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    From Jean-Pierre Coulon@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 8 11:54:19 2020
    I want to reduce each 2 pages of a pdf document by .707 and merge them into an A4 page. My source document mytest.pdf is landscape, A4.

    I have tried pdf2ps -sPAPERSIZE#ledger mytest.pdf mytest.ps
    pstops -pa4 "2:0@.707(0cm,14.85cm)+1@.707(0cm,0cm)" mytest.ps largetest.ps

    But when I view largetest.ps vith gsview or convert it to pdf each page is cropped at a 14 cm width. What is the right pstops option? mytest.ps is OK.

    Bye,
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    Jean-Pierre Coulon

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  • From Julian Bradfield@21:1/5 to Jean-Pierre Coulon on Thu Oct 8 18:17:43 2020
    On 2020-10-08, Jean-Pierre Coulon <coulon@cacas.pam.obs-nice.fr> wrote:
    I want to reduce each 2 pages of a pdf document by .707 and merge them into an
    A4 page. My source document mytest.pdf is landscape, A4.

    Use pdfjam - it's easier than pstops.

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  • From Jim Jackson@21:1/5 to Julian Bradfield on Fri Oct 9 15:22:25 2020
    On 2020-10-08, Julian Bradfield <jcb@inf.ed.ac.uk> wrote:
    On 2020-10-08, Jean-Pierre Coulon <coulon@cacas.pam.obs-nice.fr> wrote:
    I want to reduce each 2 pages of a pdf document by .707 and merge them into an
    A4 page. My source document mytest.pdf is landscape, A4.

    Use pdfjam - it's easier than pstops.

    Sorry to be slow to the scene, but I convert pdf to ps then use psnup,
    then convert back to pdf if necessary.

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  • From Arlen Holder@21:1/5 to Jim Jackson on Sun Oct 11 17:09:24 2020
    On Fri, 9 Oct 2020 15:22:25 -0000 (UTC), Jim Jackson wrote:

    I want to reduce each 2 pages of a pdf document by .707 and merge them into an
    A4 page. My source document mytest.pdf is landscape, A4.

    Use pdfjam - it's easier than pstops.

    Sorry to be slow to the scene, but I convert pdf to ps then use psnup,
    then convert back to pdf if necessary.

    Also sorry to be slow to the scene.
    o The OP "may" benefit from PDF freeware which "tile" mosaics

    I'm not saying it's the solution - but maybe the tools can help?
    o <https://sourceforge.net/projects/posterazor/> (I prefer this one)
    o <https://rasterbator.net/Faq> (I like posterazor better though)

    See details in:
    o How to download USGS topo maps for free & print them using a freeware digital tiler
    <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.photo.digital/posterazor|sort:date/rec.photo.digital/X00EPzrBuWo/wdKyXzZtDAAJ>

    o Make 12x18" signs at home on 8.5x11" B&W laser printer <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.photo.digital/dQHCi2uRTzA%5B1-25%5D>

    o How to print & frame a roughly 5'x10' google satellite view on a wall <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.photo.digital/posterazor|sort:date/rec.photo.digital/MAGv2V2J-kk/0F64KWWjU00J>

    o Making poster from digital pic <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.photo.digital/Rasterbator|sort:date/rec.photo.digital/1i_xtl8n85w/ZzSk7Uy-tQgJ>
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    Often on Usenet there are people who each add a tidbit to the solution set.

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