Re: Suggestions for page layout

[Christopher R. Maden]

On 10/25/2017 04:34 PM, Flaming Hakama by Elaine wrote:
> I'm looking into getting a large format printer so I can print parts
> on tabloid paper.  As such, I'm looking for a way to create the pdfs
> necessary for doing the booklet layout.
>
> Currently, the only way I know to to prepare such layouts, with two
> pages per spread and in an order like 4 1 | 2 3, is to use another
> tool, like InDesign.
>
> I was hoping for something more organic to lilypond, that is text-
> and command line-based.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions for a workflow to accomplish this,
> or what tools to look at?

If you’re on a UNIX-ish system (Linux or MacOS), look for a tool called 
psnup, part of a package called psutils.

~Chris
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