Advanced Page Management: Multiple Pages Feature

[anto]

2 hours ago, Hangman said:

I don't believe you can...

 

What are these ghost pages for?
Why is it that when there is one page between ghosts in a spread, the thumbnail size does not take on the standard look and you need to come up with workarounds?

I think this a bug.

[anto]

Bug when adding pages in 3027

Keep in mind that these are extralarge thumbnails, and they look like extrasmall.
I think that from the point of view of the program's usability, it shouldn't be like that. And this is a problem for people with visual impairments.
And let me suggest that in the spread settings, you can resize all pages at once.

And how to remove ghost pages? Why does a ghost page remain after deleting a page?
But all the criticism will come after the retail version is released. I would not like this version to have the same reputation as 2.5.

It seems that the design was not thought out from the very beginning in terms of usability.

 

 

How to reproduce:

[Hangman]

34 minutes ago, anto said:

What are these ghost pages for?

They indicate the original spread size though there is another way to remove them before you delete pages...

Deselect Page Reflow from the Page Move Options menu...

43 minutes ago, anto said:

Why is it that when there is one page between ghosts in a spread, the thumbnail size does not take on the standard look and you need to come up with workarounds?

I think this a bug.

This is definitely a bug, I'm seeing the same on Mac...

[anto]

5 minutes ago, Hangman said:

Deselect Page Reflow from the Page Move Options menu...

It works and even restores the size.

But again, strange behavior otherwise.

 

 

[Hangman]

15 minutes ago, anto said:

It works and even restores the size.

I actually meant deselecting Page Reflow from the Page Move Options menu rather than disabling Reflow Through Spread, but that looks like another bug...

[anto]

4 minutes ago, Hangman said:

I actually meant deselecting Page Reflow from the Page Move Options menu

I did just that.  But if there are already ghost pages, they are not deleted in this way.
But I saw another error when I turned off another option Reflow Through Spread.

 

[4dimage]

Beta 2.6.0.3027

Hi guys,

I'm really struggling with this feature. For example, I want to create a DIN lang leaflet with a wrap-around fold, where the individual pages are each a little less wide. I start with the document settings for a page size of 100 x 210 mm. The three pages are initially the same width and are also correctly distributed at position x=0 / 100 / 200. If I subsequently want to reduce the page width on the left and middle, I have to confirm the dialog for each page individually with OK. It would be possible to change the properties of a selected page in the same dialog. However, if I don't confirm the change with OK and change the adjacent page directly, the value I just entered for the previous page jumps back. So it seems to be possible to change several properties of several pages in the dialog. However, the changes are not persisted in the open dialog.
 

The whole thing basically works, but with many more clicks.

 If I have to confirm the changes for each page with OK and then reopen the dialog for the adjacent page again, that's a lot more clicks and a real waste of time.

Not really practical 😬

 

When I tried to create the next three pages (inside page), I gave up. First, the copies are on a new layout page, which could then hold 6 pages. The attempt to scale the layout page so that only three content pages are on it ends in chaos. In the dialog, the content pages are stretched, even though I have Scale -> anchor to page/layout page active.

I don't seem to understand many of the current concepts. Unfortunately, it is anything but intuitive to use 😞

 

 

 

 

[anto]

5 hours ago, 4dimage said:

When I tried to create the next three pages (inside page), I gave up. First, the copies are on a new layout page, which could then hold 6 pages. The attempt to scale the layout page so that only three content pages are on it ends in chaos. In the dialog, the content pages are stretched, even though I have Scale -> anchor to page/layout page active.

I don't seem to understand many of the current concepts. Unfortunately, it is anything but intuitive to use

If you need to create a booklet, do not use the new spread. It is not known what it is and how it works. It only creates problems.
Watch this video to learn how to do your job. You can also copy all 3 pages and insert them after certain page.

Many things still remain unclear and with errors.