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| -rw-r--r-- | TODO | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | manual/qpdf-manual.xml | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | qpdf/qpdf.cc | 4 |
3 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ Candidates for upcoming release =============================== * Trivial fixes: - * #470: odd/even -- doc bug * #468: doc typo * Remove travisci * Update manual to clearly state qpdf's exit codes including mention diff --git a/manual/qpdf-manual.xml b/manual/qpdf-manual.xml index 48262e70..74f0279a 100644 --- a/manual/qpdf-manual.xml +++ b/manual/qpdf-manual.xml @@ -936,14 +936,16 @@ make <option>angle</option> portion of the parameter may be either 90, 180, or 270. If preceded by <option>+</option> or <option>-</option>, the angle is added to or subtracted from - the specified pages' original rotations. Otherwise the pages' - rotations are set to the exact value. For example, the command - <command>qpdf in.pdf out.pdf --rotate=+90:2,4,6 + the specified pages' original rotations. This is almost always + what you want. Otherwise the pages' rotations are set to the + exact value, which may cause the appearances of the pages to + be inconsistent, especially for scans. For example, the + command <command>qpdf in.pdf out.pdf --rotate=+90:2,4,6 --rotate=180:7-8</command> would rotate pages 2, 4, and 6 90 degrees clockwise from their original rotation and force the rotation of pages 7 through 9 to 180 degrees regardless of their original rotation, and the command <command>qpdf in.pdf - out.pdf --rotate=180</command> would rotate all pages by 180 + out.pdf --rotate=+180</command> would rotate all pages by 180 degrees. </para> </listitem> diff --git a/qpdf/qpdf.cc b/qpdf/qpdf.cc index b685d2e5..4e697660 100644 --- a/qpdf/qpdf.cc +++ b/qpdf/qpdf.cc @@ -1276,7 +1276,9 @@ ArgParser::argHelp() << "format as with the --pages option, described below. Repeat the option\n" << "to rotate multiple groups of pages. If the angle is preceded by + or -,\n" << "it is added to or subtracted from the original rotation. Otherwise, the\n" - << "rotation angle is set explicitly to the given value.\n" + << "rotation angle is set explicitly to the given value. You almost always\n" + << "want to use + or - unless you are certain about the internals of the PDF\n" + << "you are working with.\n" << "\n" << "If --split-pages is specified, each page is written to a separate output\n" << "file. File names are generated as follows:\n" |