[softwarelist] Re: Imposition signatures?

In <URL:news:local.opro> on Tue 29 May, David Pilling wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> In message <Marcel-1.53-0528152113-1cbZSTv@xxxxxxxxxx>, Anthony Hilton
> <ajh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
> >Is there any documentation on the imposition interface and the script
> >commands available?
> 
> Yes it is documented in the OP script language manual. Page 76 onwards.

Thank you. I've now found that on the CD.

> > Or would we have to start with the scripts in the
> >imposition applet to work out what they're doing and proceed from there?
> 
> Of course looking at what has been done may help. Nick Kaijaks did an
> enhanced print format - he is one of the few people to get their heads
> around the complexities.

The Imposit applet is Nick Kaijacks' work. He may, of course, have decided
that it was sensible to provide what he did and that anything more complex is
a pre-press system which already exists on other systems and can process PS
or PDF files but isn't appropriate to add on to a single DTP app.

> >Allow creep to cater for the fact that the trimmed pages in the centre of
> >a section are slightly smaller than at the section ends.
> 
> I think maybe creep is allowed for in one format.
> 
> >Probably a prompt of how many blank pages will have to be added to the
> >final signature.
> 
> and one of the things with booklet is a choice of how to handle the
> blank pages.

What options are you thinking of? 


Anthony

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