[OS X TeX] 2in1 package for lettersize?

[Jan Anderssen]

Hi Chris.

I'm using pdfnup after compiling a one up file: http://go.warwick.ac.uk/pdfjam

It's nice in that you can reduce the margins of the original pages,  
something that isn't an issue for paper sizes in the DIN A series, but  
quite helpful for letter size, various journal sizes, etc. The obvious  
disadvantage is that you have to run it separately. If you were to  
need the script frequently, maybe you could incorporate it into  
whatever compile mechanism your editor is using (e.g. customize a  
TeXShop engine).

I'm just rereading your email - maybe what's crucial to you is to have  
a single page number centered below the two landscape pages. pdfnup  
won't do that out of the box, but I'm pretty sure you can adapt the  
script to your needs. Somewhere inside the pdfnup script, you'll find  
a simple LaTeX template using the pdfpages package:

\documentclass[papersize,orientation]{article}
\usepackage{pdfpages}
\begin{document}
\includepdf 
[pages=,nup=,frame=,fitpaper=,trim=,delta=,offset=,scale=,turn=,noaut
oscale=,column=,columnstrict=,openright=]{pdfname}
\end{document}

Include pagecommand={} at the end of the \includepdf options and  
possibly adjust the appearance of the page with your favorite  
package(s).

Cheers,
Jan


On Nov 2, 2008, at 8:58 PM, Christopher Menzel wrote:

> There's a nice little package called 2in1 that renders two pages on  
> a single sheet in landscape orientation.  However, the package only  
> works properly for A4 paper.  I tried hacking the code with some  
> success, but I am unable to get the page number for each rendered  
> page properly centered beneath it, and my elementary TeX skillz are  
> not up to the challenge. Does anyone know of a comparable package  
> that works with lettersize?  Nothing I've found seems to do what I'm  
> looking for.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Chris Menzel
>
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