Passport photographs using resize

Question

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{calc}
\usepackage{ifthen}
\newlength{\oH}
\newlength{\oW}
\newlength{\rH}
\newlength{\cH}
\newcommand\PrintImage[3]{% width, height, image
  \settototalheight{\oH}{\includegraphics{#3}}%
  \settowidth{\oW}{\includegraphics{#3}}%
  \setlength{\rH}{\oH * \ratio{#1}{\oW}}
  \ifthenelse{\lengthtest{\rH < #2}}{
    \includegraphics[width=#1]{#3}%
  }{%
    \setlength{\cH}{(\rH-#2)*\ratio{\oW}{#1}}%
    \includegraphics[width=#1,clip,trim=0 \cH{} 0 0]{#3}%
  }%
}

\begin{document}
\PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage}
\end{document}

Using this code you can create 2x2 inch passport photograph. If one is using a4 paper, how can we arrange the photograph in columns so that multiple passport photographs can be generated on one page and photopaper is not wasted. Just for curiosity and fun.

This sounds like a fit for the labels package. Take a look at this answer — Brent.Longborough, Dec 13 '14 at 18:50

score 3 · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-13T15:46:46.790

How about using a tabular environment, the precise order depends on the size of the photograph paper?

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[a4paper,lmargin=0.5cm,rmargin=0.5cm,tmargin=0.2cm,bmargin=0.2cm]{geometry}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\usepackage{calc}
\usepackage{ifthen}
\newlength{\oH}
\newlength{\oW}
\newlength{\rH}
\newlength{\cH}
\newcommand\PrintImage[3]{% width, height, image
  \settototalheight{\oH}{\includegraphics{#3}}%
  \settowidth{\oW}{\includegraphics{#3}}%
  \setlength{\rH}{\oH * \ratio{#1}{\oW}}
  \ifthenelse{\lengthtest{\rH < #2}}{
    \includegraphics[width=#1]{#3}%
  }{%
    \setlength{\cH}{(\rH-#2)*\ratio{\oW}{#1}}%
    \includegraphics[width=#1,clip,trim=0 \cH{} 0 0]{#3}%
  }%
}

\newlength{\extraspaceforcutting}
\setlength{\extraspaceforcutting}{0.2ex}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{*{3}{@{}c@{}}}
\PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} &\PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} & \PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} \tabularnewline[\extraspaceforcutting] 
\PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} &\PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} & \PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} \tabularnewline[\extraspaceforcutting]
\PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} &\PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} & \PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} \tabularnewline[\extraspaceforcutting]
\PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} &\PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} & \PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} \tabularnewline[\extraspaceforcutting]
\PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} &\PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} & \PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} \tabularnewline[\extraspaceforcutting]
\PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} &\PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} & \PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} \tabularnewline[\extraspaceforcutting]
\PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} &\PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} & \PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} \tabularnewline[\extraspaceforcutting]
\PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} &\PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} & \PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} \tabularnewline[\extraspaceforcutting]
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

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Version with a loop

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[a4paper,lmargin=0.5cm,rmargin=0.5cm,tmargin=0.2cm,bmargin=0.2cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{forloop}%
\usepackage{etoolbox}%
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\usepackage{calc}
\usepackage{ifthen}
\newlength{\oH}
\newlength{\oW}
\newlength{\rH}
\newlength{\cH}
\newcommand\PrintImage[3]{% width, height, image
  \settototalheight{\oH}{\includegraphics{#3}}%
  \settowidth{\oW}{\includegraphics{#3}}%
  \setlength{\rH}{\oH * \ratio{#1}{\oW}}
  \ifthenelse{\lengthtest{\rH < #2}}{
    \includegraphics[width=#1]{#3}%
  }{%
    \setlength{\cH}{(\rH-#2)*\ratio{\oW}{#1}}%
    \includegraphics[width=#1,clip,trim=0 \cH{} 0 0]{#3}%
  }%
}%

\newcounter{rowcounter}
\newcounter{columncounter}

\newcounter{maxcolumns}
\newcounter{maxrows}
\setcounter{maxcolumns}{3}
\setcounter{maxrows}{9}%
\newlength{\extraspaceforcutting}
\setlength{\extraspaceforcutting}{0.2ex}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{*{\value{maxcolumns}}{@{}c@{}}}
  \forloop{rowcounter}{1}{\value{rowcounter} < \numexpr\value{maxrows}}{%
    \forloop{columncounter}{1}{\value{columncounter} < \numexpr\value{maxcolumns}+1}{%
      \PrintImage{6cm}{2cm}{yourimage} \ifnumless{\value{columncounter}}{3}{&}{}%
    }%
    \ifnumless{\value{rowcounter}}{\value{maxrows}-1}{\tabularnewline[\extraspaceforcutting]%
    }{} % no newline 
  }%
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

@Vaibhav: Yes, but that means that you either have to compute the names of the images or use the same image all the time? — , Dec 13 '14 at 15:25
Normally person require multiple copies of same photograph , so loop should be ideal . If image is 2x2 inches, how can we adjust it on a4 paper? — Vaibhav, Dec 13 '14 at 15:46

Passport photographs using resize

1 Answers1

Version with a loop