[scribus] Page functionality similar to CorelDraw

[francois072 at e.email]

On Monday, May 3, 2021 1:37:21 AM SAST Gregory Pittman wrote:
> On 5/2/21 3:23 PM, francois072 at e.email wrote:
> > On Sunday, May 2, 2021 8:53:13 PM SAST Gregory Pittman wrote:
> >> On 5/2/21 2:27 PM, francois072 at e.email wrote:
> >>> Hi
> >>> 
> >>> In CorelDraw I would create say 5 pages and design the booklet. Each
> >>> page
> >>> of the booklet on a separate CorelDraw page.
> >>> 
> >>> Then when I printed the pages CorelDraw would let page 1-5 be printed in
> >>> order and repeat that depending on how many booklets I wanted.
> >>> 
> >>> The result is that each booklet would be in the correct order when it
> >>> came
> >>> out of the printer. Only needed to be stapled.
> >>> 
> >>> I used A4 pages then when the booklet is stapled each page is A5 size.
> >> 
> >> You can do this with Scribus by using a landscape oriented A4, subdivided
> >> into 2 A5 spaces. The trick is the pagination, which you would have to do
> >> yourself. Also, depending on whether your printer can print on both sides
> >> or not, you would need to manage that as well.
> >> 
> >> Greg
> >> 
> >> 
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> > How should I subdivide the A4 into A5 pages?
> > 
> > Where do I do the pagination?
> > 
> > I can't find the info I'm looking for on the wiki.
> 
> This is simply a design issue for yourself. Make a landscape A4 page. To
> help with placement of items, you can put a vertical guide in the middle.
> Now you have created 2 A5 spaces to work in.
> 
> The pagination is not a function of Scribus. You have to think about what
> happens when you fold the page. The right-hand A5 side becomes page 1. If
> you're going to print on both sides, the other side of the paper from page
> 1 is page 2. You just have to mentally, perhaps helped with some diagrams,
> work this out, so that after you print your pages and fold them, the pages
> fall in the right place in the booklet.
> 
> Greg
> 
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I'm looking at the printer setup dialog in Scribus right now.
I want to print say 10 booklets. I already made sure where each page should go 
when it is folded. I want Scribus to print page 1-5 in order and then repeat 
that for how many copies I chose. Usually if 10 copies is chosen then the 
printer would print page 1 10 times then page 2  10 times and so on. Then I 
would need to take a page from each packet and assemble the booklet. That's 
why I want to print an entire booklet in order one after the other.