From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marcin Borkowski Subject: Re: Using org to create a TOC for a compilation of separate PDF documents Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 23:48:03 +0200 Message-ID: <20130523234803.36aa9323@aga-netbook> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:52547) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UfdMr-0003Ja-Ay for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 23 May 2013 17:48:16 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UfdMm-0001Wt-Vi for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 23 May 2013 17:48:13 -0400 Received: from msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl ([2001:808:114:2::50]:35618) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UfdMm-0001VM-Om for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 23 May 2013 17:48:08 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7991341D4F for ; Thu, 23 May 2013 23:48:05 +0200 (CEST) Received: from msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id gkkAcOJphk3E for ; Thu, 23 May 2013 23:48:05 +0200 (CEST) Received: from aga-netbook (jedenzero5-dziewiecosiem.echostar.pl [213.156.105.98]) by msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4CFAC42082 for ; Thu, 23 May 2013 23:48:05 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Dnia 2013-05-23, o godz. 15:21:56 John Hendy napisa=C5=82(a): > I have a use case and am not sure if Org would help or not. I've > downloaded a bunch of technical data sheets on various materials from > a vendor. I'd like to create a "booklet" of them with a cover page > table of contents. >=20 > I can create the booklet very easily with Stapler (or similar), but am > not sure on the best way to generate a clickable linked PDF of the > individual materials contained in the compiled document.[1] What I'm > not sure on is how to create a table of contents. >=20 > Ideally, I could do something like generate a page count of each > document and then use this to create the page numbers I'd use to > create links to, which I thought I could do with Org. Even better > would be to have [back to top] links as well, since this will end up > being a multi-hundred page booklet (~100 documents of 2-4 pages each). >=20 > Any thoughts on this? >=20 > Is it easier to just generate a list of files and use Org to "include" > them somehow via LaTeX instead of using Stapler to combine them? I'd just use LaTeX's pdfpages package, possibly with hyperref. (If you encounter any problems, email me - I've done similar things before, so I guess I could help you.) > Thanks for any suggestions! > John Best, --=20 Marcin Borkowski http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski Adam Mickiewicz University