[Tex/LaTex] Scaling LaTeX output

pdfpagesscaling

I need to create 2 versions of a University dissertation. The main version has to be done on letter-sized paper with very strict specifications for most of the style elements. But I would also like to create a (for want of a better term) paperback version. What I'd like to do is to scale each page by 0.65 and print 2 pages side by side on one side of a letter-sized sheet (in landscape mode, of course. I realize that there will be extra vertical space.).

I've been reading about output routines, including
this question, and so am happy to hear that output routines are as dark for others as they are to me.

I would appreciate any ideas that anyone has on how to accomplish this. Please note that I don't want to create two versions of the document by, say, creating two distinct class files with different fonts, scaled graphics, etc. I'm hoping that someone will tell me that there are pdf tools or output routines that can easily accomplish this with an option or two.

Gracias.

Best Answer

You can do this sort of thing quite easily with the pdfpages package. It works on the pdf file itself not your source file. You would make a small document like the following to create a 2-up version of your thesis.

\documentclass[landscape]{article}
\usepackage{pdfpages}
\pagestyle{empty}
\begin{document}
\includepdf[pages=1-,nup=2x1]{<your thesis.pdf>}
\end{document}

The package has many quite sophisticated options for layout, but this should be enough to get you started.

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[Tex/LaTex] Including a PDF page in latex with pdfpages without scaling

There's a conflict between Sweave and pdfpages. Try this.

Note this is a .Rnw file (Sweave file) which is being processed into tex via a call like this from R: Sweave("foo.Rnw"). So, it's a specific Sweave issue. Anyhow, change your \usepackage call for Sweave in your .Rnw file to the following. Note the addition of [nogin]

%%%%%%%%%%%% foo.Rnw

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[nogin]{Sweave}
\usepackage{pdfpages}

\begin{document}

\newpage

\includepdf[fitpaper=true, pages=-]{test.pdf}

\end{document}

What's going on.. So By default, Sweave.sty sets the width of all included graphics to: \setkeys{Gin}{width=0.8\textwidth}, and it is treating the inserted pdf pages as graphics and setting the size according to the above. You need to override this. If you do this in the \usepackage call, you do this for all graphics. If you don't want that, then you can use this (or something similar)

\setkeys{Gin}{width=8.5in}  #um not positive on that syntax

\includepdf[fitpaper=true, pages=-]{test.pdf}

\setkeys{Gin}{width=0.8\textwidth}

[Tex/LaTex] LaTeX scaling tikzpicture does not work

transform canvas should usually be the last resort: It makes TikZ lose track of the node positions, so can cause more harm than good.

In your case, a simple scale=0.5 works if you make the nodes scalable as well. By default, TikZ assumes that you don't want to scale nodes, because this will change the text size. You can change this behaviour for a tikzpicture by adding every node/.append style={transform shape}:

Alternatively, you can use \scalebox{0.5}{ \schema }:

Code for first example

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{subfig}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{graphicx}


\usetikzlibrary{calc,trees,positioning,arrows,chains,shapes.geometric,
  decorations.pathreplacing,decorations.pathmorphing,shapes,matrix,shapes.symbols}

\tikzset{
  >=stealth',
  punktchain/.style={
    rectangle, 
    rounded corners, 
    % fill=black!10,
    draw=black, very thick,
    text width=8em, 
    minimum height=3em, 
    text centered, 
    on chain},
  line/.style={draw, thick, <-},
  element/.style={
    tape,
    top color=white,
    bottom color=blue!50!black!60!,
    minimum width=7em,
    draw=blue!40!black!90, very thick,
    text width=7em, 
    minimum height=3.5em, 
    text centered, 
    on chain},
  every join/.style={->, thick,shorten >=1pt},
  decoration={brace},
  tuborg/.style={decorate},
  node/.style={scale=0.45},
  tubnode/.style={midway, right=4pt},
}



\newcommand\schema{

  \begin{tikzpicture}[node distance=.8cm, start chain=going below,
  scale=0.5, every node/.append style={transform shape}]
  %\begin{tikzpicture}[node distance=.8cm, start chain=going below]
    \node (preprocessing) [punktchain ]  {text text};

    \begin{scope}[start branch=venstre,
      every join/.style={->, thick, shorten <=1pt}, ]
      \node[punktchain, on chain=going left, join=by {<-}]
      (landmarks) {
        \begin{tabular}{l}
          text \\
          text \\ 
        \end{tabular}
      };
    \end{scope}

    \node[punktchain, join,] (potentialfunction) {
      \begin{tabular}{l}
        text \\
        text \\ 
      \end{tabular}
    };
    \node[punktchain, join,] (query) {text};
    \begin{scope}[start branch=venstre,
      every join/.style={->, thick, shorten <=1pt}, ]
      \node[punktchain, on chain=going left, join=by {<-}]
      (input) {
        text };
    \end{scope}

    \draw[tuborg, decoration={brace}] let \p1=(preprocessing.north), \p2=(preprocessing.south) in
    ($(1.5, \y1)$) -- ($(1.5, \y2)$) node[tubnode] {
      \begin{tabular}{l}
        text \\
        text \\
      \end{tabular}
    };

    \draw[tuborg, decoration={brace}] let \p1=(potentialfunction.north), \p2=(query.south) in
    ($(1.5, \y1)$) -- ($(1.5, \y2)$) node[tubnode] {
      \begin{tabular}{l}
        text \\
        text \\ 
      \end{tabular}
    };    
  \end{tikzpicture}
}


\begin{document}

\begin{figure}

  \centering
  \subfloat[1 ] {  \schema }
  \hspace{0.5cm}
  \subfloat[2 ] {  \schema }

  \caption{Comparison }  


\end{figure}

\end{document}

Code for second example

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{subfig}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{graphicx}


\usetikzlibrary{calc,trees,positioning,arrows,chains,shapes.geometric,
  decorations.pathreplacing,decorations.pathmorphing,shapes,matrix,shapes.symbols}

\tikzset{
  >=stealth',
  punktchain/.style={
    rectangle, 
    rounded corners, 
    % fill=black!10,
    draw=black, very thick,
    text width=8em, 
    minimum height=3em, 
    text centered, 
    on chain},
  line/.style={draw, thick, <-},
  element/.style={
    tape,
    top color=white,
    bottom color=blue!50!black!60!,
    minimum width=7em,
    draw=blue!40!black!90, very thick,
    text width=7em, 
    minimum height=3.5em, 
    text centered, 
    on chain},
  every join/.style={->, thick,shorten >=1pt},
  decoration={brace},
  tuborg/.style={decorate},
  node/.style={scale=0.45},
  tubnode/.style={midway, right=4pt},
}



\newcommand\schema{

  \begin{tikzpicture}[node distance=.8cm, start chain=going below]
  %\begin{tikzpicture}[node distance=.8cm, start chain=going below]
    \node (preprocessing) [punktchain ]  {text text};

    \begin{scope}[start branch=venstre,
      every join/.style={->, thick, shorten <=1pt}, ]
      \node[punktchain, on chain=going left, join=by {<-}]
      (landmarks) {
        \begin{tabular}{l}
          text \\
          text \\ 
        \end{tabular}
      };
    \end{scope}

    \node[punktchain, join,] (potentialfunction) {
      \begin{tabular}{l}
        text \\
        text \\ 
      \end{tabular}
    };
    \node[punktchain, join,] (query) {text};
    \begin{scope}[start branch=venstre,
      every join/.style={->, thick, shorten <=1pt}, ]
      \node[punktchain, on chain=going left, join=by {<-}]
      (input) {
        text };
    \end{scope}

    \draw[tuborg, decoration={brace}] let \p1=(preprocessing.north), \p2=(preprocessing.south) in
    ($(1.5, \y1)$) -- ($(1.5, \y2)$) node[tubnode] {
      \begin{tabular}{l}
        text \\
        text \\
      \end{tabular}
    };

    \draw[tuborg, decoration={brace}] let \p1=(potentialfunction.north), \p2=(query.south) in
    ($(1.5, \y1)$) -- ($(1.5, \y2)$) node[tubnode] {
      \begin{tabular}{l}
        text \\
        text \\ 
      \end{tabular}
    };    
  \end{tikzpicture}
}


\begin{document}

\begin{figure}

  \centering
  \subfloat[1 ] {  \scalebox{0.5}{\schema} }
  \hspace{0.5cm}
  \subfloat[2 ] {  \scalebox{0.5}{\schema} }

  \caption{Comparison }  


\end{figure}

\end{document}

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