< snip > > To get a template for a single rectangle to cover the entire insert > you'd set up a page with one 'label' 183x273mm with the appropriate x > and y position. I wouldn't recommend this approach as it makes position > things to go on the spine a pain. > > A better approach would be to set up a template for the two big areas > (the front and back). This would have a 'label' size of 183x129.5mm > (129.5 = (273-14)/2), with the appropriate horizontal and vertical > offsets for the top left corner and a y pitch of 143.5mm (129.5 + 14). > Then make another template for the spine, with a 'label' size of > 183x14mm and position dimensions to line it up with the 14mm > high rectangle. With this approach you would then make 3 label designs, > one for the front using the first template and printing on label 1 of > the template, one for the back printing on label 2 of the first > template and one for the spine using the second template. Each would > have to be printed separately, so making an insert with something on > each face would mean putting the insert through the printer 3 times.
You make it seem very complicated. > > I actually don't think glabels is terribly well suited to this layout, > I'd use oodraw with the margins set for the outline of the whole insert > and a couple of guide lines (click in one of the rulers and drag into > the document, releasing where you want the line - you can fine tune the > position by right clicking the line and selecting 'Edit Snap Line') to > mark the spine. Thanks for that suggestion, I will give it a whirl. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
