[NTG-context] Structuring a magazine or booklet

[NTG-context] Structuring a magazine or booklet

[Jean-Pierre Delange]

Dear list,

I am reading up on how to replace InDesign with CTX when producing a 
newsletter, using 2 or 3 double-sided A3 sheets containing text in two 
columns per page (with images). I'm looking for an example of a 
composition structure. Unfortunately, the wiki page devoted to projects 
seems meagre. The link to an example given by Hans at the bottom of the 
page: Hans Hagen (2011) Project Structure, ConTeXt magazine #1101 is a 
dead link.

For example, if I take a notebook consisting of 2 A3 sheets, folded to 
give 8 pages, the first page, which is an odd page, will be printed on 
the back of sheet 1, as will page 8. Page 2 is printed on the same 
sheet, but on the front as an even page. However, note that page 3 (odd) 
is printed (as an odd page, like page 1) on the reverse of sheet 2. Then 
pages 4 and 5 are printed on the front of sheet 2, while page 6 faces 
page 3 on the back of sheet 2. Page 7 is on the same front as page 2 
(sheet 1) and finally, page 8 faces (on the back of sheet 1) page 1.
My question is this: is there a way to automate the placement of text 
and images on the right pages with ConTeXt, or do you have to organise 
everything manually with a layout?

Does anyone have more detailed information? I'd be delighted to add this 
information to the Wiki page.

Thank you for your help.
JP


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[NTG-context] Re: Structuring a magazine or booklet

[Jean-Pierre Delange]

Sorry for the noise : I did'nt see the ConTeXt imposition schemas here :

https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Imposition

I'll read and test it.

JP


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[NTG-context] Re: Structuring a magazine or booklet

[Pablo Rodriguez via ntg-context]

On 2/28/24 15:27, Jean-Pierre Delange wrote:
> Sorry for the noise : I did'nt see the ConTeXt imposition schemas here :
>
> https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Imposition
>
> I'll read and test it.

Hi Jean-Pierre,

in its simplest form, a booklet may be:

  \setuppapersize[A4][A3, landscape]
  \setuparranging[2UP]
  \starttext
  \dorecurse{28}{\section{Section}\input zapf}
  \stoptext

I think this seems to be what you may be aiming at.

Just in case it might help,

Pablo
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[NTG-context] Re: Structuring a magazine or booklet

[Jean-Pierre Delange]

Thank you very much Pablo !

I have to play with this canvas.

Many thanks.

JP

Le 28/02/2024 à 19:10, Pablo Rodriguez via ntg-context a écrit :

> On 2/28/24 15:27, Jean-Pierre Delange wrote:
>> Sorry for the noise : I did'nt see the ConTeXt imposition schemas here :
>>
>> https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Imposition
>>
>> I'll read and test it.
> Hi Jean-Pierre,
>
> in its simplest form, a booklet may be:
>
>    \setuppapersize[A4][A3, landscape]
>    \setuparranging[2UP]
>    \starttext
>    \dorecurse{28}{\section{Section}\input zapf}
>    \stoptext
>
> I think this seems to be what you may be aiming at.
>
> Just in case it might help,
>
> Pablo
> ___________________________________________________________________________________
> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki!
>
> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl
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