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@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Generate Level 1 PostScript. The resulting PostScript files will be
significantly larger (if they contain images), but will print on Level
1 printers. This also converts all images to black and white. No
more than one of the PostScript level options (\-level1, \-level1sep,
-\-level2, \-level2sep, \-level3, \-level3Sep) may be given.
+\-level2, \-level2sep, \-level3, \-level3sep) may be given.
.TP
.B \-level1sep
Generate Level 1 separable PostScript. All colors are converted to
@@ -61,33 +61,22 @@ handle custom (spot) colors.
Generate Level 3 PostScript. This enables all Level 2 features plus
CID font embedding.
.TP
-.B \-level3Sep
+.B \-level3sep
Generate Level 3 separable PostScript. The separation handling is the
-same as for \-level2Sep.
-.TP
-.B \-origpagesizes
-Generate a PostScript file with variable page sizes and orientations,
-taking for each page the size of the original page in the PDF file.
-The PostScript file contains "<</PageSize [WIDTH HEIGHT]>> setpagedevice"
-lines in each page header, so that the paper input tray gets correctly
-changed on the printer. This option should be used when pdftops is used
-as a print filter. Any specification of the page size via \-paper,
-\-paperw, or \-paperh will get overridden as long as each page of the
-PDF file has a defined paper size. No more than one of the mode options
-(\-origpagesizes, \-eps, \-form) may be given.
+same as for \-level2sep.
.TP
.B \-eps
Generate an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file. An EPS file contains
a single image, so if you use this option with a multi-page PDF file,
you must use \-f and \-l to specify a single page. No more than one of
-the mode options (\-origpagesizes, \-eps, \-form) may be given.
+the mode options (\-eps, \-form) may be given.
.TP
.B \-form
Generate a PostScript form which can be imported by software that
understands forms. A form contains a single page, so if you use this
option with a multi-page PDF file, you must use \-f and \-l to specify a
single page. The \-level1 option cannot be used with \-form. No more
-than one of the mode options (\-origpagesizes, \-eps, \-form) may be
+than one of the mode options (\-eps, \-form) may be
given.
.TP
.B \-opi
@@ -144,17 +133,18 @@ preload images and forms
.TP
.BI \-paper " size"
Set the paper size to one of "letter", "legal", "A4", or "A3". This
-can also be set to "match", which will set the paper size to match the
-size specified in the PDF file. \-origpagesizes overrides this setting
-if the PDF file has defined page sizes.
+can also be set to "match", which will set the paper size of each page to match the
+size specified in the PDF file. If none the \-paper, \-paperw, or \-paperh
+options are spoecified the default is to match the paper size.
.TP
.BI \-paperw " size"
-Set the paper width, in points. \-origpagesizes overrides this setting
-if the PDF file has defined page sizes.
+Set the paper width, in points.
.TP
.BI \-paperh " size"
-Set the paper height, in points. \-origpagesizes overrides this setting
-if the PDF file has defined page sizes.
+Set the paper height, in points.
+.TP
+.B \-origpagesizes
+This option is the same as "\-paper match".
.TP
.B \-nocrop
By default, output is cropped to the CropBox specified in the PDF