Structuring a magazine or booklet
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
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
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
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,
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