Try this for multiple pages per page!

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Ken

Try this for multiple pages per page!

Post by Ken »

If you're like me, you occasionally have to actually -print- those text files that you work your magic on with TextPad. I wanted to print multiple pages per page (I believe it's referred to as "n-up" printing), but finding something actually useful - at a bargain, of course - was tough.

I stumbled over a fantastic utility called PrintFile by Peter Lerup that does exactly what I wanted. Bonus: it's free (the author would like a postcard if you enjoy his work). Additional bonus: it does PostScript files too. This guy's good. Send the card.

Check it out at

http://www.lerup.com/printfile

Tip: unless your eyes are [really] good, you may want to stick to just 2 pages per page landscape.

Anyway, a tool button with the command line parameters that are accepted by PrintFile proved to do the trick. You may want to set the button up for the "current document" (aka: $Clip) but that's up to you.

Cheers,
Ken

PS Now if I can just figure out how to edit my macros...
Andreas

Re: Try this for multiple pages per page!

Post by Andreas »

Macros can't be edited

$Clip is not the current document, it is the selection within the current document.

$file is the current document
Jerry J

Re: Try this for multiple pages per page!

Post by Jerry J »

Here's another vote for editable macros. :)
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