Re: imposition for a pdf file

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

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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