Object transform information

[Nazario]

I don't use Publisher enough to know if this is a bug or by design but... 

On a 148x210mm (A5) double page spread, objects on the right hand page 8mm in from the left edge (centre of spread) have properties of 156mm from DPS left edge and not 8mm from the left edge of the right hand page it sits on. Should it not show 8mm in the 'X' transform window?

If you have items that are placed throughout a publication that sit 8mm from the left edge of a page be it right or left hand page would it not be best showing 8mm instead of 8mm for left hand page and 156mm for right hand pages? I.e. the elements transform information should respect the page they reside on instead of forcing the user to manually calculate 'width of left hand page plus Xmm equals...' for placing anything on the right hand page.

[Old Bruce]

This is not the solution you are looking for but you can drag the origin of the rulers to the centre of the spread to show the righthand page as starting at 0 (zero) but then you have negative numbers for the lefthand page. And it is only on a per spread basis.

Tip: Double clicking on the rulers' intersection in the top left will snap the origin back to the upper left of the whole spread.

[Nazario]

Thanks Old Bruce. Personally I think that should happen automatically as you select an element on a particular page. The origin should be relevant to the page not the spread for consistency. As it stands you are working with two sets of figures instead of one for layout purposes.