Re: [libreoffice-users] extension or program for "book printing"?

On 11/12/2012 10:21 AM, MiguelAngel wrote:
> El 12/11/12 15:16, webmaster-Kracked_P_P escribió:
> > Since there was the thread about the "Book Preview", I was wondering if
> > there is either an extension out there or a external program that would
> > print the pages of the document in the correct order for "Book 
> > Printing".
> >
> > When you have a landscape double sided sheet with two pages printed on
> > each side [letter or tabloid sized paper], you need to arrange the pages
> > in a set order for the pages to print out on the correct sheet and
> > suchfor the colation and folding of the sheets into a book format.
> >
> > I use to do a lot of multi-sheet newsletters printed onto tabloid
> > paper.  I ended up making a template in PageMaker that had the pages
> > listed in the placement for printing and not for the standard document
> > printing.  I had a template for each page count version of the
> > newsletter, such as 2 or 3 tabloid sheets.
> >
> > I would like to find an extension or external package that would print
> > out the pages in the proper order for the placement on the sheets
> > instead of doing it manually. Since I use both Windows and Linux, I
> > could use a package for either OS.
> >
> > Anyone know of a package or extension that would do the work?
>
> LibreOffice help:
> "
> Printing a Brochure
> You can print a Writer document as a brochure or a booklet. That is, 
> Writer prints two pages on each side of the paper, so that when you 
> fold the paper, you can read the document as a book.
> When you create a document that you want to print as a brochure, use 
> portrait orientation for the pages. Writer applies the brochure layout 
> when you print the document.
> To Print a Brochure
> 1. Choose File - Print.
> 2. In the Print dialog, click Properties.
> 3. In the properties dialog for your printer, set the paper 
> orientation to landscape.
>
> If your printer prints duplex, and because brochures always print in 
> landscape mode, you should use the "duplex - short edge" setting in 
> your printer setup dialog.
>
> 4. Return to Print dialog, and click the Page Layout tab page.
> 5. Select Brochure.
> 6. For a printer that automatically prints on both sides of a page, 
> specify to include "All pages".
> 7. Click OK.
> If you print a document in portrait on a landscape page, two opposing 
> sides in a brochure will be printed next to each other. If you have a 
> printer with double-sided printing capability, you can create an 
> entire brochure from your document without having to collate the pages 
> later. If you have a printer that only has single-sided printing 
> capability, you can achieve this effect by first printing the front 
> pages with the "Front sides / right pages /odd pages" option marked, 
> then re-inserting the entire paper stack in your printer and printing 
> all the back pages with the "Back pages / left pages / even pages" 
> option marked.
>
> If LibreOffice prints the pages in the wrong order, open the Options 
> tab page, select Print in reverse page order, and then print the 
> document again.
> "
> I hope this is what you are looking for.

I have two printers that prints double sided - HP Laserjet 2300, and 
Epson Artisan 810.  But sometimes the print one side for a "stack" and 
then print the other side can be faster.

The trick is when you are printing more than one sheet of paper per 
newsletter or small booklet.  Then the order of the pages on each sheet 
is not standard.

For a Newsletter - when you use 2 or 3 sheets of tabloid paper [8 or 12 
pages/faces], the order of the page/faces on the sheets are not the same 
as if you were to print them out as a double-sided document.

sheet 1 side 1 - page 8, 1
sheet 1 side 2 - page 2, 7
sheet 2 side 1 - page 6, 3
sheet 2 side 2 - page 4, 5

So the first tabloid page that is printed, page 8 is on the left and 
page 1 is on the right, then on the reverse side page 2 is on the left 
with page 7 on the right.  That is not the easiest thing to deal with 
manually.  I use to create a template with each side of the sheet 
showing and manually numbered each footer with the proper page number.  
I would love to have some system to do it for me.

In a different posting, David B. listed "Gimpose" as a package that 
should do it.

The final printout of the document was always in a PDF format for the 
printer's system to use.  They printed, collated, folded, etc., the 
sheets for us.  Most of use do not have "personal access" to a tabloid 
paper printer.  I have printed newsletters as unfolded letter sized 
sheets, but it looks more professional for the tabloid paper - though it 
does cost more.





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