lots of tweaks...

Signed-off-by: Alex A. Naanou <alex.nanou@gmail.com>

photobook.cls

@@ -284,30 +284,25 @@
 
 \edef\layoutmode{\photobook@layoutmode}
 
+\edef\pdfpagelayout{\photobook@pdfpagelayout}
+
 
 % layout modes...
 %
 \newif\ifcoverlayout
-\coverlayoutfalse
 
 \newif\ifhardcoverlayout
-\hardcoverlayoutfalse
 
 \newif\ifsoftcoverlayout
-\softcoverlayoutfalse
 
 \newif\ifendpaperlayout
-\endpaperlayoutfalse
 
 \newif\ifjacketlayout
-\jacketlayoutfalse
 
 % agrigates...
 \newif\ifcoverlikelayout
-\coverlikelayoutfalse
 
 \newif\ifblocklayout
-\blocklayoutfalse
 
 
 \newlength\spinewidth
@@ -370,6 +365,13 @@
 
 \newcommand\RecalculatePageLengths{
 	% layout bools...
+	\coverlayoutfalse
+	\hardcoverlayoutfalse
+	\softcoverlayoutfalse
+	\endpaperlayoutfalse
+	\jacketlayoutfalse
+	\coverlikelayoutfalse
+	\blocklayoutfalse
 	\ifdefstring{\layoutmode}{block}{
 		\blocklayouttrue }{}
 	\ifdefstring{\layoutmode}{cover}{ 
@@ -389,10 +391,12 @@
 	% pdf layout...
 	\ifx\photobook@pdfpagelayout\empty
 		\ifblocklayout
-			\def\photobook@pdfpagelayout{TwoPageRight}
+			\def\pdfpagelayout{TwoPageRight}
 		\else
-			\def\photobook@pdfpagelayout{SinglePage}
+			\def\pdfpagelayout{SinglePage}
 		\fi
+	\else
+		\def\pdfpagelayout{\photobook@pdfpagelayout}
 	\fi
 	% items to ignore in different layouts...
 	% XXX is this the correct way to go???
@@ -409,14 +413,14 @@
 		\setlength\jacketflap{0pt}
 	\fi
 	% flaps...
-	\ifnum\jacketflapfront=0
+	\ifdim\jacketflapfront=0pt
 		\setlength\jacketflapfront{\jacketflap}
 	\fi
-	\ifnum\jacketflapback=0
+	\ifdim\jacketflapback=0pt
 		\setlength\jacketflapback{\jacketflap}
 	\fi
 	% block size...
-	\ifnum\blockwidth=0
+	\ifdim\blockwidth=0pt
 		% layout: block...
 		\setlength\blockwidth{
 			\ifx\photobook@blockwidth\empty
@@ -454,7 +458,7 @@
 		\ifendpaperlayout
 			\setlength\blockwidth{ 2\blockwidth } \fi
 	\fi
-	\ifnum\blockheight=0
+	\ifdim\blockheight=0pt
 		% layout: block / endpaper...
 		\setlength\blockheight{
 			\ifx\photobook@blockheight\empty
@@ -499,6 +503,14 @@
 		\relax} }
 
 
+\newcommand\ResetPageLengths{
+	\setlength\blockwidth{0mm}
+	\setlength\blockheight{0mm}
+	\edef\pdfpagelayout{}
+	%
+	\RecalculatePageLengths }
+
+
 
 %----------------------------------------------------------------------
 % Setup (early)...
@@ -528,7 +540,7 @@
 			Author={\@author},
 			Keywords={\@keywords},
 		},
-		pdfpagelayout=\photobook@pdfpagelayout,
+		pdfpagelayout=\pdfpagelayout,
 	}
 
 
@@ -774,23 +786,45 @@
 	\clearpage }
 
 
-\ifendpaperlayout
+%%% \photobook@newtemplatecell{name}{x}{y}{width}{heigth}
+%%%
+%%% XXX need to quote arguments to make them eval on env expansion and not 
+%%%		on command expansion....
+%%\newcommand\photobook@newtemplatecell[5]{
+%%	\newenvironment{#1}{%
+%%		\setlength\cellwidth{#4}
+%%		\setlength\cellheight{#5}
+%%		%
+%%		\begin{textblock*}{\pageblockwidth}(#2, #3)%
+%%		\begin{minipage}[t][\cellheight][t]{\cellwidth}% 
+%%	}{% 
+%%		\end{minipage}%
+%%		\end{textblock*} } }
 
-	\newlength\cellwidth
-	\newlength\cellheight
 
-	% XXX for some reason this breaks...
+\newlength\cellwidth
-	\newenvironment{leftside}{%
+\newlength\cellheight
+
+
+
+% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+% endpaper...
+%
+% XXX for some reason naming this anything starting with endpaper will
+%		make LaTeX complain that that is already defined...
+
+\newenvironment{leftside}{%
 	\setlength\cellwidth{\pageblockwidth}
 	\setlength\cellheight{\pageblockheight}
 	%
 	\begin{textblock*}{\pageblockwidth}(\bleed, \bleed)%
 	\begin{minipage}[t][\cellheight][t]{\cellwidth}% 
-	}{% 
+}{% 
 	\end{minipage}%
 	\end{textblock*} }
 
-	\newenvironment{rightside}{%
+
+\newenvironment{rightside}{%
 	\setlength\cellwidth{\pageblockwidth}
 	\setlength\cellheight{\pageblockheight}
 	%
@@ -799,24 +833,17 @@
 			+ \pageblockwidth, 
 		\bleed )%
 	\begin{minipage}[t][\cellheight][t]{\cellwidth}% 
-	}{% 
+}{% 
 	\end{minipage}%
 	\end{textblock*} }
-\fi
 
 
+% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 % cover-like layout components...
+
+% front cover...
 %
-% XXX should this be full size of block or \textwidth???
+\newenvironment{frontcover}{%
-% XXX make minipage cetering configurable...
-\ifcoverlikelayout
-
-	\newlength\cellwidth
-	\newlength\cellheight
-
-	% front cover...
-	%
-	\newenvironment{frontcover}{%
 	\setlength\cellwidth{\dimexpr
 		\pageblockwidth 
 		+ \coverboardgrow \relax }
@@ -836,13 +863,14 @@
 			\bleed 
 				+ \coverflap )%
 	\begin{minipage}[t][\cellheight][t]{\cellwidth}% 
-	}{% 
+}{% 
 	\end{minipage}%
 	\end{textblock*} }
 
-	% back cover...
+
-	%
+% back cover...
-	\newenvironment{backcover}{%
+%
+\newenvironment{backcover}{%
 	\setlength\cellwidth{\dimexpr
 		\pageblockwidth 
 		+ \coverboardgrow \relax }
@@ -858,15 +886,14 @@
 		\bleed 
 			+ \coverflap )%
 	\begin{minipage}[t][\cellheight][t]{\cellwidth}% 
-	}{% 
+}{% 
 	\end{minipage}%
 	\end{textblock*} }
 
-	% spine...
+
-	%
+% spine...
-	% XXX should this be hirizontaly or vertically oriented???
+%
-	%		...options, different envs???
+\newenvironment{spine}{%
-	\newenvironment{spine}{%
 	\setlength\cellwidth{\dimexpr
 		\spinewidth \relax }
 	\setlength\cellheight{\dimexpr
@@ -884,12 +911,15 @@
 		\bleed 
 			+ \coverflap )%
 	\begin{minipage}[t][\cellheight][t]{\cellwidth}% 
-	}{% 
+}{% 
 	\end{minipage}%
 	\end{textblock*} }
 
-	% XXX make args be up or down...
+
-	\newenvironment{vspine}[1][270]{%
+% vertical spine...
+%
+% XXX make args be up or down...
+\newenvironment{vspine}[1][270]{%
 	\setlength\cellwidth{\dimexpr
 		\spinewidth \relax }
 	\setlength\cellheight{\dimexpr
@@ -906,25 +936,23 @@
 			+ \spinefold,
 		\bleed 
 			+ \coverflap )%
-		%\begin{turn}{270}
 	% XXX this does not work for some reason...
-		%\begin{turn}{ \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{up}}{270}{90} }%
+	%\begin{turn}{\ifdefstring{#1}{up}{270}{90}}
 	\begin{turn}{#1}
 	\begin{minipage}[t][\cellwidth][t]{\cellheight}% 
-	}{% 
+}{% 
 	\end{minipage}%
 	\end{turn}
 	\end{textblock*} }
-\fi
 
 
+% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 % jacket components...
+
+
+% front flap...
 %
-% NOTE: jacket is part of cover-like layouts...
+\newenvironment{frontflap}{%
-\ifjacketlayout
-	% front flap...
-	%
-	\newenvironment{frontflap}{%
 	\setlength\cellwidth{\jacketflapfront }
 	\setlength\cellheight{\dimexpr 
 		\pageblockheight 
@@ -941,13 +969,14 @@
 		\bleed 
 			+ \coverflap )% 
 	\begin{minipage}[t][\cellheight][t]{\cellwidth}% 
-	}{%
+}{%
 	\end{minipage}%
 	\end{textblock*} }
 
-	% back flap...
+
-	%
+% back flap...
-	\newenvironment{backflap}{%
+%
+\newenvironment{backflap}{%
 	\setlength\cellwidth{\jacketflapback}
 	\setlength\cellheight{\dimexpr 
 		\pageblockheight 
@@ -958,10 +987,9 @@
 		\bleed 
 			+ \coverflap )%
 	\begin{minipage}[t][\cellheight][t]{\cellwidth}% 
-	}{%
+}{%
 	\end{minipage}%
 	\end{textblock*} } 
-\fi
 
 
 \newcommand\photobook@TemplateCell[1]{
@@ -994,7 +1022,7 @@
 				\photobook@TemplateCell{FRONT COVER}
 			\end{frontcover}
 			%\begin{vspine}[90]
-			\begin{vspine}
+			\begin{vspine}%[down]
 				\photobook@TemplateCell{SPINE}
 			\end{vspine}
 			\begin{backcover}

workflow/block2cover.tex

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+%----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+\documentclass[
+	layoutmode=block,
+	% page size...
+	blockwidth=240mm, blockheight=220mm,
+	bleed=4mm,
+	bindingoffset=5mm,
+	% image block configuration...
+	imageblockwidth=0.98, imageblockheight=0.98,
+	imageblockoffsettop=-0.1,
+	% misc...
+	9pt,final,openany
+]{photobook}
+
+
+% change layout...
+%
+% This can be usefull when having a single setup file for multiple book
+% elemnts like page blocks, covers, endpapers and dust jackets...
+\def\layoutmode{cover}
+\setlength\spinewidth{7.1mm}
+
+\ResetPageLengths
+
+
+
+% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+\begin{document}
+
+\GenerateTemplate
+
+\end{document}
+
+
+%----------------------------------------------------------------------
+%                                                  vim:set ts=4 sw=4 :