Wow, that works perfectly! Thx, -Carl
> On Jun 16, 2017, at 6:34 PM, Arno Hautala <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was able to get a booklet generator fairly easily by installing > pdfjam (available in MacPorts as a binary so you won't even need to > compile anything) Then use the following script in your "~/Library/PDF > Services" directory. > > #!/bin/sh > PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/opt/X11/bin:$PATH > pdfbook --short-edge "$3" --outfile "$HOME"/Desktop/"$1".pdf > > It'll convert whatever you're printing to a booklet and put the output > on your desktop. The file name comes from the title of whatever you're > printing. > > On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 4:42 PM, Carl Hoefs > <[email protected]> wrote: >> The only thing that was missing on my system was the Java runtime from 2015. >> I reinstalled that, and CocoaBooklet runs, but errors out with a nonsensical >> alert panel: >> >> The document "test_file.rtf.pdf" cound not be opened. >> CocoaBooklet cannot open files in the "Portable Document Format (PDF)" >> format. >> >> FWIW, I ran it on a .rtf file, not a .pdf file. I guess it generates a PDF >> from the source and then tries to manipulate it. Only it thinks it can't... >> >> Oh well! >> -Carl >> >> On Jun 16, 2017, at 10:28 AM, Arno Hautala <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> It's not MakeBooklet, but maybe that'll be included in the DMG. >> >> https://web.archive.org/web/20130401051127/http://www.iconus.ch/fabien/products/cbeng/cbeng.html >> >> archive.org does seem to have the download for CocoaBooklet. It's >> several years old, who knows if it'll work. >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 12:07 PM, Carl Hoefs >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> That's an interesting thought, but it appears to be a bonafide app, with a >> directory structure, etc. >> Here's the Info.plist from it. Not sure if it tells much. >> >> >> $ cat Info.plist >> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> >> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" >> "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd";> >> <plist version="1.0"> >> <dict> >> <key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key> >> <string>English</string> >> <key>CFBundleDisplayName</key> >> <string>MakeBooklet</string> >> <key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key> >> <array> >> <dict> >> <key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key> >> <array> >> <string>pdf</string> >> <string>PDF</string> >> </array> >> <key>CFBundleTypeOSTypes</key> >> <array> >> <string>****</string> >> </array> >> <key>CFBundleTypeRole</key> >> <string>Viewer</string> >> </dict> >> </array> >> <key>CFBundleExecutable</key> >> <string>MakeBooklet</string> >> <key>CFBundleGetInfoString</key> >> <string>MakeBooklet 1.0 Copyright 2006 Fabien Conus</string> >> <key>CFBundleIconFile</key> >> <string>appIcon.icns</string> >> <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key> >> <string>ch.iConus.MakeBooklet</string> >> <key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key> >> <string>6.0</string> >> <key>CFBundleName</key> >> <string>MakeBooklet</string> >> <key>CFBundlePackageType</key> >> <string>APPL</string> >> <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key> >> <string>1.0</string> >> <key>CFBundleSignature</key> >> <string>????</string> >> <key>CFBundleVersion</key> >> <string>1.0</string> >> <key>LSEnvironment</key> >> <dict> >> <key>APP_BUNDLER</key> >> <string>Platypus-3.2</string> >> </dict> >> <key>LSHasLocalizedDisplayName</key> >> <false/> >> <key>LSUIElement</key> >> <true/> >> <key>NSAppleScriptEnabled</key> >> <false/> >> <key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key> >> <string>MakeBooklet 1.0 Copyright 2006 Fabien Conus</string> >> <key>NSMainNibFile</key> >> <string>MainMenu</string> >> <key>NSPrincipalClass</key> >> <string>NSApplication</string> >> </dict> >> </plist> >> >> >> >> On Jun 16, 2017, at 5:24 AM, Arno Hautala <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> It's very likely an AppleScript that you can open with the Script >> Editor to see what it's trying to do. It may have been saved in the >> compiled form without the source attached, but there's a chance it's >> there and you can possibly fix it. My guess is it's calling out to a >> PDF tool that isn't in the same place as it used to be, isn't included >> anymore, or is something that you had installed but isn't anymore. >> >> On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 8:40 PM, Carl Hoefs >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Voila! Yes, that's it. I have something from 2013 called MakeBooklet.app >> installed in ~/Library/PDF Services. But when I try to run it, it does >> nothing, double-clicking on it from Finder, or even opening it from >> Terminal: >> >> open /Users/carl/Library/PDF\ Services/MakeBooklet.app >> >> Googling turns up no references to it. I guess the only thing to do at this >> point is to delete it. >> >> -Carl >> >> On Jun 15, 2017, at 4:15 PM, David Schwartz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Anything you put in: >> >> ~/Library/PDF Services >> or >> /Library/PDF Services >> >> will show as an item in your print dialog’s PDF menu. You can put folders, >> Automator Actions, compiled binary applications, etc there. >> >> -david >> >> >> >> On Jun 15, 2017, 1:37 PM -0700, Carl Hoefs <[email protected]>, >> wrote: >> >> macOS 10.12.5 >> >> I have a multi-page PDF document. There's a curious item in Preview.app, >> accessible via the top menu: >> File -> Print -> PDF (pulldown) -> Make a Booklet >> >> When I select "Make a Booklet", it pops up a little panel that says >> "Processing page n...", from 1 to the end of the document. Then the panel >> goes away, and nothing. What did it do? Where did it place the booklet? I've >> searched my directories (home, Desktop, Documents, Dropbox, iCloud, /tmp, >> etc), but there's no sign of it, nothing going to the printer, either. 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