Thank you. This should work.
Ciro
--- Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> luigi.scarso wrote:
> > Ciro A. Soto wrote:
> >
> >>I have a pdf file with 660 letter-size pages.
> >>I would like to save toner in my printer by
> >>printing 2 or 4 pages in one single sheet of
> paper.
> >>
> >>Is it possible to do this with context?
> >>or any other alternative?
> >>
> >>Remember, I don't have the source file, only the
> pdf
> >>file.
> >>
> >>thank you
> >>
> >>Ciro
>
> texexec --pdf --pdfcomb --comb=2*2 manypages.pdf
>
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> > As usually, not a direct answer...
> >
> > Play with these script
> > %%
> > %% save it as test.tex
> > %%
> > \setupcolors[state=start]
> > \starttext
> > \dorecurse{660}%
> > {\startTEXpage[width=3cm,height=2cm]
> > \vbox to \vsize{\vss
> > \hbox to
> >
>
\hsize{\hss\framed[width=2cm,align={middle,lohi},background=color,backgroundcolor=green]{p.\tfd\recurselevel}\hss}
>
> > \vss}
> > \stopTEXpage}
> > \stoptext
> >
> > %%
> > %% save as my-imp.tex
> > %%
> > %% \setuplayout here
> > \starttext
> > \centerline{%
> > \externalfigure[test][page=1]
> > \externalfigure[test][page=3]
> > \externalfigure[test][page=5]
> > \externalfigure[test][page=7]
> > \externalfigure[test][page=9]
> > \externalfigure[test][page=11]
> > }
> > \blank[1cm]
> > \centerline{%
> > \externalfigure[test][page=2]
> > \externalfigure[test][page=4]
> > \externalfigure[test][page=6]
> > \externalfigure[test][page=8]
> > \externalfigure[test][page=10]
> > \externalfigure[test][page=12]
> > }
> > \stoptext
> >
> > (you can create my-imp.tex by a script and
> choosing the appropriate number
> > for page=...., also use \setuplayout etc..)
> >
> > Also look for \setuparranging.
> >
> > luigi
> >
> >
> >
> >
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