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#51
Beginner Talk / Re: pagination
Last post by weg - January 03, 2025, 12:59:25 AMThank you all 3 for your replies.
I am a programmer, so had contemplated writing
a post pdf python apt to fill my requirement.
I thought something might already exist.
We will consider moving to Scribus with
some more testing.
BG
I am a programmer, so had contemplated writing
a post pdf python apt to fill my requirement.
I thought something might already exist.
We will consider moving to Scribus with
some more testing.
BG
#52
Free discussion / Re: Bible layout
Last post by Aleks100 - January 02, 2025, 08:39:54 PMHad some extra time do play with old plugin for linking text in Scribus and got something that could help a little. Nothing about vertical and horizontal lines, though. Vertical could go to master pages.
#53
General Discussion / Re: Pre-Sales Question
Last post by a.l.e - January 02, 2025, 02:25:43 PMSlightly longer answer: Scribus can do most things Publisher can do.
Probably, in Scribus there is a way to achieve all you can do in Publisher.
Sometimes, it's less straightforward.
Sometimes, Scribus provides more "professional" features, which are not always as easy to use.
Both are apps for layout, and it should not be too hard to discover how to get things done in Scribus.
And do not hesitate to ask here, if you have doubts or get stuck!
Probably, in Scribus there is a way to achieve all you can do in Publisher.
Sometimes, it's less straightforward.
Sometimes, Scribus provides more "professional" features, which are not always as easy to use.
Both are apps for layout, and it should not be too hard to discover how to get things done in Scribus.
And do not hesitate to ask here, if you have doubts or get stuck!
#54
General Discussion / Re: Pre-Sales Question
Last post by AdmFubar - January 01, 2025, 03:33:30 AMShort answer: Yes
#55
General Discussion / Pre-Sales Question
Last post by glenpierce15 - January 01, 2025, 12:52:25 AM12/31/24 MS Publisher ended last night for me. Would Scribus handle the following for me.
Looking for something simple and a one time cost versus MS annual fees, and drop us at the end.
In MS Pub I would setup say 20 pages. This is for my genealogy. On each page, I make a text box. I add genealogy info in each box. Often, I copy page or insert a photo.
When done, I export as a PDFfile.
Then I go to my WIX site. I hit a few buttons and bring in that PDF file. Done.
I don't need anything else. Will Scribus do this? Thank you for your advice. Glen
Looking for something simple and a one time cost versus MS annual fees, and drop us at the end.
In MS Pub I would setup say 20 pages. This is for my genealogy. On each page, I make a text box. I add genealogy info in each box. Often, I copy page or insert a photo.
When done, I export as a PDFfile.
Then I go to my WIX site. I hit a few buttons and bring in that PDF file. Done.
I don't need anything else. Will Scribus do this? Thank you for your advice. Glen
#56
Beginner Talk / Re: pagination
Last post by MrB - December 31, 2024, 10:12:46 AMWhen you export to PDF, you can reorder the pages for export. In the Export Range area of the PDF export dialog, select Choose Pages, then click on the ellipses button. Under Advanced reordering, you can select your page group size, typically this is 4. For a 24 page doc as an example, it will auto generate an export sequence of:
24,1,2,23,22,3,4,21,20,5,6,19,18,7,8,17,16,9,10,15,14,11,12,13
24,1,2,23,22,3,4,21,20,5,6,19,18,7,8,17,16,9,10,15,14,11,12,13
#57
Beginner Talk / Re: pagination
Last post by Nermander - December 31, 2024, 09:45:28 AMjPDF Tweak takes a bit to get used to, but it does have pre-defined settings for booklets.
I was doing a small booklet for christmas now and actually did some testing.
The booklet printing in Acrobat will shrink pages a bit, as did the booklet printing supported by the printer driver.
jPDF Tweak on the other hand did a very nice imposition, but since I had not considered printer margins when I started the design that mean the page borders I had added were cropped, so I had to stick to Acrobat booklet printing.
But while testing, I also test printing pages grids to measure margins and centering, and then used jPDF Tweak to nudge the pages so they became better centered. I think jPDF Tweak supports being run from the command line too, if I was doing this on a regular basis I would probably make BAT files for doing the different actions.
I was doing a small booklet for christmas now and actually did some testing.
The booklet printing in Acrobat will shrink pages a bit, as did the booklet printing supported by the printer driver.
jPDF Tweak on the other hand did a very nice imposition, but since I had not considered printer margins when I started the design that mean the page borders I had added were cropped, so I had to stick to Acrobat booklet printing.
But while testing, I also test printing pages grids to measure margins and centering, and then used jPDF Tweak to nudge the pages so they became better centered. I think jPDF Tweak supports being run from the command line too, if I was doing this on a regular basis I would probably make BAT files for doing the different actions.
#58
Beginner Talk / Re: pagination
Last post by utnik - December 31, 2024, 08:05:45 AMhi weg
the usual way would be to layout your bulletin with 'facing pages' and to export a normal .pdf file.
the reordering of the pages (called 'imposition') is done later.
many .pdf readers have some built-in option for this (called 'booklet printing', 'booklet reorder' or something similar...)
if you print at home and neither your .pdf viewer nor your printer driver provides a booklet function, you might give jpdftweak a try. this is a small versatile .pdf manipulating program.
btw. with 120 pages you're hard at the limit for just fold-and-staple...
utnik
the usual way would be to layout your bulletin with 'facing pages' and to export a normal .pdf file.
the reordering of the pages (called 'imposition') is done later.
many .pdf readers have some built-in option for this (called 'booklet printing', 'booklet reorder' or something similar...)
if you print at home and neither your .pdf viewer nor your printer driver provides a booklet function, you might give jpdftweak a try. this is a small versatile .pdf manipulating program.
btw. with 120 pages you're hard at the limit for just fold-and-staple...
utnik
#59
Showcase / Re: Children book in multiple ...
Last post by utnik - December 31, 2024, 07:30:23 AMyes, it's really cool. but the strange thing is, that the downloadable .pdf on 'archive.org' was generated by indesign 17.3.
utnik
utnik
#60
Beginner Talk / [SOLVED] pagination
Last post by weg - December 31, 2024, 05:19:47 AMWe publish a bulletin some 120 pages of two faced sheets, printed
on both sides assembled with pairs of sheets wrapping previous
collated pages, from the center outward to the cover sheets.
Pagination is not sequential. Rather, (in a random example) page
36 will be printed on the left and page 105 of the right facing
side. Page 35 on the reverse side of 36 and 106 on the reverse
side of 105. Indesign will do this; but is straining our limited
budget. Will Scribus paginate as described? If yes, give me
some guidance as where to research. What I have read and watched
on of Scribus pagination has not shown me how.
on both sides assembled with pairs of sheets wrapping previous
collated pages, from the center outward to the cover sheets.
Pagination is not sequential. Rather, (in a random example) page
36 will be printed on the left and page 105 of the right facing
side. Page 35 on the reverse side of 36 and 106 on the reverse
side of 105. Indesign will do this; but is straining our limited
budget. Will Scribus paginate as described? If yes, give me
some guidance as where to research. What I have read and watched
on of Scribus pagination has not shown me how.