Ludovic Courtès on Nostr: The year is 2024; PDF is 30 years old. Using ‘gs’ to select/split pages and merge ...
The year is 2024; PDF is 30 years old.
Using ‘gs’ to select/split pages and merge documents requires a PhD in PostScript (or Forth?) and in IEEE-754 to deal with rounding errors.
Every other tool out there (mutool, pdfbook2, pdfjam, podofo, etc.) gets you almost there, but not quite.
If you have tips, I’m all ears!
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