4.13. Placing drawn markers on selected sheets and pages

4.13. Placing drawn markers on selected sheets and pages

Sheets (and pages of sheets) on which elements are to be placed are identified by a short sequence of letters and numbers, where specific characters in specific positions (e.g., first, second, third position in the sequence) designate a given sheet or page of a sheet.

Sequences can be merged by separating them with commas. This creates a rule that defines the sheet or page of the sheet according to which the program will place the selected marker on the imposition sheets. Sequences are defined in a special dialog box that is opened by right-clicking on the rule label.

The text field [1] displays the currently applicable rule. It can be edited directly from the keyboard or using the elements below, which allow you to easily build the correct sequence. The first character in the sequence is the "+" or "–" symbol. The "+" symbol in the first position means that the marker/element will be drawn on the sheet/page specified by the other characters in the sequence. The "–" symbol indicates that it will not appear on the defined sheets/pages.

The second character in the sequence can be D, R, or V. Their meanings are as follows:

• D (from Double) – the marker will be drawn on both sides of the sheet (recto and verso);
• R (from Recto) – the marker will be drawn only on the recto;
• V (from Verso) means that the marker will be drawn only on the verso.

The third character in the sequence can be 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, N, or R. Here is what they mean:

• 1 – the marker will be drawn on every sheet;
• 2 – the marker will be drawn only on the first sheet in the book block;
• 3 – the marker will be printed only on the last sheet in the book block;
• 6 – the marker will be printed only on even-numbered sheets;
• 7 – the marker will be drawn only on odd-numbered sheets;
• N + sheet number – the mark will be drawn only on the sheet with the specified number;
• R + sheet number – the mark will be drawn only on every _n_th sheet

Example:

• +D1 – the marker will be drawn on every page of every sheet;
• +R2 – the marker will be drawn only on the recto side of the first sheet;
• +RR3 – the marker will be drawn only on the recto side of every third sheet.

After selecting the appropriate options in the sequence preview field, you will see a correctly constructed sequence. After pressing the Add sequence button, it will be added to the current rule after a comma. Adding the entire rule to the tag/element definition occurs after pressing the OK button. At this point, each sequence is verified for correctness, and any incorrect sequences are automatically removed.

Merging sequences into rules

In most cases, the rules for selecting sheets/pages for tags will be single-sequence (e.g. +D1). However, the program allows you to merge sequences, which allows you to create special rules for specific tasks.

Example
+D1,-D2 – this sequence enables drawing a marker on all sheets (recto+verso) except for the first sheet.

The individual sequences are read and applied in order from left to right.

The user is responsible for ensuring that the rule makes sense. Here are two examples of illogical rules:

• -D2,+D1 – the first sequence (-D2) disables drawing the marker on the first sheet, but the second enables drawing on all sheets, including the first one;
• +D3,+D1 – the first sequence (-D3) disables drawing the mark on the last sheet unnecessarily, because the second sequence effectively overwrites it.

Duplicating elements on grid cells (applies only to text frames, codes, figures, and PDF elements)

In the code subpanels, text frames, geometric figures, and PDF elements, next to the rule label, there is a selection button Add to each grid cell.

It is only available when both the X and Y axes are set to align the element with the print area.

If the Add to each grid cell option is not selected, the program works as described in section 4.13. Positioning text, codes, figures, and PDF elements on the imposition sheet. If selected, three changes occur in the program's operation:

1. instead of the size and edges of the print area of all cell grids together, the program uses the size and edges of a single grid cell;
2. elements are duplicated and drawn for each grid cell;
3. selecting the Add page rotation option will rotate it by the same angle as the grid cell on which it is drawn.

Example: the cell grid consists of 2 columns and 1 row. The sample code is drawn at the left and top edges of the print area, and a text frame is drawn at the left and bottom edges of the print area.

When you select the Add to each grid cell option in the TEXT FRAMES and CODES subpanels, the sample code and frame are duplicated for each grid cell.

Dynamic text variables can be used in text frames and codes.