pgfpages outer border instead of border shrink

Question

I'm using the pgfpages package to publish my handout. But I think the space between the pages is to big, whereas the space at the outer border is to small. How can I change this? Currently I use this code:

\documentclass[compress,handout]{beamer}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{pgfpages}

\mode<presentation>
{
    % Präsentationsthema auswählen
    \usetheme{Boadilla}

    % äußeres Thema anpassen
    \useoutertheme[subsection=false]{miniframes}

    \setbeamercovered{transparent}
}

\pgfpagesuselayout{4 on 1}[a4paper, border shrink=5mm, landscape]
\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{1}{border code=\pgfusepath{stroke}}
\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{2}{border code=\pgfusepath{stroke}}
\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{3}{border code=\pgfusepath{stroke}}
\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{4}{border code=\pgfusepath{stroke}}

\begin{document}

\begin{frame}
    \frametitle{Seite 1}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
    \frametitle{Seite 2}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
    \frametitle{Seite 3}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
    \frametitle{Seite 4}
\end{frame}

\end{document}

Answer 1

You can use the \pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{<number>}{<options>} macro (as you already did) where

• <number> is the logical number of the frame (1 is above left, 2 is above right, …) and
• <options> are options, e.g.
  • resized width = <length>
    width of the resulting frame, <length> can be given in a percentage of \pgfphysicalwidth.
  • resized height = <length>
  • center = \pgfpoint{<x>}{<y>}
    the center of the logical page, <x> and <y> can be given in a percentage of \pgfphysicalwidth and \pgfphysicalheight respectively.
  • scale, xscale and yscale = <factor>

This and more options are explained in the pgfmanual in the section “Defining a Layout” (currently 58.3).
Note, that I do not use the resized …options in the following example.

Code

\documentclass[compress, handout]{beamer}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{pgfpages}

\mode<presentation>{
    \usetheme{Boadilla}
    \useoutertheme[subsection=false]{miniframes}
    \setbeamercovered{transparent}
}

\pgfpagesuselayout{4 on 1}[a4paper, border shrink=10mm, landscape]

\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{1}{border code=\pgfusepath{stroke},
% resized height=.65\pgfphysicalheight,
% resized width=.65\pgfphysicalwidth, 
  center = \pgfpoint{.3\pgfphysicalwidth}{.72\pgfphysicalheight}
}
\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{2}{border code=\pgfusepath{stroke},
% resized height=.65\pgfphysicalheight,
% resized width=.65\pgfphysicalwidth,
  center = \pgfpoint{.7\pgfphysicalwidth}{.72\pgfphysicalheight}
}
\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{3}{border code=\pgfusepath{stroke},
% resized height=.65\pgfphysicalheight,
% resized width=.65\pgfphysicalwidth,
  center = \pgfpoint{.3\pgfphysicalwidth}{.28\pgfphysicalheight}
}
\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{4}{border code=\pgfusepath{stroke},
% resized height=.65\pgfphysicalheight,
% resized width=.65\pgfphysicalwidth,
 center = \pgfpoint{.7\pgfphysicalwidth}{.28\pgfphysicalheight}
}

\begin{document}

\begin{frame}
    \frametitle{Seite 1}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
    \frametitle{Seite 2}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
    \frametitle{Seite 3}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
    \frametitle{Seite 4}
\end{frame}

\end{document}

Output

Answer 2

Thanks for your answer! I expand your answer a little bit, so that it is possible to enter different length and not to think about ratios. Now one can enter a page border and a BCOR length for the top. The border shrink now works as it should.

\documentclass[compress, handout]{beamer}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{pgfpages}

\mode<presentation>
{
    \usetheme{Boadilla}
    \useoutertheme[subsection=false]{miniframes}
    \setbeamercovered{transparent}
}

\pgfpagesuselayout{4 on 1}[
          a4paper
        , border shrink=2mm
        , landscape
        , physical height=\paperheight%
        , physical width=\paperwidth%
        ]
\newlength{\pageborder}
\setlength{\pageborder}{5mm}
\newlength{\pageborderBCOR}
\setlength{\pageborderBCOR}{10mm}
\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{1}{
          border code=\pgfusepath{stroke}
        , resized height=\dimexpr.5\pgfphysicalheight-\pageborder-.5\pageborderBCOR
        , resized width=\dimexpr.5\pgfphysicalwidth-\pageborder-.5\pageborderBCOR
        , center = \pgfpoint{.25\pgfphysicalwidth+.5\pageborder}%
                                  {.75\pgfphysicalheight-.5\pageborder-.75\pageborderBCOR}
}
\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{2}{
          border code=\pgfusepath{stroke}
        , resized height=\dimexpr.5\pgfphysicalheight-\pageborder-.5\pageborderBCOR
        , resized width=\dimexpr.5\pgfphysicalwidth-\pageborder-.5\pageborderBCOR
        , center = \pgfpoint{.75\pgfphysicalwidth-.5\pageborder}%
                                  {.75\pgfphysicalheight-.5\pageborder-.75\pageborderBCOR}
}
\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{3}{
          border code=\pgfusepath{stroke}
        , resized height=\dimexpr.5\pgfphysicalheight-\pageborder-.5\pageborderBCOR
        , resized width=\dimexpr.5\pgfphysicalwidth-\pageborder-.5\pageborderBCOR
        , center = \pgfpoint{.25\pgfphysicalwidth+.5\pageborder}%
                                  {.25\pgfphysicalheight+.5\pageborder-.25\pageborderBCOR}
}
\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{4}{
          border code=\pgfusepath{stroke}
        , resized height=\dimexpr.5\pgfphysicalheight-\pageborder-.5\pageborderBCOR
        , resized width=\dimexpr.5\pgfphysicalwidth-\pageborder-.5\pageborderBCOR
        , center = \pgfpoint{.75\pgfphysicalwidth-.5\pageborder}%
                                  {.25\pgfphysicalheight+.5\pageborder-.25\pageborderBCOR}
}

\begin{document}

\begin{frame}
    \frametitle{Seite 1}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
    \frametitle{Seite 2}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
    \frametitle{Seite 3}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
    \frametitle{Seite 4}
\end{frame}

\end{document}

Best regards Dirk