On Sat, 11 May 2019, Paul A. Rubin wrote:
Wouldn't using dvipdfm save you the hassle of running pdftk on the output PDF?
Paul, I've not used dvipdfm, only pdflatex.
Or is there some other problem with the dvipdfm output?
Over time I've learned that the default preview (^x ^p -> dvips) doesn't display rotated (landscape) pages; they start near the right edge of the display and disappear behind the monitor. With this document the landscape oriented pages did not display properly in the pdflatex output. I've no idea why, so I had pdftk rotate the problem pages for me. Since I regularly use pdftk it's an easy solution for many PDF issues. As an aside, I recently discovered pdfjam which I use to make printed web pages (such as many recipes) fit letter-size paper when the default PDF has a slightly longer page length which is cut off when printed.
I can't keep straight the various ways that different LaTeX to PDF paths vary in terms of output, so I just run pdflatex on anything that can't outfight me.
I settled on pdflatex years ago and ignore the others since this tool works for me. Some folks like to futz with their documents but I leave such tweaking to those who are experts in typography, page layout, and document design. I've standardized on the KOMA-script classes and Palatino for all body text. Best regards, Rich
