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<body>Re book splines.<br>
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Some time ago I wrote <a href="http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Book_Spine_Calculator">http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Book_Spine_Calculator</a> as an exercise in scripting.<br>
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You may wish to update it to fit the practice. I will check it later to make sure it still functions.<br>
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Owen<br>
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Sent from my Android phone with GMX Mail. Please excuse my brevity.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">john Culleton <John@wexfordpress.com> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 17:22:30 +0100<br/>
ale rimoldi <ale.comp_06@xox.ch> wrote:<br/>
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> hi peter<br/>
><br/>
,,,<br/>
> > Are you sure you didn't mean "the wrong tool<br/>
> > for the task"*? *I mean, if Inkscape works as<br/>
> > intended, why not use Inkscape to draw?<br/>
><br/>
> mmm... this is exactly what i wanted to say!<br/>
><br/>
> i dream of a slimmer scribus that helps our<br/>
> users work with inkscape and scribus together...<br/>
><br/>
> ciao<br/>
> a.l.e<br/>
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For perfect-bound book covers Scribus has all the<br/>
tools but one. It doesn't have a function to<br/>
create the book document and its spine dimensions<br/>
based on page count and paper thickness.<br/>
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Inkscape can't provide the needed PDF X/1-a:2001<br/>
final format.<br/>
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Initially I wrote a program in perl<br/>
meant to be used with Scribus that can be found<br/>
here:<br/>
<a href="http://wexfordpress.com/template.html" target="_blank">http://wexfordpress.com/template.html</a><br/>
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But my online program just delivers the numbers.<br/>
You have to key in the dimensions of the page and<br/>
the locations of the necessary vertical guides.<br/>
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So my new approach will be to use Inkscape's<br/>
perfect bound cover generator, mark the spine<br/>
area with a light gray rectangle and then save<br/>
the file as svg of course. Then I can fire up<br/>
Scribus with the svg file as the target.<br/>
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Using this sequence the cover art and text can be<br/>
created in the Inkscape step, or in the<br/>
Scribus step, or in a combination. Gimp can be<br/>
used of course for bitmap image manipulation if<br/>
and when needed.<br/>
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This is the synergy that A.L.E. is recommending.<br/>
It fits the Open Source principle of one tool<br/>
that is excellent for each job, and the use of<br/>
multiple free tools.<br/>
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--<br/>
John Culleton<br/>
Wexford Press<br/>
Free list of books for self-publishers:<br/>
<a href="http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html" target="_blank">http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html</a><br/>
PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus"<br/>
available at<br/>
<a href="http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html" target="_blank">http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html</a><br/>
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