How to uncrop pages?

[David Carlisle]

> But still i'd like to know whether what i
> want (putting printable things out of a PDF page, that will not be
> clipped off when i export as PS) requires some 'PS passthrough'
> magics, or is possible with current pdftex.

yes and yes I think. I think you should be able to do the cropmarks
from pdftex as a \pdfliteral that draws the marks using _postscript_
in such a way they only show up if sent to PS RIP rather than a pdf one.

David