I don't know about you, but I've always just typeset as normal and then use psbook and
mpage to make a booklet.
Ian.
On 2003-08-25 09:48pm, Terry Collins wrote:
> Bill Bennett wrote:
> >
> > I wanted to make a small booklet, so I used the booklet package.
> >
> > This package arranges the pages in booklet form. In an ideal
> > world, I should be able to fold the (landscape) double sided
> > page across the middle, followed by some judicious cropping
> > and I have a booklet.
> >
> > In an ideal world.
> >
> > In a less than ideal world, I put the command
> >
> > \special{!TeXDict begin <</Tumble true>> setpagedevice end}
>
> curiosity question, what printer and printing system are you using.
> I have to do this stuuf soon.
>
> >
> > in the preamble and the pages are printed on both sides of a
> > landscape leaf, in correct order, but they are not "squared"
> > upon each other, ie., I can fold the middle of the booklet on
> > one side, but this will not work for the pages on the back of
> > the leaf, because I haven't folded in the middle.
>
> I would look at adjusting textlenght and text width and margins until
> they are square up.
>
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