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> keesan2 AT cyberspace.org wrote:
> 
> > I use ghostscript when people send me scanned images that they
> > made into pdf files.  (I keep asking for gifs instead but they
> > have these automatic programs that make faxes into pdf files).
> > I print the images.  I think I have ghostscript working for Linux.
> 
> You need to scale these pdfs to your paper format.
> In Europe we use A4 = 8.26in.x11.69in.
> You use sth like 8.5in.x11in., don't you?
> 
> Ghostcript doesn't let you scale your pdf/ps files
> (Am I right? Fix me!).

I don't think it does.



> 
> So you have to use other progs :)
> Suppose you want to scale A4 to 8.5in.x11in.
> 
> 1. First of all you should convert PDF to PS. PS file is much bigger
> than PDF file.


When it is an image they may be the same size, I have not checked.

> 
> You can use pdftops from xpdf package (recommended) or
> gs itself.
> 
> pdftops -paper A4 file1.pdf file1.ps


The Linux pdftops as compiled by Doug Kaufman did not work for me on at
least half of the files I tried it on.   The DOS version works.  I will
make a note of your suggestion and try it on that file with long pages.


> or
> 
> gs -q -sOutputFile#file1.ps -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -dSAFER\
>  -sDEVICE#pswrite file1.pdf
> 
> 2. Rescale your PS file with pstops by Angus J. C. Duggan
> 
> Let's count:
> 8.26in. will fit in 8.5in
> 11.69in. won't fit in 11in. and should be scaled by factor: 0.94
> 
> pstops -pletter 1:0 AT 0.94(0,0) file1.ps file2.ps
> 
> 3. Print your file2.ps or you can convert it back to pdf as
> pdf file should be smaller than ps.

This sounds like maybe more than I am capable of but I will try it.
I don't think I have pstops or pstopdf.


Thanks


pdfimage (from xpdf) does not work for me much of the time - I get only
pieces of the image instead of a whole image.

> 
> > There are all these discussions about how to use a pentium
> > and three 486s to get extra power with Linux.  Where do people
> > put four computers with monitors and keyboards?  I have room on
> > my desk for two and the Linux computer is on the dresser.
> 
> 1st of all you can use data transfer switches to use i.e. 1 monitor
> with 4 pcs. You don't have 4 small screens on your monitor, but
> at the same time only from one PC - you manually switch which pc
> should be used as video signal source.
> 
> 2nd, monitor and keyboard (and sometimes CD-ROM) is in general
> needed when you install OS/software. But later you can remotely
> login to linux box from another PC. I said in general because
> when you built a cluster with i.e. FAI you don't need
> a monitor/keyboard at all.
> 
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
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