2.3. Program interface

2.3. Program interface

After launching the program in the new imposition creation mode, the main program window is divided into two parts – a PDF viewer where you can preview the designed imposition sheet [1] and a panel of subpanels defining the sheet and elements placed on the sheet [2]. The subpanel panel can be placed on the right or the left side of the preview window. Each subpanel can be activated by pressing the F1 to F9 keys.

Above the preview window, there is a panel for managing the preview, consisting of several buttons [3].

In the preview management panel, the first 12 buttons are used to adjust the zoom level of the displayed PDF file and the appearance of the viewer itself.

The last button in this group is only available after selecting one of the two types of double-sided full sheets. It allows you to change the number of pages displayed in the viewer (one or two pages of the sheet). When displaying a single page, you can switch between recto and verso using the mouse wheel.

Rotates the preview by 90° while holding down the button. Used to make it easier to check the layout of the pages when rotating sheets using the front guide.

Enabling this button will draw a gray millimeter grid. The grid is drawn over the other elements.

Enabling this button will draw sheet and cell grid dimensioning elements on the sheet. Right-clicking this button opens a context menu that allows you to select dimensioning options: net cell grid, gross cell grid, column and row spacing, and margins between the paper edges and the print area.

This button allows you to save the image displayed in the preview window to a PDF file.

he preview mode switch changes the display of impositioned pages from actual to simplified and vice versa. The switch is available (visible) only after a PDF file has been loaded into the program. In the actual preview mode, the preview window displays the actual image of the overlaid elements. In simplified mode, the preview window shows a simulated image of the PDF page.

The last element in the preview management panel is information about the number of columns, rows, and pages in the imposition sheet, as well as the product of these values. In addition, the number of cell grids on the sheet is multiplied by the number of sheets, which represents the total number of cell grids on all available sheets.

If the Show extended information about sheets and pages field is selected in the F1 IMPOSITION FILES panel, the total number of empty cells is also displayed (after “|”).

Below the PDF viewer window, there is a navigation bar that allows you to change the number of the displayed sheet, select a sheet with the mouse, and switch to a special program mode [1]. For more information, see section 3.2.1. First imposition.

The sheet table has its own context menu that allows you to manage sheets (add, clear, and delete). Sheets with empty cell grids are marked in orange [2] (if the Show extended information about sheets and pages checkbox is selected in the F1 IMPOSITION FILES panel)

Program menu

The program menu (File and Options) allows you to save panel settings as default, restore post-installation settings, activate the program, and access the folder with configuration files..

The Show panels menu is used to hide or show panels. Hide the unused panels to create a minimalist work environment.

The Sheet Page Names menu allows you to customize the name of a sheet (or part of a sheet) to suit your preferences

The selected method of determining the pages of the imposition sheet is displayed in simplified preview mode in the left (recto) and right (verso) corners.

Verso in simplified preview mode is indicated by a darker paper color.