diff --git a/.local/bin/print_slides b/.local/bin/print_slides
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fbd7a74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.local/bin/print_slides
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# install cups-pdf and install printer using the webinterface on http://localhost:631/admin
+# default virtual printer dir is below, adjust if changed
+VIRTUAL_PRINTER_DIR="/var/spool/cupsd-pdf/$USER"
+# Printer to print magazine layout on
+PRINTER="Canon-MF220"
+for file in $@; do
+	lpr -P Virtual_PDF_Printer -o number-up=2 -o orientation-requested=4 -o fit-to-page -o media=a4 "$file"
+	str="."
+	until lpc status | grep -A 4 'Virtual_PDF_Printer:' | tail -n1 | grep 'no entries'; do
+		printf "\033[s\033[uPrinting to file for two slides per a5 page"
+		printf "%s" $str
+		printf "\033[u"
+		str=$str.
+    		sleep 1
+	done
+	echo "virtual printing done."
+	last_job_id="$(ls "$VIRTUAL_PRINTER_DIR" | grep -o '[0-9]*\.pdf$' | grep '[0-9]' | cut -d'.' -f1 | sort -n | tail -n1)"
+	#echo "last_job_id:$last_job_id"
+	file_two_page="$(ls $VIRTUAL_PRINTER_DIR/*${last_job_id}.pdf)"
+	#echo "file_two_page:$file_two_page"
+	printf "Invoking a5ona4..."
+	a5ona4 "$file_two_page" > /dev/null
+	echo "Done."
+	rm "$file_two_page"
+	only_filename_two_page="$( echo "$file_two_page"| awk -F/ '{print $NS}' )"
+	echo "Magazine layout of $file being sent to printer..."
+	lpr -P $PRINTER -o media=A4 -o Duplex=DuplexTumble -o sides=two-sided-short-edge -o BindEdge=Bottom -o media=a4 -r a5ona4_$file*
+done
diff --git a/.local/bin/tools/a5ona4 b/.local/bin/tools/a5ona4
index cf860b8..f46d4f9 100755
--- a/.local/bin/tools/a5ona4
+++ b/.local/bin/tools/a5ona4
@@ -1,24 +1,28 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/zsh
 current="$(pwd)"
-INPUTPDF="$1"
-printf '\\documentclass[a4paper,final]{article}
-\\usepackage{pdfpages}
-\\usepackage{ifpdf,ifxetex,everyshi}
-\\makeatletter
-\\ifpdf
-\\EveryShipout{\\ifodd\\c@page\\else\\pdfpageattr{/Rotate 180}\\fi}%%
-\\fi
-\\ifxetex
-\\EveryShipout{\\ifodd\\c@page\\special{pdf: put @thispage << /Rotate 180 >>}%%
-\\fi
-}
-\\fi
-\\makeatother
-\\begin{document}
-\\includepdf[pages=-, nup=1x2, booklet=true, landscape]{%s}
-\\end{document}' "$current/$INPUTPDF" > /tmp/tmp$$.tex
-cd /tmp || exit
-pdflatex /tmp/tmp$$.tex
-mv /tmp/tmp$$.pdf "$current/a5ona4_$INPUTPDF"
-cd "$current"
-rm -f /tmp/tmp$$.log /tmp/tmp$$.log
+for file in $@; do
+	INPUTPDF=/tmp/file.pdf
+	cp -f "$file" $INPUTPDF
+	printf '\\documentclass[a4paper,final]{article}
+	\\usepackage{pdfpages}
+	\\usepackage{ifpdf,ifxetex,everyshi}
+	\\makeatletter
+	\\ifpdf
+	\\EveryShipout{\\ifodd\\c@page\\else\\pdfpageattr{/Rotate 180}\\fi}%%
+	\\fi
+	\\ifxetex
+	\\EveryShipout{\\ifodd\\c@page\\special{pdf: put @thispage << /Rotate 180 >>}%%
+	\\fi
+	}
+	\\fi
+	\\makeatother
+	\\begin{document}
+	\\includepdf[pages=-, nup=1x2, booklet=true, landscape]{%s}
+	\\end{document}' "$INPUTPDF" > /tmp/tmp$$.tex
+	cd /tmp || exit
+	pdflatex /tmp/tmp$$.tex
+	only_filename="$(echo "$file" | awk -F/ '{print $NF}')"
+	mv /tmp/tmp$$.pdf "$current/a5ona4_$only_filename"
+	cd "$current"
+	rm -f /tmp/tmp$$.log /tmp/tmp$$.log
+done