Rotate slug

[Kim]

Hi all,

 

I found a few old threads on slug position but I'm not sure if new FP versions may have improved capabilities, so I thought I'd ask...

 

I don't require anything custom text-wise, the standard page info tag is fine for this.

 

I just want to rotate the slug line so instead of it being at the bottom of a 12x18 press sheet, it moves to the left side going along the 18" side instead of along the 12".

(see attached for a visual).

 

Thanks!

kim

Edited May 21, 2015 by Kim

[Dan Korn]

The way to do this is with a custom imposition sheet background, as described here:

http://forums.pti.com/showthread.php?t=3122

[Kim]

Obi-Dan! Great to hear from you. How's it going?

 

I'm trying to add this but it's not printing the slug for me.

 

I'm trying to combine this with another solution that's discussed here:

http://forums.pti.com/showthread.php?t=4199

 

Is the OnJobStart info I'm using for that thwarting the code needed for this?

 

I've made the template pages, named them exactly the same as in the example file and copied the rules. I don't need a QR code so I just used this part of that rule and removed the QR info:

 

return (FusionPro.Composition.impositionSheetNumber +

(FusionPro.Composition.impositionSheetIsBack ? "b" : "f") + "/" +

FusionPro.Composition.impositionTotalSheets);

 

Then I put the following in OnJobStart rule:

 

FusionPro.Composition.impositionSheetBackgroundFrontPage = "ImpoBackgroundFront";

FusionPro.Composition.impositionSheetBackgroundBackPage = "ImpoBackgroundBack";

FusionPro.Composition.chunksBreakStacks = true;

 

FusionPro.Composition.forcePreprocessing = true;

 

FusionPro.Composition.composeAllRecords = false;

FusionPro.Composition.endRecordNumber = 2000; // Number of press sheets

 

those last 2 lines are for what I need that is discussed in the thread referenced above.

 

Am I missing something easy or are my other rule entries causing issues?

 

I don't get any errors, just no slug.

 

thanks,

kim

Edited May 21, 2015 by Kim

[Dan Korn]

I'm trying to add this but it's not printing the slug for me.

There's nothing really special about the "slug text." Just put whatever test you want in a frame on the imposition background page.

I'm trying to combine this with another solution that's discussed here:

http://forums.pti.com/showthread.php?t=4199

If you're already doing imposition, then I would make all those separate frames on the "page" in that other thread into their own pages and impose them.

[Kim]

I did put text on the impo background page. I copied the line from the sample that will insert press sheet page info.

 

I'm doing a 1-up imposition for a 13x19 press sheet with 10 text fields set up as discussed in that other thread. I can't make those 10 frames their own pages and impose b/c I have other static areas on the press sheet, some of which are different size.

 

The text I put on bkgd page doesn't show when I compose, but I don't get an error about it.

 

thanks,

kim

[Dan Korn]

I think we've reached the limit of what I can do without seeing the job files.

[Kim]

Ok.

Can I email files to you or email you a download link?

 

thanks,

kim

[Kim]

Hi Dan,

 

I figured it out. It was something stupid.

My template name had a space in it and so it wasn't recognizing and inserting the slug.

 

Hate it when I do something like that, but glad it turned out to be something easy!

 

Thanks for your help!

Kim