diff --git a/lpdf.php b/lpdf.php
index a657ff7..5011f17 100644
--- a/lpdf.php
+++ b/lpdf.php
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ class lpdf
 	//these are defaults, they get overwritten with the first call to newPage(width,height)
 	var $page_width=8.5;
 	var $page_height=11;
-	var $content_width=$page_width-(2*$page_margin);
-
 
+//	var $content_width=$page_width-($page_margin*2);
 
 	function loc($inch)
 	{
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ class lpdf
 
 		$this->pagenumber++;
 		//Letter size (8.5 x 11) is 612,792
-		pdf_begin_page($this->pdf,$this->loc($this->page_width),$this->loc($this->page_height);
+		pdf_begin_page($this->pdf,$this->loc($this->page_width),$this->loc($this->page_height));
 		pdf_setlinewidth($this->pdf,0.3);
 		$this->addHeaderAndFooterToPage();
 	}
@@ -377,6 +376,9 @@ class lpdf
 		$this->pdf=pdf_new();
 		pdf_open_file($this->pdf,null);
 
+		//calculate this now, becauasae aparently we cant calculated up top in the class definition
+		$this->content_width=$this->page_width-($this->page_margin*2);
+
 		//open up the first page
 		//Letter size (8.5 x 11) is 612,792
 //		pdf_begin_page($this->pdf,612,792);