<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Chris,</div><div><br></div><div>The texlive-extra-util package may be able to help with the pdfjam and pdfbook2. You could pipe these together with the pdftk-java package which has a shuffle option.</div><div><br></div><div>Although I think something like LibreOffice Writer has all these options including the brochure print.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div>John<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 11 Jan 2024 at 15:15, Chris Bell via GLLUG <<a href="mailto:gllug@mailman.lug.org.uk">gllug@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hello,<br>
A long time ago now, I had a package for Acorn computers named Acorn Publisher <br>
which could adjust the printer whole-sheet layout for multiple pages on <br>
multiple sheets.<br>
A friend working as a professional "jobber" printer would pass an individual <br>
file through a chain of processes using software running on multiple operating <br>
systems to adjust edge definition, colour balance, gamma, random noise, and <br>
perhaps select individual colours for Lithographic Masters, then finally Acorn <br>
Publisher would lay out pages so that the sheets could be guillotined and <br>
would appear in the correct order after binding. It worked with any original <br>
shape and size of sheet (perhaps A4, perhaps oversize A0+), to create any final <br>
shape and size ready for binding.<br>
I used it to quickly and easily double-side print something like A6 pamphlets <br>
or instuction manuals on to A4, then I would cut the pages using a hand <br>
operated guillotine, and simply staple the result. It could place page 1 <br>
inside or on the front, alongside the last page, with the centre pages <br>
together. If the printer could not print double sided it could print every <br>
other side of sheet, then turn the stack and print the other sides.<br>
Is there anything that is able to do the same job in Linux/Debian?<br>
Thanks for any info.<br>
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