Re: [XeTeX] XeTeX wish list ...
po 14. 8. 2023 v 18:37 odesílatel Philip Taylor (Hellenic Institute) napsal: > > On 14/08/2023 17:28, Zdeněk Wagner wrote: > > You can ask xdvipdfmx to add title, author, subject, keywords, > creator, and producer. It is done by hyperref and also by my > zwpagelayout which is shorter. > Both packages do it for pdflatex, luatex, and xelatex. You can remove > the LaTeX things and just copy the code which sends the PDF > primitives. It the title is not defined, all engines take it from > \jobname. > > Zdeněk Wagner > https://www.zdenek-wagner.eu/ > > A little confused, Zdeněk — how does this address my problem of wishing to > causes XeTeX to create a PDF file named something other than \jobname.pdf ? > OK, it does not change the file name but it changes the text on the window bar when it is open in the PDF viewer. If you just want to change the file name, you can either rename it or compile a file with the requested name which will contain just one \input. And probably the easiest method is to use the -jobname option: xetex -jobname=RequiredName inputfile I have just tried and this works. > -- > ** Phil. Zdeněk Wagner https://www.zdenek-wagner.eu/
Re: [XeTeX] XeTeX wish list ...
On 14/08/2023 17:28, Zdeněk Wagner wrote: You can ask xdvipdfmx to add title, author, subject, keywords, creator, and producer. It is done by hyperref and also by my zwpagelayout which is shorter. Both packages do it for pdflatex, luatex, and xelatex. You can remove the LaTeX things and just copy the code which sends the PDF primitives. It the title is not defined, all engines take it from \jobname. Zdeněk Wagner https://www.zdenek-wagner.eu/ A little confused, Zdeněk — how does this address my problem of wishing to causes XeTeX to create a PDF file named something other than \jobname.pdf ? -- ** Phil.
Re: [XeTeX] XeTeX wish list ...
po 14. 8. 2023 v 17:39 odesílatel Jonathan Kew napsal: > > On 14/08/2023 16:01, Philip Taylor (RHUoL) wrote: > > I do not know whether there is such a thing, but if there is, may I add > > an entry ? > > > > Background: I have (XeTeX) code which adds bleed and crop marks > > (strictly speaking, bleed and trim marks) to an existing multipage PDF. > > The code is stored in a file called "Add bleed + cropmarks.tex". When > > run, it asks the user for the name of the PDF file to be used as input, > > but of course the resulting PDF output file is always called "Add bleed > > + cropmarks.pdf". > > > > Request : Would it be possible to enhance XeTeX such one could write > > (e.g.,) > > > > \XeTeXpdffile = "Hội-An lunch menu with bleed and crop marks" > > > > before any data has been entered on the MVL, and then have the output > > file name be taken from \XeTeXpdffile ? If \XeTeXpdffilename were set > > only /after/ data had entered the MVL, it would be completely acceptable > > for the output file name to be taken from \jobname as at present. > > > > It would (IMHO) be more elegant to make \jobname read/write, but that > > would introduce an unnecessary deviation from TeX. > > > In principle, I'm sure it could be done, but another option you could > consider would be to run your xetex job via a "wrapper" script (or batch > file to you, Philip) that handles this. E.g. instead of having the XeTeX > code itself prompt for a filename, you could prompt for it from the > wrapper script, and then pass it to xetex via the -jobname option. > You can ask xdvipdfmx to add title, author, subject, keywords, creator, and producer. It is done by hyperref and also by my zwpagelayout which is shorter. Both packages do it for pdflatex, luatex, and xelatex. You can remove the LaTeX things and just copy the code which sends the PDF primitives. It the title is not defined, all engines take it from \jobname. > JK > Zdeněk Wagner https://www.zdenek-wagner.eu/
Re: [XeTeX] XeTeX wish list ...
On 14/08/2023 16:01, Philip Taylor (RHUoL) wrote: I do not know whether there is such a thing, but if there is, may I add an entry ? Background: I have (XeTeX) code which adds bleed and crop marks (strictly speaking, bleed and trim marks) to an existing multipage PDF. The code is stored in a file called "Add bleed + cropmarks.tex". When run, it asks the user for the name of the PDF file to be used as input, but of course the resulting PDF output file is always called "Add bleed + cropmarks.pdf". Request : Would it be possible to enhance XeTeX such one could write (e.g.,) \XeTeXpdffile = "Hội-An lunch menu with bleed and crop marks" before any data has been entered on the MVL, and then have the output file name be taken from \XeTeXpdffile ? If \XeTeXpdffilename were set only /after/ data had entered the MVL, it would be completely acceptable for the output file name to be taken from \jobname as at present. It would (IMHO) be more elegant to make \jobname read/write, but that would introduce an unnecessary deviation from TeX. In principle, I'm sure it could be done, but another option you could consider would be to run your xetex job via a "wrapper" script (or batch file to you, Philip) that handles this. E.g. instead of having the XeTeX code itself prompt for a filename, you could prompt for it from the wrapper script, and then pass it to xetex via the -jobname option. JK
[XeTeX] XeTeX wish list ...
I do not know whether there is such a thing, but if there is, may I add an entry ? Background: I have (XeTeX) code which adds bleed and crop marks (strictly speaking, bleed and trim marks) to an existing multipage PDF. The code is stored in a file called "Add bleed + cropmarks.tex". When run, it asks the user for the name of the PDF file to be used as input, but of course the resulting PDF output file is always called "Add bleed + cropmarks.pdf". Request : Would it be possible to enhance XeTeX such one could write (e.g.,) \XeTeXpdffile = "Hội-An lunch menu with bleed and crop marks" before any data has been entered on the MVL, and then have the output file name be taken from \XeTeXpdffile ? If \XeTeXpdffilename were set only after data had entered the MVL, it would be completely acceptable for the output file name to be taken from \jobname as at present. It would (IMHO) be more elegant to make \jobname read/write, but that would introduce an unnecessary deviation from TeX. -- Philip Taylor This email, its contents and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. In certain circumstances, it may also be subject to legal privilege. Any unauthorised use, disclosure, or copying is not permitted. If you have received this email in error, please notify us and immediately and permanently delete it. Any views or opinions expressed in personal emails are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Royal Holloway, University of London. It is your responsibility to ensure that this email and any attachments are virus free.
