On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, Ulrich Deiters wrote: > For a large number of pictures one might consider writing a script > using tools of the PBMPLUS package: > - use djpeg to convert JPEG to PNM format,
DO NOT use jpegs before any image conversion unless it's the only format available. PNG and PBM are fine. > - use pnmcat to combine two or more pictures you want to show on the > same page (if this is required), > - use pnmtops to make PostScript files > - and finally ps2pdf to make PDF. This is also quite unnecessary -- if it can't print Postscript it's not a printer. > Alternatively, you can use xv to view JPEGs and to print them to > PostScript files; xv as a graphical interface that gives you some > control over the placement of the picture on the page. Gimp does the same, and has gimp-print drivers. -- Alex
