Re: [Bug-gnupress] To Do List

[Lisa M. Opus Goldstein]

Simon Law <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > OK.  Here's my revised To Do List.
> > > 
> > > 1)  Figure out if spaces between list items is an issue.  It looks great
> > >     to me right now, and I can't see how we can get any smaller without
> > >     ruining the aesthetics of the typesetting.
> > 
> > If these can be made smaller than the current manual defaults, it can
> > save *much* paper when printing. Another area much space is wasted is
> > between different headings, sub-headings, sub-subheadings, etc. 
> > 
> > A second source of wasted space is the representation of C code. It is
> > overly-wide between lines. They don't need as much space because
> > everything is usually so indented, there is little time for the eye to
> > become confused.
> 
>       Funny you should mention this.  I'm not quite sure how there is
> this much wasted space.  I'm looking at a copy of the GCC manual now and
> it seems fine to me.  Currently we have 394 physical pages.
> 
>       Perhaps you could show me a sample: with before and after so
> that I can compare.  I get the feeling that we may not be communicating
> properly (not on the same page, so to speak.)


Actually, one thing I just realized that I should make extremely
clear.  I print using the @smallbook feature.  Have you been using
this when you look at layout? 

It could just be that I am getting "greedy" when it comes to space. I
want to conserve as much as possible out of habit.  I agree that for
the Using GCC manual, it is not as crucial.  But for the C Library
Reference Manual, it will be more of an issue.

 
> > >     send out camera-ready proofs with crop-marks and the like?
> > 
> > Actually, now a days pre-press preparation is pretty simple. Just give
> > the printer a PDF and a postscript version and they are perfectly
> > content.  They don't physically shoot film from hardcopy anymore.
> 
>       No kidding?  Do they do page alignment for you then?  Or do you
> supply a document with a Bounding Box?


They do page alignment for us also.  No need for a bounding box. We
alternate between using 2 or 3 local printers; they all know us and
are used to us.  I check the margins on the proof copy. Also, our page
designs are simple; there are no lined borders or artwork, so a
centimeter this way or that way doesn't make a huge difference.



>       As well, I seem to recall that books have signatures, and that
> means we need target page counts.  Do you know how many leafs are in a
> signature?


Signatures have 16 pages each. However, nowadays that might not
matter, too. It depends on how the book is printed.  Signatures are
required in hard-cover books, but only used sometimes in paperbacks.
Normally, the way we print paperbacks does not require them.

-Opus





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