Producing PDFs to non-standard page sizes

[Ganz, Frank, SV USA]

Hi John,

The -l= flag will envoke DVIPSONE to write into the PostScript file a call to a procedure with the name following the = (e.g.: letter), which is already known to Y&Y's dvidict. To customize page size via the command line flag -l=, you would need to add a procedure to this dictionary (dvidict). Only then would it work. This is too complicated and shouldn't be necessary.

Have you tried not using -l= command flag at all? This is part of my 6-step solution I posted earlier.

Thanks,
Frank

>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Hodgson [mailto:john at HWA.TO]
>Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 1:11 PM
>To: YANDYTEX at LISTS.UCC.IE
>Subject: Re: Producing PDFs to non-standard page sizes
>
>
>Sue
>
>Thanks! I've tried most of these: setting the \pageheight and
>\pagewidth and
>adding extra PaperOptions in the book.cls file and calling
>them in my own
>.cls file
>
>I've also tried fiddling with the -l flag in DVIPSONE, but I
>think the one I
>need to change is the -l flag in DVIWINDO but that only accepts certain
>values, none being appropriate in this case
>
>Adjusting the page size in the printer setup in DVIWINDO
>before printing
>doesn't seem to have any effect either
>
>It seems as though Distiller ignores any settings for page
>sizes if there is
>a page size in the PS .ps file it is processing, and lets that
>page size
>override its own job options settings
>
>Best wishes
>
>John
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Support for users of Y&Y's TeX system
>[mailto:YANDYTEX at LISTS.UCC.IE]
>On Behalf Of LMS journals
>Sent: 10 June 2004 16:49
>To: YANDYTEX at LISTS.UCC.IE
>Subject: Re: Producing PDFs to non-standard page sizes
>
>My understanding is that you have to set up \paperheight (and/or
>\textheight) and \paperwidth in your style file; otherwise Latex will
>default to either letter paper or A4.  Would it help to set up
>a "custom"
>size paper in your general printer setup, so that you have that as an
>option?
>
>I work on a non-standard size, but the system was set up for
>me before I
>took it on -- I understand, though, that this is how it was
>done -- there
>are certainly things like "\paperheight{49\baselineskip}" in
>my class file).
>For printing to file, I have to specify letter paper (chosen from the
>"advanced" printer options in dviwindo) with an added top
>margin of 2" (-y
>142 in the DVIPSONE command line).  This actually centers it
>beautifully on
>the A4 paper that I use, so I suspect the whole thing may be
>some sort of
>"bodge" -- so I'd be interested to hear if and how you solve
>the problem!
>
>But I reckon the basic steps are to
>1. make sure your latex is generating the size you want 2. use printer
>options to select paper size 3. use the command line to put it
>where you
>want on the page.
>4. set up a page of appropriate size in distiller.
>
>All the best
>
>Sue
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Support for users of Y&Y's TeX system
>> [mailto:YANDYTEX at LISTS.UCC.IE] On Behalf Of John Hodgson
>> Sent: 10 June 2004 14:37
>> To: YANDYTEX at LISTS.UCC.IE
>> Subject: Producing PDFs to non-standard page sizes
>>
>>
>> Hi everyone
>>
>> I am trying to produce a PDF of a book to a non-standard page size
>> (though it is a standard book size) The publishers we are working for
>> require that the PDF has a logical page size of 216x138 mm. Try as I
>> might I haven't been able to produce a .PS file with this page size,
>> and Acrobat Distiller doesn't/won't/can't override the page size when
>> producing the PDF. We've tried cropping the page size in Acrobat,
>> which works when you view the PDF in Acrobat, but apparently the
>> underlying page size remains in the PDF file and gives the printers
>> (ie the firm who are printing the book) impossible problems when
>> trying to send the book to plate. I've tried messing with the -l flag
>> in DVIPSONE with no success.
>>
>> Has anyone run up against this problem and know what the solution is?
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> John Hodgson
>>
>> PS I'm a listserv newbie and apologise for any contravention of
>> listserv etiquette!!
>>
>