This sounds very similar to what I am trying to do. I am working on a cookbook using OpenOffice. It's getting there. I was thinking of printing it brochure style, using 8.5x11 paper on it's side, 2 pages per side, 4 pages per sheet. I am using Ubuntu (well, Kubuntu), OpenOffice and trying to learn Scribus. I exported the document as a PDF, but do not know how to format it to print as a brochure (well, OpenOffice has Brochure-mode, but that doesn't keep formatting when I export as PDF).
I followed the instructions below, and got a cool PDF in brochure mode, 2 pages per side, 4 pages per sheet - but what command should I use if I opt for 8.5x11 Letter paper? How about Legal (8.5x14)? Or tabloid (11x17)? I'd like to run off a few pages n each size to see what "reads" best. (I know - I need to find the psutils wiki or do a man psutils) >> No acrobat needed here, there is a simpler solution. >> While it considered as a professional tool, we have almost everything that >> it allows for free with GPL. >> >> a.l.e. is right: ALWAYS use the format of final page: if you are making an >> A5 ?booklet, don't setup A4 document size in scribus. >> Setup it as A5. >> Then generate PS. (say a5.ps) >> and in seconds, using pstops, psbook, and ps2pdf from command line you can >> impose pages for booklet. >> Example for your case: >> >> make booklet with 2 commands: >> >> psbook a5.ps | psnup -l -Pa5 -pa4 -2 > book.ps >> ps2pdf -sPAPERSIZE#a4 book.ps book.pdf >> >> 1st line reorders pages, adding empty ones and puts two a5 pages on one a4 >> 2nd converts to pdf >> >> Easy enough? >> 2 commands and you are done. And you work with single pages in >> scribus/anything. >> >> P.S. I am also using pdftk to add marks and custom color bars for offset >> printing - and all from command line or scripts. >> >> Victor. >> hi william, >> >> > I have used page setup to be A4, double-sided, landscape with >> > intention of folding the printed ?pages into a brochure style. Thus I >> > require that right-hand side of first A4 page is page 1 and left hand >> > side is page 4. If I use auto-numbering, Scribus marks both sides as >> > page 1. >> > >> > How do I set this up properly (to use A5 would make printing a >> > nightmare for more than one page). >> >> well, i think the best solution is to set it up in a5 and then use an >> imposition (or acrobat) to create a booklet which will be a4... >>
