Cranky booklet layout.

Cranky booklet layout.

[John R. Culleton]

First I built a letter-on-tabloid booklet like this:

\definepapersize[tabloid][width=11in,height=17in]
\setuppapersize[letter][tabloid]
\setuparranging[2UP,rotated,doublesided]
\setuplayout[width=7in,location=doublesided,backspace=0.73in,
topspace=.0in,height=10.3in]

This worked pretty well. For the next iteration I wanted to
reduce the size by one half, in other words a half letter sheet
on a letter sheet. I came up with this:

\definepapersize[halff][width 5.5in,height=8.5in]
\definepapersize[ful][width 8.5in,height=11in]
\setuppapersize[halff][ful]
\setuparranging[2UP,rotated,doublesided]

Now no amount of fiddling with \setuplayout parameters seems to
place the logical pages correctly on the paper. If I use no such parameters
whatever the entire physical page image seem to slide toward the
bottom of the piece of paper. As a result the bottom logical page
slides halfway off the page. 

Can anyone spot an obvious goof? 

John Culleton


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Re: Cranky booklet layout.

[Willi Egger]

Hi John,

Coud it be that you simply forgot the "=" after width?

Willi

John R. Culleton wrote:

>First I built a letter-on-tabloid booklet like this:
>
>\definepapersize[tabloid][width=11in,height=17in]
>\setuppapersize[letter][tabloid]
>\setuparranging[2UP,rotated,doublesided]
>\setuplayout[width=7in,location=doublesided,backspace=0.73in,
>topspace=.0in,height=10.3in]
>
>This worked pretty well. For the next iteration I wanted to
>reduce the size by one half, in other words a half letter sheet
>on a letter sheet. I came up with this:
>
>\definepapersize[halff][width 5.5in,height=8.5in]
>\definepapersize[ful][width 8.5in,height=11in]
>\setuppapersize[halff][ful]
>\setuparranging[2UP,rotated,doublesided]
>
>Now no amount of fiddling with \setuplayout parameters seems to
>place the logical pages correctly on the paper. If I use no such parameters
>whatever the entire physical page image seem to slide toward the
>bottom of the piece of paper. As a result the bottom logical page
>slides halfway off the page. 
>
>Can anyone spot an obvious goof? 
>
>John Culleton
>
>
>  
>

Re: Cranky booklet layout.

[John R. Culleton]

On Wednesday 26 April 2006 04:42, Willi Egger wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Coud it be that you simply forgot the "=" after width?
>
> Willi

Of course. It was staring at me and I didn't see it. I missed two
of them in fact. 

Thanks Willi.
-- 
John Culleton

Re: Cranky booklet layout.

[John R. Culleton]

On Wednesday 26 April 2006 07:21, John R. Culleton wrote:
> On Wednesday 26 April 2006 04:42, Willi Egger wrote:
> > Hi John,
> >
> > Coud it be that you simply forgot the "=" after width?
> >
> > Willi
>
> Of course. It was staring at me and I didn't see it. I missed two
> of them in fact.
>
> Thanks Willi.

Ah I spoke too soon. The layout is OK but the TOC disapears when
I use the \setuparranging. It works otherwise. I get a message on
sysout:
              -------------------------------------      
                output file : apr06.tuo
                remark : no output file generated
             -------------------------------------  
The apr06.tui file has the TOC entries, e.g.,
-------------------------------------
c \listentry{section}{1}{}{2006 Events Calendar}{2::0:0:1:0:0:0:0::25}{25}
c \listentry{section}{2}{}{2007 Events Calendar}{2::0:0:2:0:0:0:0::25}{25}
c \listentry{section}{3}{}{2006 Officers, Directors and Board Members}
{2::0:0:3:0:0:0:0::25}{25}
c \listentry{section}{4}{}{Contact Information}{2::0:0:4:0:0:0:0::25}{25}
c \listentry{section}{5}{}{Board Meeting Minutes February 20, 2006}
{2::0:0:5:0:0:0:0::25}{25}
c \listentry{section}{6}{}{Brags}{2::0:0:6:0:0:0:0::25}{25}
--------------------------------------

The log file says in part:
---------------------------------------
./content.tex
system          : part,chapter,section not found/processed
-----------------------------------------

content.tex is a called subfile containing just:
-------------------------------------------
\startcolumns[n=2]
\placecontent[level=section, alternative=c]
\stopcolumns
-------------------------------------------

I use a mode to create the booklet. When I don't use the mode the
toc is fine. Here is the mode:
------------------------------
\startmode[hal]
\definepapersize[halff][width=5.5in,height=8.5in]
\definepapersize[ful][width=8.5in,height=11in]
\setuppapersize[halff][ful]
\setuparranging[2UP,rotated,doublesided]
\setuplayout[margin=0pt,width=fit]
\stopmode
-------------------------------------

The TOC is not absolutely critical to this particular job, but I
would like to know what is happpening (or not happening in this
case.)

John Culleton

Re: Cranky booklet layout.

[Hans Hagen]

John R. Culleton wrote:
> On Wednesday 26 April 2006 07:21, John R. Culleton wrote:
>   
>> On Wednesday 26 April 2006 04:42, Willi Egger wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi John,
>>>
>>> Coud it be that you simply forgot the "=" after width?
>>>
>>> Willi
>>>       
>> Of course. It was staring at me and I didn't see it. I missed two
>> of them in fact.
>>
>> Thanks Willi.
>>     
>
> Ah I spoke too soon. The layout is OK but the TOC disapears when
> I use the \setuparranging. It works otherwise. I get a message on
> sysout:
>               -------------------------------------      
>                 output file : apr06.tuo
>                 remark : no output file generated
>              -------------------------------------  
> The apr06.tui file has the TOC entries, e.g.,
> -------------------------------------
> c \listentry{section}{1}{}{2006 Events Calendar}{2::0:0:1:0:0:0:0::25}{25}
> c \listentry{section}{2}{}{2007 Events Calendar}{2::0:0:2:0:0:0:0::25}{25}
> c \listentry{section}{3}{}{2006 Officers, Directors and Board Members}
> {2::0:0:3:0:0:0:0::25}{25}
> c \listentry{section}{4}{}{Contact Information}{2::0:0:4:0:0:0:0::25}{25}
> c \listentry{section}{5}{}{Board Meeting Minutes February 20, 2006}
> {2::0:0:5:0:0:0:0::25}{25}
> c \listentry{section}{6}{}{Brags}{2::0:0:6:0:0:0:0::25}{25}
> --------------------------------------
>
> The log file says in part:
> ---------------------------------------
> ./content.tex
> system          : part,chapter,section not found/processed
> -----------------------------------------
>
> content.tex is a called subfile containing just:
> -------------------------------------------
> \startcolumns[n=2]
> \placecontent[level=section, alternative=c]
> \stopcolumns
> -------------------------------------------
>
> I use a mode to create the booklet. When I don't use the mode the
> toc is fine. Here is the mode:
> ------------------------------
> \startmode[hal]
> \definepapersize[halff][width=5.5in,height=8.5in]
> \definepapersize[ful][width=8.5in,height=11in]
> \setuppapersize[halff][ful]
> \setuparranging[2UP,rotated,doublesided]
> \setuplayout[margin=0pt,width=fit]
> \stopmode
> -------------------------------------
>
> The TOC is not absolutely critical to this particular job, but I
> would like to know what is happpening (or not happening in this
> case.)
>
>   
use

texexec --arrange

which will do a normal run followed by an arrange one

(alternatively, use --once when you arrange)

Hans

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