I know - I said last time, last time...but almost forgot to make the A4 sized, for PDF, pages match the new look Also, the idea of a QR code - so I updated both the wrap around print cover with a QR code and the A4 also The odg files for both the wrap (print) and A4 (pdf) are up in the cover7 folder or just to look at them a pdf here https://nextcloud.documentfoundation.org/s/FtJW3Ce8DQ4REL7 and that is it, for real, for this ;-) till after the next meeting.
On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 9:36 PM Drew Jensen <drewjensen.in...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Howdy, > > Just uploaded another png file from a second pass on layout of a print > wrap cover, choose Writer this time. > This time ripped all of the text out of the svg file, except the Logo > text, and moved it to the ODG file. > Used a single font for all text; Liberation Sans Narrow > Two text colors (except the logo, of course) LibreOffice Blue_0 and White. > Exported the Logo out separately, after a scale without losing the > proper ratio and added that back in inside the ODG file also. > So, there is still a bit of distortion on the background graphic but > none at all for any of the text rendering. > Worked a bit harder of making the spine background matchup with the > back cover, and adding a bit of adornment. > Exported it out as a full 13.25 x what ever it was ;-), 300 dpi print > ready file - which you can find here > https://nextcloud.documentfoundation.org/s/tNZYEN2tCNmZrSW > > I'm thinking there is time to do one more before the next team > meeting, so if anyone wants to propose something different (fonts or > font effects, ???) I'm open to giving it a try. Otherwise this is > probably it between now and then. > > Drew > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 3:55 PM Drew Jensen <drewjensen.in...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Sorry for two posts. > > > > One thing worth mentioning - if we go with adding text to the graphics > > background in LibreOffice instead of the graphics editor the advantage > > for the PDF release is that the cover text is available to screen > > readers - it is not when the text is buried in the graphics > > background, and the ability to add non-distorted text on the printer > > ready cover. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 3:50 PM Drew Jensen <drewjensen.in...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > Howdy Jean, > > > > > > Excellent. > > > > > > So with that in mind I took a second pass on the covers, with the Base > > > Guide pages for an example. > > > For this pass I left the A4 front cover page unchanged. > > > For the A4 back cover page I stripped all the text out of the SVG > > > file, flipped the logo and wave graphic at the footer to form a mirror > > > image layout of the front cover. > > > This makes the two logos form what looks a bit like a label spanning the > > > spine. > > > Added a shaded background graphic to the middle portion of the spine, > > > and a solid color block to carry the wave at the footer across the > > > spine. > > > So the graphics background is scaled to fit the new page size. In the > > > ODG file added the text back to the back cover and adjusted font size > > > and line spacing so all the text fits without encroaching into the > > > ISBN block. > > > Here is how that came out (just a rough draft) > > > https://nextcloud.documentfoundation.org/s/Jrjnq4eeSFPo3zW > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 10:05 PM Jean Weber <jeanwe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > I have put in NextCloud (Contributor Resources > Cover7 folder) a > > > > template (ODG) for 6x9-inch books printed at Lulu. Link below. This > > > > template shows the bleed and trim areas for the covers. (The width of > > > > the spine varies, of course, with the number of pages in the book.) > > > > > > > > Ideally, in addition to producing covers for the PDF version of the > > > > books, someone would produce front and back covers set to the correct > > > > size for the print edition, with the correct proportions and the extra > > > > margin for bleed and trim. I (or whoever) can then drop those into the > > > > wrap-cover template and add the book name on the spine. I've been > > > > doing this in a sloppy manner (by distorting the A4 cover) for 15 > > > > years, and will continue to do so if necessary. > > > > > > > > https://nextcloud.documentfoundation.org/s/HTtTreGR4XN8Y4d > > > > > > > > Jean > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe e-mail to: > > > > documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > > > > Problems? > > > > https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > > > > Posting guidelines + more: > > > > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > > > List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ > > > > Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
