diff --git a/include/xslfo2pdf/fpdf/myfpdf.php b/include/xslfo2pdf/fpdf/myfpdf.php
index 1744d4573..66629ced2 100644
--- a/include/xslfo2pdf/fpdf/myfpdf.php
+++ b/include/xslfo2pdf/fpdf/myfpdf.php
@@ -25,6 +25,30 @@ require_once("fpdf.php");
 
 
 class MyPdf extends FPDF {
+	
+  /**
+	 * Konstruktor
+	 *
+	 * @param $orientation: p oder portrait  = Hochformat
+	 *                      l oder landscape = Querformat
+	 *
+	 *        $unit:        pt = Point
+	 *                      mm = Millimeter
+	 *                      cm = Zentimeter
+	 *                      in = Inch
+	 *
+	 *        $format:      A3
+	 *                      A4
+	 *                      A5
+	 *                      letter
+	 *                      legal
+	 */
+	function MyPdf($orientation='P',$unit='mm',$format='A4')
+	{
+	    //Call parent constructor
+	    $this->FPDF($orientation,$unit,$format);
+	}
+	
   /**
    * Additional getter methods
    **/
diff --git a/include/xslfo2pdf/xslfo2pdf.php b/include/xslfo2pdf/xslfo2pdf.php
index 2b0bcca8f..9455be749 100644
--- a/include/xslfo2pdf/xslfo2pdf.php
+++ b/include/xslfo2pdf/xslfo2pdf.php
@@ -55,8 +55,20 @@ class XslFo2PDF {
       echo "Didn't find root node<br>";
       return false;
     }
-		
-    $pdf = new MyPDF();
+    
+    // oesi - Format und orientation auslesen
+	$masterpage = $rootNode->getElementsByTagName('simple-page-master');
+	$format = 'A4';
+	$orient = 'P';
+	foreach ($masterpage as $x=>$mp) 
+	{
+		if($mp->getAttribute('format')!='')
+			$format = $mp->getAttribute('format');
+		if($mp->getAttribute('orientation')!='')
+			$orient = $mp->getAttribute('orientation');
+	}
+	
+    $pdf = new MyPDF($orient, 'mm', $format);
     $root = new FO_Root($pdf);
     $this->initDefaults($pdf, $root);		
     if ($root->parse($rootNode) === false) {