On Sun, 2005-05-22 at 17:19 +0100, Jim Higson wrote: > On Sunday 22 May 2005 17:05, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > > On Sun, 2005-05-22 at 16:00 +0100, Jim Higson wrote: > > > On Sunday 22 May 2005 00:24, Chris Aitken wrote: > > > > Doug Thompson wrote: > > > > > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > > > I haven't tried the following, but if I understand the question, it > > > > > might be possible to achieve the desired result using a page style > > > > > with two columns in landscape mode. The shortcoming of this approach > > > > > is that you will have to manually control the content of the first > > > > > and last book pages because of the order in which they will appear, > > > > > i.e.: > > > > > > > > > > +----------+----------+ +----------+----------+ > > > > > > > > > > | ! | | ! | > > > > > | ! | | ! | > > > > > | ! | | ! | > > > > > | Page 4 ! Page 1 | | Page 2 ! Page 3 | > > > > > | ! | | ! | > > > > > | ! | | ! | > > > > > > > > > > +----------+----------+ +----------+----------+ > > > > > Side 1 of paper Side 2 > > > > > > > > > > This is a "Beat to fit, paint to match" solution, but it should allow > > > > > you to use OOo successfully. Of course, once you exceed a page count > > > > > of 4 book pages, you're on your own. > > > > > > > > I do this all the time ( I call it a pamphlet, the W98 driver for epson > > > > c86 calls it "Multi-page (2 per page)". However, I can't do it in linux > > > > -- I have to choose Windows 98 instead of linux) at the grub selector. > > > > > > The KDE print system has had this feature for a while. > > > Granted, you can't use it from OOo directly, but exporting to PDF and > > > then loading in KPDF (which is a really nice app since 3.4) makes this > > > pretty easy. > > > > I am aware of the limitation he placed. Still how do you print two > > USletter pages to a letter page without reduction? Remember I asked for > > a better explanation so we could help. Otherwise he will have to use > > brochure or printing from print preview both of which reduce the output > > to fit the paper. > > I was writing in response to Chris's post: > > "you can't do this [Multi-page (2 per page)] in linux" > > To let Chris know he can get the same result in Linux. This isn't relavent to > the OP, who uses Windows anyway. >
Well I didm't realize that the OP was on Windows do took the generic approach. As to can't do this on Linux, you and I both know this is not true. Further, the example for which I gave the URL, was done under FC3 with no OOo printer setup at all. That is what CUPS is for, no? -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead http://documentation.openoffice.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
