On Tuesday, December 27, 2011 06:12:54 PM Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक
नोरोन्या
*فريدريك نورونيا wrote:
> Please help me...
>
> I am using Lyx, and am trying to insert a PDF cover and back-cover
> page for an ebook being created here.
>
> Following the URLs below, I have been trying to add a cover to an
> ebook:
>
> How to Create & Publish Your E-Book Using Free Tools
> http://awarewriter.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/ebook_howto_finalr.p
> df
>
> Self-publishing with LYX
> http://web.aanet.com.au/sage/lyx.pdf
>
> This embedding is being done using INSERT > FILE > EXTERNAL
> MATERIAL.
>
> It seems to be working BUT (i) the front cover is showing up on
> Page 4, instead of at start (ii) the back cover seems to be
> coming *below* or *beneath* the earlier PDF page, instead of above
>
> Could you suggest some way out? Thanks, gracias.
As far as I know, the back cover image should be the very last page,
so it should come below or beneath the earlier PDF page, just like
it's already doing. So you're already doing that right.
As far as the front cover, you need to do all sorts of fancy footwork
to prevent the cover image from being bigger than the page minus
margins, thus pagefeeding. Here's how I solved that problem:
\frontmatter\thispagestyle{empty}\setcounter{page}{1}
\enlargethispage{1.50in}
~\\[-1.7in]\leftskip -1.83in\rightskip -1.0in
<Insert cover image here>
<Hard Return here>
<New Page Here>
HTH
SteveT
Steve Litt
Author: The Key to Everyday Excellence
http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/key_excellence.htm
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