[XeTeX] Synching PDF paper size with typesetting size

[William Adams]

On Nov 5, 2011, at 5:14 PM, Karljurgen Feuerherm wrote:

> It is true, of course, that one may *not* want B5 pdf when the page is
> B5 (say to allow for trim), so forcing the two to be identical wouldn't
> be the thing to do either...

Correct.

I've posted code for handling this here --- you also need to put in a special to get the crop, trim and bleed boxes correct.

something like:

\documentclass[showtrims,10pt]{memoir}

\usepackage[xetex]{color}
\usepackage{fixltx2e}
\usepackage[xetex]{graphicx}
\usepackage{xltxtra}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{xunicode}
\usepackage{ifthen}

%170mm x 240mm. I must have these margins: top: 25mm, bottom: 30mm;
%outside: 25mm; inside: 25mm.

\setstocksize{752.315bp}{553.89bp}
%\stockheight \stockwidth
%\settrimmedsize{240mm}{170mm}{*}
\settrimmedsize{680.304bp}{481.882bp}{*}
%converted to BP 'cause using mm made Acrobat 8 report an error
%\paperheight \paperwidth
\settrims{36bp}{36bp}
%\trimtop \trimedge
%\setxlvchars[]
%\settypeblocksize{17\onelineskip}{.75\xlvchars}{*}
\settypeblocksize{524.41bp}{340.158bp}{*}
%top form, first argument is preferred version ---
%figure out your typesize leading and set the proper number of lines
%\textheight \textwidth
\setlrmargins{70.865bp}{*}{1}
%\spinemargin \foremargin
\setulmargins{70.865bp}{*}{1.2}%25mm * 1.2 == 30mm
%\uppermargin \lowermargin
\setheadfoot{1\onelineskip}{1\onelineskip}
%\headheight \footskip
\setheaderspaces{0bp}{*}{*}
%\headdrop \headsep
\setmarginnotes{1\onelineskip}{.125\xlvchars}{1\onelineskip}
%\marginparsep \marginparwidth \marginparpush

\checkandfixthelayout

\quarkmarks

\usepackage{atbegshi}
\AtBeginShipout{\special{pdf: put @thispage <</TrimBox [36.0 36.0 517.9 716.3]>>}}
\special{pdf: put @thispage <</TrimBox [36.0 36.0 517.9 716.3]>>}

\begin{document}
Test\clearpage Test
\end{document}
-- 
William Adams
senior graphic designer
Fry Communications
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.