Re: printig pdf documents

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On Thu, Jul 22, 2004 at 05:41:41PM -0400, Aaron Gaudio wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-07-22 at 14:59 -0400, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> > On Thu, 22 Jul 2004, Aaron Gaudio wrote:
> > 
> > > On Thu, 2004-07-22 at 13:30 -0400, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 22 Jul 2004, adel.essafi@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > hi list
> > > > > my pb is very simple: who can I print pdf document? I want to print 2 pages
> > > > > per paper.
> > > > > thanks
> > > >
> > > > Maybe
> > > >
> > > > 	pdf2ps file.pdf | mpage -2 | lpr
> > >
> > > lp file.pdf works for me; I believe the default print filters know what
> > > to do with pdf files.
> > 
> > I interpreted the OP as asking for 2-up output.  I think you need the
> > filter for that (unless there is a "-o" option for lp that will portably
> > do 2-up).  mpage can also put nice decorations on the page, like borders,
> > filename, date, etc.
> > 
> 
> I missed the 2-up thing. Although the above request ("I want to print 2
> pages per paper") could also be interpreted as wanting duplex, which
> would be an lp option, and wouldn't require any conversion of the pdf. 
> 
> If you're not sure of the lp optios to use for duplex (and you have a
> PPD driver for your printer), lpptions might help, or you can use gpdf
> and it should be a selectable printer option on the print dialog (though
> as far as I can tell, gpdf does not 2-up).
> 
You also need a printer that can print duplex. Not all printers can.
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