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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Franklin Gothic Book">A "printer's spread" is an
imposition, in that it will combine pages 1-8, backed by 7-2, etc., in an 8-page
booklet, for example.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Franklin Gothic Book">A "reader's spread" is what
Scribus shows during the process of building the booklet, i.e., Page 1-2-3-4
etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Franklin Gothic Book">An "imposition" is manipulating
the pages into how the pages will fit on a press. Aside from the imposition done
in Adobe Reader to print a booklet, the imposition phase is always done by
the commercial printer, because only he knows what press he's going to use
and what finishing (cutting, folding, binding, trimming) needs to be
done.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Franklin Gothic Book">Except in the rarest of
circumstances, imposition is not done at the creative level, but at the
mechanical level. The printer will add his registration marks, cut marks, color
bars, fold marks, and will allow for "creep," etc. during
imposition.</FONT> <FONT size=2 face="Franklin Gothic Book">Unless you're
intending on buying a million dollar 46-inch printing press, don't worry about
imposition. The printer's software, for which he paid a hefty sum, will
handle it in a snap of a finger.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Franklin Gothic Book">I would hate to see the great
talent of the people who labor over improving Scribus spend any time on
imposition.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Franklin Gothic Book">Thank you, Scribus
developers.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>