alml-extra1

Usage

Overview

Simple extra utility program for the Alml typesetting system.

Options

--help

display a short help and exit.

--version

display version information and exit.

Options

these options are complex and can be interpreted in a uniform fashion:

--PAPER_FMT-to-PAPER_FMT-TIMES-PAPER_FMT-FOLD-SIGN

For example, --a4-to-a5-2-a4-1h-4 means:

original A4 converted to A5, putting two A5 pages on a single final A4, that is to be folded once, horizontally, for a final binding signature with four sheets.

Available conversion options:

--a4-to-a5
--a4-to-a5-1-a4
--a4-to-a5-2-a4
--a4-to-a6
--a4-to-a6-4-a4
--a4-to-a5-2-a4-1h-1
--a4-to-a5-2-a4-1h-10
--a4-to-a6-4-a4-2h-2
--a4-to-a6-4-a4-2h-4
--a4-to-a6-4-a4-2h-6
--a4-to-a6-4-a4-2h-8
--a4-to-a6-4-a4-2h-10
--a4-to-a6-4-a4-1v-1
--a5x4-to-a7x4-2-a4
--a7x4-to-a7x4-2-a4
--a7x4-to-a7x4-2-a4-1v-1
--a7x4-to-a7x4-2-a4-1v-10

Options

--ps-group-pages=N

renumber PostScript pages to show group of pages made of N pages.

--ps-renumber-pages

renumber PostScript pages starting from number one.

Options

--html-index=DIRECTORY

write an HTML page to the standard output, with a simple list of files.

--html-index-basic=DIRECTORY

write an HTML page to the standard output, with a simpler list of files.

--html-index-basic-recursive

write a file "index.html" inside current directory and all subdirectories.

--html-to-text-for-spell

filter an HTML file, from standard input, giving a pure text to standard output that can be used for orthography verification.

--perl-to-gettext

filter a Perl source, from standard input, giving a text to standard output that can be used by gettext.

Final argument

The final argument might be a PostScript file, for PostScript conversions; in case of --html-to-text-for-spell, it is a HTML file.