[scribus] Printing parts of a larger document on A4

[Rolf-Werner Eilert]

Am 09.07.2013 13:30, schrieb Gregory Pittman:
> On 07/09/2013 07:07 AM, Rolf-Werner Eilert wrote:
>>
>>
>> Am 09.07.2013 03:22, schrieb Gregory Pittman:
>>> On 07/08/2013 04:48 PM, Flem wrote:
>>>> 08/07/2013 22:05, Rolf wrote :
>>>>> do you mean "open a new 3-fold document" in Scribus? This
>>>>> would mean having two pages with another size than the third
>>>>> page: due to the third page being wrapped into the other
>>>>> two, it must be slightly more narrow, and so would the one
>>>>> printed on its back.
>>>> If you run Scribus, you get into a dialog box named "New
>>>> Document".
>>>> In that dialog, the third choice in the area called
>>>> "Document Layout" is "3-Fold".
>>>>
>>>> As you can see on its icon, the third page is not wrapped
>>>> into the other two: it is what we call in France a "pli
>>>> accordéon" ("accordion fold" if you translate it straight).
>>>> In that kind of folding, the 3 folds are of the exact same size.
>>>> So this is exactly what you need, doesn't it?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> This would include having 6 single pages and 4 with
>>>>> different sizes in one document. Is this possible in
>>>>> Scribus, and would it make sense? Do the pros practice it
>>>>> like this?
>>>> Depends on the type of fold...  :)
>>>> It's true for what we call here a "portfolio fold". Sorry
>>>> for I don't know the exact translation in English.
>>>>
>>> The thing to keep in mind is that the 3-fold is just a display option in
>>> Scribus, so that you can see the 3 pages side by side. So 3-fold A4 will
>>> be 3 A4 pages side by side. When you print out a 3-fold document, it
>>> will still print as individual A4 pages.
>>>
>>> Greg
>>
>>
>> According to my printing service, the pages and sizes have to be
>>
>> page 5, 6, 1: 208, 210, 210
>> page 2, 3, 4: 210, 210, 208
>>
>> mm wide
>>
>
> I would think that, with a proper printing service, you could make them
> all 210, and have the printer trim as needed. You just have to make room
> for the trimmed area in your layout.
>
> Greg
>

You're right, I guess they would simply cut it appropriately, so I 
should take in mind the 2 millimeters less on the folded-in pages. They 
offer a web preview to test your document beforehand, so I could see if 
it works this way.

Rolf