Re: Paper size

On Thu, 2 May 2002, Pablo Saratxaga wrote:
> In such case it may be very convenient to print two pages in one sheet;
> then you can just cut the sheets in the middle and have a nice small book.
> If you use paper dimensions that don't have the nice sqrt(2) ratio
> then it's not that easy, you can't just cut the sheets in the middle...

Sure you can.  There is a bit of extra white space at top or bottom,
assuming you don't reformat the document for the slightly altered
proportions, but so what?  This is really a very minor issue, far less
important than A4 enthusiasts seem to think.

> What about if you want to fit *four* pages into one sheet?
> Then doing that with non standard paper sizes will sure be a real pain

Uh, no.  Think about it.  *Any* rectangular paper size works perfectly for
four-on-one.  Slice a rectangle in half both horizontally and vertically,
and each section always has exactly the same proportions as the original
sheet. 

                                                          Henry Spencer
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