@echo off REM Given a DVI file, this command file carries out some of the steps REM needed to produce an A5 booklet suitable for folding and stapling. REM It is assumed the user has set up a page format suitable for A5 paper. REM The fancy pagination is done by Tom Rokicki's DVIDVI program. REM Note that 148mm = A5 width = half A4 height. REM REM We assume that the following symbols have been defined: REM a5booklet :== @disk$utils:[utilities.tex.dvidvi]a5booklet REM dvidvi :== $disk$utils:[utilities.tex.dvidvi]dvidvi REM if not "%1" == "" goto :file_given echo. echo. echo Usage: a5booklet file[.dvi] echo. goto :exit :file_given dvidvi -m 4:-1,2(148mm,0mm) %1 part1 dvidvi -m 4:-3,0(148mm,0mm) %1 part2 REM REM Now explain how to preview or PSPRINT the new DVI files. REM echo. echo. echo PART1.DVI and PART2.DVI have been created; each part contains the pages that echo must be printed on the same side of the paper. In both parts, each A4 page echo contains two side-by-side A5 pages from your original document. echo. echo To preview these DVI files you need to tell DVISCR to display each page echo in a landscaped orientation; for example: echo. echo $ dviscr part1 echo. echo To create an A5 booklet suitable for folding and stapling, carry out the echo following steps (assuming you are using a LaserWriter): echo. echo 1. $ psprint /land /nobanner /notify part1 echo 2. When this job has finished, take the output and put it back into echo the input cassette without changing the orientation in any way. echo 3. $ psprint /land part2 echo 4. Depending on the number of pages, the final output may not be collated. echo You may need to change the placement of the bottom sheet(s). echo. echo. :exit