On Wed, 15 Sep 2004, CBFalconer wrote:
Scott Moore wrote:
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- Is the postscript or PDF suitable to be cut down to manual size ?
For example, the GCC manual is cut to 7x9 inches. Most people don't like 8.5x11" books, and the "perfect" in perfect binding occurs because the books are cut after binding, which cleans up the book considerably. I usually custom format my books for the final print size, and add "trim marks", which are marks on the 8.5x11 page that show where to cut it.
Get hold of fineprint (www.fineprint.com) as a printer driver on Windoze, and just print the 8.5 x 11 pages. Set fineprint to output in booklet form on 8.5 x 11 sheets, which, especially with a gutter (fineprint configuration) makes an ideal size printed format. The printer driver takes care of the appropriate reductions. Try it on something smaller for size.
For a while, instead of bound books, how about loose-leaf format with printing on both sides of the paper? The object is to make it easier to update individual pages until the documentation becomes nearly complete.
Russ