Re: Crop Maaks and Custom Paper Size



p8mode wrote:
Hello,

Im having some problems with crop marks and custom page sizes. Im
trying to use the geometry and crop packages. My workflow is
LaTeX->dvi->(dvips)->ps->(distiller)->pfd.

(1) How can I create say a pdf that has a document size of say 123mm x
184mm.
I thought I could achieve this with something like:

%%---------------------------------------
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{geometry}
\setlength{\paperwidth} {123 mm} \setlength{\paperheight}{184 mm}

\begin{document}
Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello
\end{document}
%%---------------------------------------

However when I open the resulting pdf in Acrobat it says that the
document is 215 x 279 mm

This is how I do it for a 135mm x 210mm:

\usepackage{graphicx,geometry}
\geometry{paperwidth=13.5truecm,
paperheight=21truecm}
\usepackage{ifpdf}
\ifpdf
\usepackage{epstopdf}
\usepackage[cam,width=17.5truecm,height=25truecm,center]{crop}% <-- 2
cm for cropmarks
\setlength{\topmargin}{-63truept}%%%%% <-- You have to "play" with
these
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-2.5truepc}% <-- in order to have the
margins
\setlength{\evensidemargin}{-2.5truepc}% <-- of your textbox as you
need them
\else
\usepackage[cam,width=16.5truecm,height=24truecm,center]{crop}% <--
17.5 didn't work
\setlength{\topmargin}{-63truept}%
% for me in dvi mode
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-2.5truepc}
\setlength{\evensidemargin}{-2.5truepc}
\fi
\setlength{\textwidth}{25truepc}%% <-- Of course, take care your texbox
fits
\setlength{\textheight}{490truept}% <-- in your paper size

Best

Axel

.



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