[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sun November 26 2006 12:48 pm, Dean Allen Provins wrote: >> On Sun, Nov 26, 2006 at 12:24:19PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > I am currently running Open Office 2.0.2 on Fedora 5 Linux. >> > >> > I have a large out-of-print book I would like to print and bind myself. > What I >> > need to do is print two pages per sheet such that they can be folded and >> > bound together. This requires pages to be printed in an order like: >> > >> > For the first ten sheets >> > 40, 1, 2, 39, 38, 3, 4, 37, 36, 5, 6, 35, 34, 7, 8, 33, 32, 9, 10, 31, 30, > 11, >> > 12, 29, 28, 13, 14, 27, 26, 15, 16, 25, 24, 17, 18, 23, 22, 19, 20, 21 >> > (ie: Page 40 and Page 1 on one side, and page 2 and page 39 on the other >> > side. -Duplex printing) >> > >> > For the second ten sheets >> > 80, 41, 42, 79, 78, 43, 44, 77, 76, 45, 46, 75, 74, 47, 48, 73, 72, 49, > 50, >> > 71, 70, 51, 52, 69, 68, 53, 54, 67, 66, 55, 56, 65, 64, 57, 58, 63, 62, > 59, >> > 60, 61 >> > >> > ...and so on for the entire book of about 900 pages. >> > (I have a small app that generates the page sequence for printing.) >> > >> > Once printed the groups of ten sheets (signatures) are, folded and sewn >> > together. Then the signatures are sewn together. Finally all of this is > bound >> > in a hard cover format. >> > >> > I can do the binding easily enough, but I am wondering of OO can be setup > to >> > print, in this page order, while printing two pages per sheet. >> > >> > For reference the following links may be helpful. I found them while >> > researching this myself: >> > >> > Printing via PagePrevew mode. >> > > http://www.8daysaweek.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?p=29&sid=5e495eacd025cf261815998225488a94 >> > >> > Binding technique: >> > http://www.diyplanner.com/node/442 >> > >> > I have used "Perfect" style binding (binding individual sheets with glue) > for >> > several smaller book, but would like to avoid that technique for volumes > of >> > this size. >> > > http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/03/fun-and-easy-how-to-guide-to-binding-your-own-paperback-books-at-homefast/ >> > >> > I'd genuinely appreciate any thoughts or suggestions. >> > >> > Thanks much, >> > >> > James. >> >> You might look at 'psbook' as a program to follow generating >> Postscript output from OpenOffice. >> >> Reagrds, >> >> Dean > > Thank you very much that is certainly getting me very close. Now I just need > to get psnup to work and all will be well. The man pages for psnup need a lot > of work yet, and the program doesn't work as I would expect. It appears to > insist on scaling the pages no matter what options i throw at it. > > If anyone has a real grasp how psnup really functions I would appreciate some > pointers. I've tried things like: > psnup -nup 2 -w5.5in -h8.5in -W5.5in -H8.5in -l zzPrintTest.ps zzPrintTest2.ps > or > psnup -nup 2 -w5.5in -h8.5in -W11in -H8.5in -f zzPrintTest.ps zzPrintTest2.ps > > My results are always about the same. I cannot get the original pages to > print > full size. they are always reduced. I have attempted to guess at how > the -s -m and -b options might function but nothing appears to work. (At > least not as I would expect.) > > I really want something very simple. To print the 1/2-letter pages side by > side in landscape orientation on a full letter page without scaling the > originals at all. > > Again I truly appreciate the assistance, > > James
So I repeat: Can you not do this using the File|Print print dialog options as described in Chapter 5 of the 02OOWG-WriterGuide.PDF manual? I would only add; in combination with your printer settings? I've printed booklets (not a full book) of 10-20 pages where the booklets are assembled as you describe by simply using the above. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
