[scribus] Facing pages format?

[Louis Desjardins]

2011/7/21 Barry McKenna <bmcken at pobox.com>

> a.l.e.,
>
> I can only presume that what you mean by 'it' is the double page selected
> from the New Document dialog.
>
> If that is the 'it' you are referring to, when I select Double Sided from
> New Document on my system with v1.3.9, the first page is positioned with a
> large empty space spread to the left, and when I add the second page, it
> appears in the large empty space to the left but moved down more than the
> height of the page, so that the second page's top right corner is pointing
> at the first pages bottom left corner. I'm not sure that this is what is
> supposed to happen or if it is a bug or what, but regardless what features
> or process I need to select, it would be a big help to me if I could
> actually have left and right facing pages, or two pages that appear side to
> side, as in Adobe Reader 'View > Page Display > Two-up.'
>

Actually, when you add up more pages, you will see that only that 1st page
is not double-sided. When you add at least a 3rd one, you will see pages 2
and 3 together like you want. Then, adding up pages in pair will display
further spreads of 2 pages.

Another way to solve this is to select the option "Left page" in the "First
Page is" field in the New Document.

Finally, in an existing document you can go to 'Windows > Arrange Pages' and
change the "First Page is" settings to "Left Page".

Louis

>
> I have no need to print from these pages, as I have imagined that once the
> pages were complete, or at least except for final editing perhaps, then I
> would use the Sections page in the Document Setup dialog to set their page
> numbers.
>
> My need is to have the side to side access of the graph on the right as I
> right about its significance on the left.
>
>
> On 7/21/2011 3:06 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).
>>
>> ciao
>> a.l.e
>>
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