o media=Letter" "-o fit-to-page" "-o sides=two-sided-long-edge"))))