[softwarelist] Re: Imposition signatures?

In <URL:news:local.opro> on Mon 28 May, David Pilling wrote:
> In message <Marcel-1.53-0524185726-b49ZSTv@xxxxxxxxxx>, Anthony Hilton 
> <ajh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
> >I use the imposit applet to produce booklet pairs most times I use Opro.
> 
> i.e. pamphlet printing

Yes, Pamphlet printing is my usual method.
 
> >Now I want to work with 8-page signatures printed 4 pages per side of
> >paper so that when folded along the horizontal then vertical and trimmed
> >the pages are in the correct order and orientation. I have vague
> >recollection of this being discussed some time ago.
> 
> presumably the booklet print format is relevant here? The booklet format 
> is actually contained in the imposition applet. ISTR pamphlet is part of 
> the main app.

I had mis-understood the helpfile in the Imposition applet - I d read it as
duplicating the functionallity of Pamphlet printing.

Thank you for encouraging me to investigate it and see that it does what I
want.

> >I'll attempt to illustrate the front and back of one sheet, each other
> >sheet successively adds 8 to the page numbers (sheet 2 is pages 9-16 etc).
> 
> The imposition interface to OP will allow a great many things to be 
> done. The main problem is that actually writing scripts to produce any 
> given format is difficult.
> 
> Even simple formats like pamphlet are difficult to grasp. Booklet 
> printing has many more subtleties.
> 
> What was really needed was a stand alone editor that produces print 
> format scripts.

Preferably a graphical utility which allows setting the number of pages per
section and indicates how many sheets each section will take and the
position/orientation of the pages on the sheet.

If my son doesn't find anything else to occupy his summer I will ask him if
he can look at a command-line utility that takes pages per sheet and pages
per section as parameters (his A levels include Computing and he's planning
on studying Robotics at uni).


Anthony

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