Hi, Now my turn to ask questions :-) I am trying to convert a PDF to screen mode and it barks out overflow and the process is just hanging there any ideas why this happens and how to overcome. It does work if I do not issue the mode=screen texexec --pdfarrange --paper=a5a4 --print=up --markings --result=booklet firewall2-a4-0-9.pdf does produce the booklet.pdf nicely toganm@earth:~/projects/> which texexec|xargs rpm -qf tetex-beta.20020207-254 toganm@earth:~/projects/sfnet/suse/articles> texexec --verbose --pdf --mode=screen --result=firewall2-screen-0-9 firewall2-a4-0-9.pdf TeXExec 2.6 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2001 locating ini file : found by kpsewhich reading : /usr/share/texmf/context/config/texexec.ini setting : 'TeXShell' to 'tetex' for 'all' setting : 'UsedInterfaces' to 'en nl metafun mptopdf' for 'all' setting : 'UserInterface' to 'en' for 'all' setting : 'TeXExecutable' to 'tex' for 'all' setting : 'MpExecutable' to 'mpost' for 'all' setting : 'MpToTeXExecutable' to 'mpto' for 'all' setting : 'DviToMpExecutable' to 'dvitomp' for 'all' setting : 'DviSpecialScript' to 'dvispec' for 'all' setting : 'MpFormat' to 'metafun' for 'all' setting : 'TeXFormatFlag' to '&' for 'all' setting : 'MpFormatFlag' to '&' for 'all' setting : 'TeXFontsPath' to 'l:/tex/texmf;l:/tex/texmf-local;' for 'all' setting : 'TeXExecutable' to 'pdfetex' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXVirginFlag' to '-ini' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXPassString' to '-progname=context' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXBatchFlag' to '-int=batchmode' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpToTeXExecutable' to 'mpto' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpVirginFlag' to '-ini' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpPassString' to '-progname=mpost' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpBatchFlag' to '-int=batchmode' for 'tetex' used setting : TeXShell = tetex used setting : SetupPath = used setting : UserInterface = en used setting : UsedInterfaces = en nl metafun mptopdf used setting : TeXFontsPath = l:/tex/texmf;l:/tex/texmf-local; used setting : MpExecutable = mpost used setting : MpToTeXExecutable = mpto used setting : DviToMpExecutable = dvitomp used setting : TeXProgramPath = used setting : TeXFormatPath = used setting : ConTeXtPath = used setting : TeXScriptsPath = used setting : TeXExecutable = pdfetex used setting : TeXVirginFlag = -ini used setting : TeXBatchFlag = -int=batchmode used setting : MpBatchFlag = -int=batchmode used setting : TeXPassString = -progname=context used setting : TeXFormatFlag = & used setting : MpFormatFlag = & used setting : MpVirginFlag = -ini used setting : MpPassString = -progname=mpost used setting : MpFormat = metafun used setting : MpFormatPath = used setting : FmtLanguage = used setting : FmtBodyFont = used setting : FmtResponse = used setting : TcXPath = used setting : SetFile = applications will use : /etc/texmf/texmf.cnf locating fmtutil : /usr/bin/fmtutil Malformed UTF-8 character (overflow at 0xf48d3034, byte 0x2c, after start byte 0xbf) in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/texmf/context/perltk/texexec.pl line 1049, <TEX> line 28. Malformed UTF-8 character (overflow at 0xf48d3034, byte 0x2c, after start byte 0xbf) in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/texmf/context/perltk/texexec.pl line 1049, <TEX> line 28. Malformed UTF-8 character (overflow at 0xf48d3034, byte 0x2c, after start byte 0xbf) in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/texmf/context/perltk/texexec.pl line 1049, <TEX> line 28. -- Togan Muftuoglu Unofficial SuSE FAQ Maintainer http://dinamizm.ath.cx