Hi Sanjoy,
I know, that I am a bit late with my reaction. Still I would like you to
know, that there is nothing wrong with what you see in your examples.
Keep in mind, that 2UP and 2 DOWN are intended for booklet printing. Try
to use
% \setuppapersize[A5,landscape][A4,portrait]
% \setuparranging[2DOWN]
\setuppapersize[A5,portrait][A4,landscape]
\setuparranging[2UP]
\setuppagenumbering[alternative=singlesided]
% \setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided]
\starttext
\dorecurse{3}{\input tufte\blank[1cm]}
\page
\dorecurse{3}{\input tufte\blank[1cm]}
\stoptext
I suggest to specify in the setuppapersize command the page orientation
on the paper orientation. Then you won't need to rotate to page in the
setuparranging command.
Specify the singlesided and doublesided mode with setuppagenumbering. Of
course the doublesided alternative is not suitable for 2Down, because
you get left and right pages above each other.
In order to see that the procedure works just fine use more pages e.g.
with the dorecurse command.
Kind regards
Willi
Sanjoy Mahajan wrote:
> Taco wrote:
>
>> Don't you need:
>>
>> \setuppapersize[A5,landscape][A4,landscape]
>> \setuparranging[2DOWN,rotated]
>>
>>
>
> The following produces a first page with p.1 on the right half, but a
> blank 2nd page:
>
> \setuppapersize[A5,landscape][A4,landscape]
> \setuparranging[2DOWN,rotated]
> \starttext
> \input tufte
> \stoptext
>
> That looks okay, except for the blank 2nd page.
>
> But shouldn't it also work to impose two A5's on one landscape A4?
> Here's a few more puzzles related to that. If they are doing what
> they are supposed to, let me know -- then I need to understand the
> imposition system more.
>
> \setuppapersize[A5][A4,landscape]
> \setuparranging[2UP]
> \starttext
> \input tufte
> \page
> \input tufte
> \stoptext
>
> produces a two-page document:
>
> p.1: | | 1 | (i.e. blank left half, and original p.1 on the right half)
> p.2: | 2 | | (i.e. original p.2 on left half, blank right half)
>
> Shouldn't it produce
>
> p.1: | 1 | 2 |
>
> Here's my reasoning. Two A5's (with their long directions vertical)
> fit side by side to make one A4 in landscape orientation with text
> running down along the short direction, which looks like 2-column text
> done the hard way. So, for a two-page original document, 2UP
> arranging should produce either
>
> p.1: | 1 | 2 |
>
> or
>
> p.1: | 2 | 1 |
>
>
> So in case I've confused the directions of 2UP and 2DOWN, I also tried:
>
> \setuppapersize[A5][A4,landscape]
> \setuparranging[2DOWN]
> \starttext
> \input tufte
> \page
> \input tufte
> \stoptext
>
> It produces:
>
> p.1: | | |
> p.2: | 2 | |
>
> The original p.1 disappeared, which I don't understand. Also I don't
> understand why it results in two output pages.
>
> But this hack:
>
> \setuppapersize[A5][A4,landscape]
> \setuparranging[2UP]
> \starttext
> \null\page
> \input tufte
> \page
> \input tufte
> \stoptext
>
> produces the following arrangement, which is close to what I expect:
>
> p.1: | | 1 | (where the original p.1 is blank except for the page num)
> p.2: | 2 | 3 |
>
> Once I understand what's going on, I'll wikify!
>
> -Sanjoy
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