diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/Makefile b/doc/src/sgml/Makefile
index c60dcf272abc39fff0e770c0d920eba3028f29a2..b8f4d67b05b4587e47c27e9a7db78bbb2f7e0f6e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/Makefile
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # PostgreSQL documentation makefile
 #
-# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Makefile,v 1.83 2006/12/10 16:01:06 petere Exp $
+# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Makefile,v 1.84 2006/12/10 20:46:03 petere Exp $
 #
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ features-unsupported.sgml: $(top_srcdir)/src/backend/catalog/sql_feature_package
 ## Print
 ##
 
+
 # RTF to allow minor editing for hardcopy
 
 %.rtf: %.sgml $(ALLSGML) stylesheet.dsl
@@ -133,11 +134,19 @@ features-unsupported.sgml: $(top_srcdir)/src/backend/catalog/sql_feature_package
 # Regular TeX and pdfTeX have slightly differing requirements, so we
 # need to distinguish the path we're taking.
 
-%.tex-ps: %.sgml $(ALLSGML) stylesheet.dsl
-	$(JADE) $(JADEFLAGS) $(SGMLINCLUDE) $(CATALOG) -d stylesheet.dsl -t tex -V tex-backend -i output-print -V texdvi-output -o $@ $<
+JADE.tex.call = $(JADE) $(JADEFLAGS) $(SGMLINCLUDE) $(CATALOG) -d $(srcdir)/stylesheet.dsl -t tex -V tex-backend -i output-print
+
+%-A4.tex-ps: %.sgml $(ALLSGML) stylesheet.dsl
+	$(JADE.tex.call) -V texdvi-output -V '%paper-type%'=A4 -o $@ $<
+
+%-US.tex-ps: %.sgml $(ALLSGML) stylesheet.dsl
+	$(JADE.tex.call) -V texdvi-output -V '%paper-type%'=USletter -o $@ $<
 
-%.tex-pdf: %.sgml $(ALLSGML) stylesheet.dsl
-	$(JADE) $(JADEFLAGS) $(SGMLINCLUDE) $(CATALOG) -d stylesheet.dsl -t tex -V tex-backend -i output-print -V texpdf-output -o $@ $<
+%-A4.tex-pdf: %.sgml $(ALLSGML) stylesheet.dsl
+	$(JADE.tex.call) -V texpdf-output -V '%paper-type%'=A4 -o $@ $<
+
+%-US.tex-pdf: %.sgml $(ALLSGML) stylesheet.dsl
+	$(JADE.tex.call) -V texpdf-output -V '%paper-type%'=USletter -o $@ $<
 
 %.dvi: %.tex-ps
 	@rm -f $*.aux $*.log
@@ -145,7 +154,7 @@ features-unsupported.sgml: $(top_srcdir)/src/backend/catalog/sql_feature_package
 	jadetex $<
 	jadetex $<
 
-# Postscript from TeX
+# PostScript from TeX
 %.ps: %.dvi
 	dvips -o $@ $<
 
@@ -218,6 +227,7 @@ postgres.xml: postgres.sgml $(GENERATED_SGML)
 	  sed -e 's/\[\(amp\|copy\|egrave\|gt\|lt\|mdash\|nbsp\|ouml\|pi\|quot\|uuml\) *\]/\&\1;/g' \
 	      -e '1a\' -e '<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">' \
 	  >$@
+# ' hello Emacs
 
 override XSLTPROCFLAGS += --stringparam pg.version '$(VERSION)'
 
@@ -227,8 +237,11 @@ xslthtml: stylesheet.xsl postgres.xml
 htmlhelp: stylesheet-hh.xsl postgres.xml
 	$(XSLTPROC) $(XSLTPROCFLAGS) $^
 
-%.fo: stylesheet-fo.xsl %.xml
-	$(XSLTPROC) $(XSLTPROCFLAGS) -o $@ $^
+%-A4.fo: stylesheet-fo.xsl %.xml
+	$(XSLTPROC) $(XSLTPROCFLAGS) --stringparam paper.type A4 -o $@ $^
+
+%-US.fo: stylesheet-fo.xsl %.xml
+	$(XSLTPROC) $(XSLTPROCFLAGS) --stringparam paper.type USletter -o $@ $^
 
 
 ##
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/docguide.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/docguide.sgml
index 68359fdd307b88918ecd2d5482709ed7e52628a0..027de156b34ea35dda3735086efd0a7bac9568d0 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/docguide.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/docguide.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/docguide.sgml,v 1.60 2006/12/10 02:37:40 petere Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/docguide.sgml,v 1.61 2006/12/10 20:46:03 petere Exp $ -->
 
 <appendix id="docguide">
  <title>Documentation</title>
@@ -601,18 +601,13 @@ gmake man.tar.gz
     <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       To make a <acronym>DVI</acronym> version:
+       To generate PostScript via <acronym>DVI</acronym> in A4 format:
 <screen>
-<prompt>doc/src/sgml$ </prompt><userinput>gmake postgres.dvi</userinput>
+<prompt>doc/src/sgml$ </prompt><userinput>gmake postgres-A4.ps</userinput>
 </screen>
-      </para>
-     </listitem>
-
-     <listitem>
-      <para>
-       To generate PostScript from the <acronym>DVI</acronym>:
+       In U.S. letter format:
 <screen>
-<prompt>doc/src/sgml$ </prompt><userinput>gmake postgres.ps</userinput>
+<prompt>doc/src/sgml$ </prompt><userinput>gmake postgres-US.ps</userinput>
 </screen>
       </para>
      </listitem>
@@ -621,7 +616,11 @@ gmake man.tar.gz
       <para>
        To make a <acronym>PDF</acronym>:
 <screen>
-<prompt>doc/src/sgml$ </prompt><userinput>gmake postgres.pdf</userinput>
+<prompt>doc/src/sgml$ </prompt><userinput>gmake postgres-A4.pdf</userinput>
+</screen>
+       or
+<screen>
+<prompt>doc/src/sgml$ </prompt><userinput>gmake postgres-US.pdf</userinput>
 </screen>
        (Of course you can also make a <acronym>PDF</acronym> version
        from the PostScript, but if you generate <acronym>PDF</acronym>