Two scripts to make pdf test files.

Sample_Code/makepages.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"Make some simple multipage pdf files."
+
+from reportlab.pdfgen import canvas
+from sys import argv
+
+point = 1
+inch = 72
+
+TEXT = """%s    page %d of %d
+
+a wonderful file
+created with Sample_Code/makepages.py"""
+
+def make_pdf_file(output_filename, np):
+    title = output_filename
+    c = canvas.Canvas(output_filename, pagesize=(8.5 * inch, 11 * inch))
+    c.setStrokeColorRGB(0,0,0)
+    c.setFillColorRGB(0,0,0)
+    c.setFont("Helvetica", 12 * point) 
+    for pn in range(1, np + 1):
+        v = 10 * inch
+        for subtline in (TEXT % (output_filename, pn, np)).split( '\n' ):
+            c.drawString( 1 * inch, v, subtline )
+            v -= 12 * point
+        c.showPage()
+    c.save()
+    
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    nps = [None, 5, 11, 17]
+    for i, np in enumerate(nps):
+        if np:
+            filename = "simplest_%d.pdf" % i
+            make_pdf_file(filename, np)
+            print "Wrote", filename

Sample_Code/makesimple.sh

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+#!/bin/sh
+
+n=1
+for np in 5 11 17; do
+   p=1
+   f=simple$n.pdf
+   while expr $p \<= $np > /dev/null; do
+     if [ $p != 1 ]; then
+       echo "\c"
+      fi
+     echo "$f           page $p of $np"
+     echo ""
+     echo "an incredible, yet simple example"
+     echo "Created with Sample_Code/makesimple.sh"
+     p=$(expr $p + 1)
+    done | enscript --no-header -o - |ps2pdf - $f
+   echo $f
+   n=$(expr $n + 1)
+ done