Tech: Page numbering in ABCexplorer

Subject: Tech: Page numbering in ABCexplorer
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 08 Jul 15 - 03:23 AM

I am using ABCexplorer to produce the 7th Edition of The Beech Band Tune Book. Further details:

Here

I would like to number the pages but cannot find a way in ABC and when I export is PDFs i can make no further changes (I think).

Any advice?

Subject: RE: Tech: Page numbering in ABCexplorer
From: Brakn
Date: 08 Jul 15 - 04:19 AM

I'm no expert Les! I've tried the different suggestions made on other sites like ......
%%footer "4" which will print a number 4 at the bottom of the file in ABCexplorer but it will not let you save the file that way.

I imported one of the PDFs and could add a number manually by using the "Add Text" button - this will take you though.

There is going to be a solution - how did you do the other book?

Subject: RE: Tech: Page numbering in ABCexplorer
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 08 Jul 15 - 04:55 AM

Thanks Mike. We haven't numbered pages before - simply numbered each tune - which is easy but time consuming. I was hoping for a press two buttons - number all pages approach.

Subject: RE: Tech: Page numbering in ABCexplorer
From: Brakn
Date: 08 Jul 15 - 05:03 AM

I sent you an email about editing the PDFs.

Subject: RE: Tech: Page numbering in ABCexplorer
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Jul 15 - 05:25 AM

Why keep it private, Brakn?

Maybe others could learn from your expertise?

Subject: RE: Tech: Page numbering in ABCexplorer
From: Brakn
Date: 08 Jul 15 - 05:35 AM

Sorry Guest - it was nothing much, just what I had put above.

I imported one of the PDFs and could add a number manually by using the "Add Text" button - this will take you time though.

Subject: RE: Tech: Page numbering in ABCexplorer
From: GUEST,Grishka
Date: 08 Jul 15 - 05:45 AM

In the "Page Setup" dialogue, click "Header and Footer". In the two small text fields below "Header", enter "$P0" and "$P1", respectively. In the larger text field in between, you can enter "The Beech Band Tune Book". Choose a font and the font size.

If you ask me how I know: I pressed F1 (- clever, am I not? -) and read in the help text:

Header and footer

The header and the footer are displayed on each page. Each one is subdivided in 3 sections: left-center-right.

To suppress page numbers simply clear the symbols "$P0" and "$P1". ABCexplorer adds these symbols by default.

There are various symbolic codes of displaying (date, file name, etc.). See the documentation of Abcm2ps.

Subject: RE: Tech: Page numbering in ABCexplorer
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 08 Jul 15 - 07:53 AM

Thanks Grishka - I will give that a go

Subject: RE: Tech: Page numbering in ABCexplorer
From: GUEST,Grishka
Date: 09 Jul 15 - 07:12 AM

You are welcome, Les. I have now found that "documentation of Abcm2ps" (not so easy to find!) and can give you further advice if needed. Just tell us where you want which numbers etc.

Subject: RE: Tech: Page numbering in ABCexplorer
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 09 Jul 15 - 01:18 PM

Thanks again Grishka, I can now add page numbers as footers - not sure why I couldn't do that before. I can also save pdfs with two tunes a page and then join up any number to make a "Tune Book".

All is well in "Beech Band Land"