Re: DOCBOOK: Print books in book format

[Bob Stayton <bobs at caldera dot com>]

On Sat, Nov 16, 2002 at 02:21:23AM +0100, Uten Navn wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Does any one of you docbook writers know how a docbook (or other document) 
> can be printed (on your personal printer) in a traditional book fashion?
> 
> I'm looking for a solution where I get the printout formatted such that the 
> pages can be wrapped up like a ordenary book.
> 
> Ex: Print two pages on each side (A4 in my case) of the paper. When the 
> pages are printed I could use a stapler, old fashone thread or something to 
> bind the pages.
> 
> Any pointers, links or sugestions would be appreciated.

You want to search for imposition software that will
work with Postscript or PDF files.  Imposition is the
process of arranging pages on a press to print many
pages on a large sheet, which is then folded, bound,
and trimmed.

You would use the DocBook stylesheets (DSSSL or XSL) and
tools to generate Postscript or PDF output and feed it
into such software.

Some of the imposition software can reduce the pages, but you might
get better results increasing the page margins yourself
using parameters in the DocBook stylesheets
to define the finished page size you want in the book.

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