On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 12:43 AM, Jean-Luc Waber <jeanlucwaber at gmail.com>wrote:
> Hi John > > > I may be misunderstanding the problem you have, but my method is create a >> left master page and a right master page for my magazine. One could name >> them even master page and odd master page to be a bit more clear, I >> suppose. I do not have any differing vertical elements on my pages that I >> want the master pages to define. Having only the footer defined on my >> master pages makes the process simple. >> >> When I do the magazine layout, I simply apply either master page to the >> series of pages in my 64 page magazine. When adding a new page in the >> middle of the series, I simply apply either master page so the footer will >> show on the new page. It does not matter which master page I apply, in my >> case, since I only employ a horizontal footer on the master pages. >> >> After I have all the page layout done, I use the apply master page menu >> option and apply the right master page (could be the odd master page) to >> all odd pages. Then I apply the left master page (or even master page if >> you prefer) to the left pages. This is one of the last things I do before >> sending the file off to the printer. >> I use a footer on the right or odd pages that is numbered and is differs >> from the footer I use on the left or even pages. Since the footer is part >> of my master page layout, it gets applied to each page properly by Scribus >> and the pages are numbered for me automatically. Then the only things I >> have to do manually is re-number the table of contents and re-number the >> advertisers index based on the now perfect page numbers. I also continue >> articles to another frame for layout purposes, so I have to edit my >> "Continued on page ?" lines placed at the jump points if the issue has >> them. >> >> Sometimes, I do use the normal master page but not in a printer ready >> file. It contains a dummy footer to be used as a place holder so my page >> layout will not cover the footer area as I compose each page. >> >> If it will help, I'll be happy to supply the file I start with in >> developing a new issue. However, I have an issue due at the printer in 12 >> days, so that might take a back seat, as I generally used the last issue >> and delete the dated stuff before entering the new content. But the start >> up file was my first attempt at a beginning point. I soon learned it was >> more trouble than it was worth and began using the process I just >> described. But the start up file does demonstrate the master page scheme. >> >> John Ghormley KJ4UFG >> Editor, SERA *Repeater Journal* >> Walkertown, NC USA >> editor at sera.org >> > > If I understand you correctly, your left and right pages have the same > left and right margins. But if you prepare a book you will need a bigger > margin in the center to allow for binding and this shifts all the frames to > the left on left pages and to the right on right pages. By inserting a > page, even by applying left and right master pages, all frames on the > following pages stay where they were before. > > Now Greg's script is very cool and solves the problem now, but for future > versions of scribus i would like what a.l.e proposed, that is being able to > add this margins after finishing the document, before producing the PDF. > > Jean-Luc > > > Interesting difference, Jean. I can understand the need, due to binding, of the varying margins page to page. Since I have never experimented with differing margins, are you telling me that applying master pages cannot change the margin set on a page? That would seem like a big shortcoming of master pages and except for pages where the entire page was consumed by a graphic, for instance, should compensate by making margin changes appropriately for left and right pages. If Scribus works that way, I am surprised. Thanks for the tip. John Ghormley KJ4UFG Editor, SERA *Repeater Journal* Walkertown, NC USA editor at sera.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20121014/e54ffa39/attachment.html>
