Gregory Pittman wrote: > On 10/11/2009 11:56 AM, John Beardmore wrote: >> Bruce Griffis wrote: >> >>> When putting this together, wuld I treat each chapter as a separate >>> file, then merge them? Would I do it as one file and just deal with >>> the length of time it takes to load (right now I'm at 124 pages). >> >> I've formed the unverified impression that if you keen keep chunks of >> text down to just a few linked text frames, things slow down a lot >> less quickly as the number of pages increases. >> >> With 1.3.3.12 I've been up to about 60 pages. While not fast, speed >> was not a problem. >> >> 1.3.5.x is supposed to be quicker with large documents, so you may get >> away without splitting it, and I certainly wouldn't split it until you >> have to. > Maybe a future GSOC project might be to find a way to link documents, so > that one could sequentially and automatically load documents, and maybe > even sequentially export them to a single PDF. (Just some off the top of > my head thinking)
Might not be a bad plan. I suppose however big a document scribus can cope with there will always be somebody who wants bigger. I suppose the maximum size of book that can reasonable be printed might be one possible limit. Cheers, J/. -- John Beardmore,MSc EDM (Open),B.A. Chem (Oxon),CMIOSH,CEnv,AIEMA,MEI Managing Director, T4 Sustainability Limited. http://www.T4sLtd.co.uk/ Energy Audit, Carbon Management, Design Advice, Sustainable Energy Consultancy and Installation, Carbon Trust Standard Registered Assessor Phone: 0845 4561332 Mobile: 07785 563116 Skype: t4sustainability
