[Scribus] Newbee

[Calum Polwart]

You can view the PS file with GGV on linux which will tell you which of
these steps causes the problem:

$ ggv filename

If I recall correct psnup sometimes assumes you are shrinking pages
(i.e. putting two letter pages onto one - I'd put my money onto that!)

Your commands should be something like:

$ pdf2ps filename1.pdf filename1.ps	  
$ psbook filename1.ps filename2.ps
$ psnup -pletter -W5.5in -H8.5in -n 2 filename2.ps filename3.ps
$ ps2pdf filename3.ps filename3.pdf

*Replace 'filename' as appropriate.  Its usually easier to create new
files for each stage so as to avoid messing up the original and not
being able to go back just one stage.  You can delete filename1.pdf;
filename1.ps; filename2.ps; filename3.ps if the final version is what
you want...
** psnup command:
-n 2	This puts two pages on one page
-pletter  This sets the OUTPUT page as letter
-Pletter  Would set the INPUT page as letter (note the capital P) - but
your input is 1/2 letter so better set with dimensions:
	-W5.5in
	-H8.5in
If you were using 'odd' output sizes you can set their output with -w
and -h as well 

Hope this helps

Calum

On Sun, 2006-04-23 at 17:46 -0700, Robert Bell wrote:

> I exported to pdf then:
> pdf2ps
> psbook
> psnup
> ps2pdf
> 
> 
> Calum Polwart wrote: 
> 
> > how are you getting the print job into psutils?  Are you exporting
> > to pdf then printing to kprinter using acrobat reader?  if so make
> > sure enlarge / reduce page size on printer option is OFF.
> > 
> > calum
> > 
> > On Sun, 2006-04-23 at 11:34 -0700, Robert Bell wrote: 
> > 
> > > I?ve just recently started using Scribus, my only past DTP experience is 
> > > Quark about 10 years a go and recently M$ Publisher. I few times a year 
> > > I need to make a booklet program for some events I run. Ive read thru 
> > > the wiki and I was able to assemble a booklet buyt my pages are not 
> > > sized properly. THis is what I did:
> > > 
> > > I made a custom page size of 5.5in W x 8.5 in H, and I made 4 pages 
> > > which should produce a one page (letter) double sided booklet.  I 
> > > followed the method a for making a booklet with just psutils but the 
> > > pages seem to be shrunk. Am I doing this correctly?
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