.. -*- mode: rst ; ispell-local-dictionary: "american" -*- ========================== pdfposter ========================== ------------------------------------------------------------- Scale and tile PDF images/pages to print on multiple pages. ------------------------------------------------------------- :Author: Hartmut Goebel <h.goebel@crazy-compilers.com> :Version: Version 0.6.0 :Copyright: 2008-2013 by Hartmut Goebel :Licence: GNU Public Licence v3 (GPLv3) :Homepage: http://pythonhosted.org/pdftools.pdfposter/ ``Pdfposter`` can be used to create a large poster by building it from multiple pages and/or printing it on large media. It expects as input a PDF file, normally printing on a single page. The output is again a PDF file, maybe containing multiple pages together building the poster. The input page will be scaled to obtain the desired size. This is much like ``poster`` does for Postscript files, but working with PDF. Since sometimes poster does not like your files converted from PDF. :-) Indeed ``pdfposter`` was inspired by ``poster``. For more information please refer to the manpage or visit the `project homepage <http://pythonhosted.org/pdftools.pdfposter/>`_. Requirements and Installation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ``Pdfposter`` requires * `Python 2.x`__ or higher (tested with 2.5 and 2.6, but other versions should work, too, Python 3.x is *not* supported), * `setuptools`__ for installation (see below), and * `pyPdf`__ >= 1.11. __ http://www.python.org/download/ __ http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools __ http://pybrary.net/pyPdf/ :Hints for installing on Windows: Following the links above you will find .msi and .exe-installers. Simply install them and continue with `installing pdfposter`_. :Hints for installing on GNU/Linux: Most current GNU/Linux distributions provide packages for the requirements. Look for packages names like `python-setuptools` and `python-pypdf`. Simply install them and continue with `installing pdfposter`_. :Hint for installing on other platforms: Many vendors provide Python. Please check your vendors software repository. Otherwise please download Python 2.6 (or any higer version from the 2.x series) from http://www.python.org/download/ and follow the installation instructions there. After installing Python, install `setuptools`__. You may want to read `More Hints on Installing setuptools`_ first. __ http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools Using setuptools, compiling and installing the remaining requirements is a piece of cake:: # if the system has network access easy_install pyPdf # without network access download pyPdf # from http://pybrary.net/pyPdf/ and run easy_install pyPdf-*.zip Installing pdfposter --------------------------------- When you are reading this you most probably already downloaded and unpacked `pdfposter`. Thus installing is as easy as running:: python ./setup.py install Otherwise you may install directly using setuptools/easy_install. If your system has network access installing `pdfposter` is a breeze:: easy_install pdftools.pdfposter Without network access download `pdfposter` from http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pdfposter and run:: easy_install pdftools.pdfposter-*.tar.gz More Hints on Installing setuptools ------------------------------------ `pdfposter` uses setuptools for installation. Thus you need either * network access, so the install script will automatically download and install setuptools if they are not already installed or * the correct version of setuptools preinstalled using the `EasyInstall installation instructions`__. Those instructions also have tips for dealing with firewalls as well as how to manually download and install setuptools. __ http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#installation-instructions Custom Installation Locations ------------------------------ ``pdfposter`` is just a single script (aka Python program). So you can copy it where ever you want (maybe fixing the first line). But it's easier to just use:: # install to /usr/local/bin python ./setup.py install --prefix /usr/local # install to your Home directory (~/bin) python ./setup.py install --home ~ Please mind: This effects also the installation of pyPdf (and setuptools) if they are not already installed. For more information about Custom Installation Locations please refer to the `Custom Installation Locations Instructions`__ before installing ``pdfposter``. __ http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#custom-installation-locations>