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Subject:Re: any issues to changing page size? From:"Dick Margulis " <margulis -at- mail -dot- fiam -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 22 Oct 2001 13:57:01 -0400
A misunderstanding. The gutter margin is part of the designed page--it is the space between the live text and the nominal center of the spread. You are talking about creep (the variation due to imposition) and grind (the amount ground off the spine in the perfect binding process). Those are indeed the province of the printer.
edunn -at- transport -dot- bombardier -dot- com wrote:
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>Gutter should be left to the production process as part of page imposition.
>Gutter as I understand it is not a set amount. It is variable and grows or
>shrinks depending on the page position in the binding.
>Find a printer that uses proper imposition tools. Otherwise you're just looking
>for a 'worst case' margin.
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