[scribus] Facing pages format?

[Gregory Pittman]

On 07/21/2011 06:06 AM, a.l.e wrote:
> hi
>
>>> I note that one of the formats offered in the New Document dialog
>>> is Double Sided.
>>>
>>> A substantial portion of the book I am preparing and designing will
>>> utilize Facing Pages: A graph or series of graphs on the right page
>>> with explanatory text on the left page.
>>>
>>> Is this a reasonable option or feature for Scribus, or should I
>>> approach this in some other manner?
>>>
>>
>> All this feature does is to allow margins to be set as "inside" and
>> "outside" as opposed to "left" and "right" of page, along with the
>> opportunity to allow graphic elements to span across the double page.
>
> well, it also show the pages as facing pages in scribus itself...
>
> but, as louis says, it won't impose your pages.
>
> but you definitively want to choose it if you plan to print your document as a book (or booklet).
>

and just to be clear, if you print from Scribus having a double-sided 
layout, the pages will print as individual pages.

Greg