On Sun November 26 2006 10:11 pm, NoOp wrote: > [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] >
I've read the manual and looked through the printer dialog many times. Can you be more specific. I don't see anything there that can perform this. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
