On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:39:13 -0600 Frank Cox <melville.theatre at gmail.com> dijo:
> On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:35:23 -0700 > John Jason Jordan <johnxj at comcast.net> wrote: > > > What Linux program can I use to place PDFs on a > > multiple page document? > > pdftk does a lovely job, and can be easily scripted for repetitive jobs. > > I posted my script for a two-page, two-up imposition on this mailing list a > couple of days ago. Frank, Yes, I recall your script, and I just looked at it again. I changed the title on this thread to eliminate the word "imposition," because I fear that has confused everyone. What I want is this: Front 1 1 Back 2 2 Which is not what most people imagine when they think of imposition. You said earlier that your script "puts two copies of page 1 side-by-side on a sheet that is twice as large as the original page" and "it puts two copies of page 2 side-by-side on a sheet that is twice as large as the original page." That is certainly what I want to do. Then you said "Actually, on further thought your first step should be to create a file using pdftk that contains two copies of each of your pages, so you will have it as 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4 and so on to the end of the book." I don't know how to make pdftk create the 1,1,2,2,3,3, etc. file. I tried the man page for pdftk but, like most man pages, it is a short reference for someone who already knows how to use the program. As a beginner I didn't find more than a couple sentences that I understood. I looked at AccessPDF.com, but didn't find any examples to help me figure it out. I decided to post the question there, but you have to register to post, and when you try to register it says "registration for new users is closed." So for now I am stuck. Even after I figure that part out, I don't know how to modify your script. :(
