Multivalent has a pdf-tool for arranging some pages at one printing page. Greetings Albrecht
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005, 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context@ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > > > > 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,backgroundcolo > r=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 > > > > _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
