Fine tuning pagination

[Linda G. Gallagher]

Hedley,

BTW, this is not a user guide. It's a technical book.

More of my ignorance about to show. 

<@    Slightly condense the body type -- not too much or the proportions 
of strokes will become ugly.>

Using the word spacing options in the paragraph designer?

<@    Increase the depth of all pages.  <snip> >

Is this adjusting the text frame size on master pages?

<@    If that is insufficient, increase the depth of the double-spread by 
one line to pull the orphan back.  <snip>  It's considered bad 
form to have an overdepth page immediately next to an overleaf  
underdepth page, and vice versa.  And facing pages that are different 
depths are unforgivable.>

Is this adjusting the text frame size on body pages, but making sure facing
pages are have the same text frame size?

Thanks for all the tips. Just trying to understand the mechanics.


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Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 11:07 PM
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Subject: Re: Fine tuning pagination


Linda:

Steve Rickaby quoted:
>> I need to get the book to fit into an exact multiple of 16 pages. I've
done
>> >basic pagination control with my paragraph styles and with a page break
>> >paragraph style, but this calls for greater fine tuning.
>> >
>> >I'd appreciate advice, tips, whatever, on how to fine tune pagination to
>> >meet this need.
>>     
Steve has given you some excellent advice.  Some others you can do 
digitally are:

@    Change to a smaller body font *but* never ever try to reduce line 
spacing to fit more lines.  Ideally the apparent white space between the 
baseline of one line and the x-line of the one below should be about 
double the x-height.

@    Slightly condense the body type -- not too much or the proportions 
of strokes will become ugly.

@    Increase the depth of all pages.  Change to a double-column format 
as suggested by Steve.

@    Reduce the size of type in tables.

@    Reduce the size of all illustrations.

When I was in publishing in the days of hot metal type and later cold 
type (type on photographic paper), we had a few other strategies to fit 
pages.

@    To deal with orphans (a short line at the top of the next page), 
first reduce the space above and below headings; in cold type terms, cut 
up the camera copy and move strips of paper around.  (Also works for 
widows -- the first line of a paragraph at the foot of the page.)

@    If that is insufficient, increase the depth of the double-spread by 
one line to pull the orphan back.  (Also works for widows to pull one 
line back so it's not lonely any more; alternatively, decrease the depth 
of the page by one line to push the widow over.)  It's considered bad 
form to have an overdepth page immediately next to an overleaf  
underdepth page, and vice versa.  And facing pages that are different 
depths are unforgivable.

@    If still in a jam, reduce the size of diagrams or illustrations, 
especially photographs, which may additionally be cropped.

@    In the last resort, remove some adjectives or other non-essential 
text (don't consult the author -- it's a user guide, not holy writ).

@    Return to and study the illustrations carefully.  Are they comfort 
illustrations to simply reassure the reader that they have arrived at 
the right window or dialogue?  If so, cut them.

@    Ask the printer if it is possible to print an 8-page section 
two-up, halving the print run.  This (2 x 8 pp = 16pp) section can be 
slit on the folder, and then bound in with the 16 pp sections.

@    Finally, just accept a few blank pages at the end of the book.  Can 
you put some house adverts for products or services on these pages?

Regards,
Hedley

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