[scribus] 2 up double sided

[Frank Swygert]

I had to think on this one a minute! By two up double sided, you mean two of the same pages printed side by side on a sheet of paper in such a way that they can be cut apart to make two simultaneous copies... I'm assuming. 

PageMaker 6 doesn't do this directly either. There is an add-on utility ("Build Booklet") that does this. The util can be called from within PM via the drop-down utilities menu, but it's still an outside program. I have only used it a couple times, but it does come in handy! If there is such a utility that can be used with Scribus, it should be considered for bundling with it. I've not looked at Scribus enough yet to note if there is a similar add-on or utility menu.

On an older version of PM I had to do the imposition by hand. I think I did it by using the landscape mode to develop the document, which of course would print right on the printer. I split the page, developed the content on half the page, then did a copy and paste on the other half page. Not the most convenient way to do it, but it works. 

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Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:51:02 -0400
From: "Mr. Beast" <mrbeast at shaw.ca>
Subject: Re: [scribus] 2 up double sided

Thanks everyone for all the help, links, and info. I was hoping I had 
just missed checking a box or something like that. I'm more of a user 
than a geek, so I will probably just end up imposing the pages by hand. 
It's crude, but it is a level of technology I understand. The notion of 
downloading and running additional pieces of software on top of learning 
Scribus is just a little bit too scary right now. Once I am a little 
more comfortable with Scribus itself I will try downloading and running 
additional software to impose the pages. Thanks again for your time and 
help.

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