Imposition Plugin Discussion

Student applicant for GSoC 2007: Mateusz Haligowski .

Application Template
* Name / University / current enrollment information. (Keep private, send to the administrator only).

* Biographical sketch. * Did you ever code in C, C++ or Python? Please provide examples of code. * Do you use Scribus? Please provide examples if you do. * Do you make other use of Scribus than for laying out articles? please describe and show examples. * Were you involved in Scribus development in the past? What were your contributions? * Were you involved in other OpenSource development projects in the past? If yes, please tell us project, when and in what role were you involved? * Why have you chosen your development idea and what do you expect from your implementation?

Imposition Plugin Discussion
Most needed use cases:


 * booklet printing: Arrange original pages on print sheets which are at least twice as large as the original page; make sure the backside pages end up at the correct position and orientation. Take care of bleed areas and crop marks.


 * business cards: Replicate original page in a fixed grid on the print sheet; take care that the backside matches.


 * n-folds: Scribus already allows reader spreads for a limited choice of n-folds. Provide a simple imposition for these on a print sheet.


 * Möbius band printing: Arrange a sequence of pages in strips which can be glued together to form a Möbius band (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6bius_strip)