This extension is unique in the world of Open
Source Software. There is one parameter that is
unclear. If one specifies the cover thickness,
which in turns changes the spine width, does that
number represent the thickness of one side of the
spine or both sides? There are choices for PPI,
caliper, width, bond weight and so on. But it is
not clear whether this assumes that the number
entered is for one side of the cover or both
sides. For example 360 Digital Books (now owned
by Whitlock) provides an number of 0.034 in their
spine formula, which represents both sides of
the spine.
What does the Inkscape extension expect in that
parameter, one side or both?
The true answer will be added to my updated
version of the book referenced below, where I
recommend the Inkscape cover template for use
with Scribus designed covers.
A cover designed exclusively in Inkscape will
still need the above question answered.
Why don't I just write a book on an Inkscape
designed cover? Patience little grasshopper. That
is my next project. Inkscape lacks the ability to
produce a PDF document with inherent CMYK color
model, and also lacks the ability to produce a
PDF X/1-a:2001 formatted document as required
by many printers, particularly in the USA. Scribus
can do both of these, but lacks a built-in
Perfect Bound facility like Inkscape. So my
current recommendation is to start in Inkscape and
finish in Scribus. Design can be in either one or
the other, or both. but that is not the present
question, which centers around the thickness of
the cover stock.
--
John Culleton
Wexford Press
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