sillsdev.dotImpose 2.6.1

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dotnet add package sillsdev.dotImpose --version 2.6.1
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package sillsdev.dotImpose -Version 2.6.1
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="sillsdev.dotImpose" Version="2.6.1" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="sillsdev.dotImpose" Version="2.6.1" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="sillsdev.dotImpose" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add sillsdev.dotImpose --version 2.6.1
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: sillsdev.dotImpose, 2.6.1"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package sillsdev.dotImpose@2.6.1
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=sillsdev.dotImpose&version=2.6.1
                    


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#tool nuget:?package=sillsdev.dotImpose&version=2.6.1
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

DotImpose Library

A .NET library for PDF imposition and layout operations, supporting various booklet and calendar layouts.

PdfDroplet and Bloom use this library for generating print-ready PDF layouts.

Installation

Get it from nuget:

dotnet add package SILLsDev.DotImpose

Usage

using sillsdev.dotImpose.LayoutMethods;
using PdfSharp.Drawing;
using PdfSharp.Pdf;

// Open an input PDF
var inputPdf = XPdfForm.FromFile("input.pdf");

// Choose a layout method
var layoutMethod = new SideFoldBookletLayouter(); // or other layout methods

// Access layout method information
Console.WriteLine($"Layout ID: {layoutMethod.Id}");                 // "sideFoldBooklet"
Console.WriteLine($"Layout Label: {layoutMethod.EnglishLabel}");    // "Fold Booklet"

// Define paper target
var paperTarget = new PaperTarget("A4", PdfSharp.PageSize.A4);

// Perform the layout
layoutMethod.Layout(inputPdf, "input.pdf", "output.pdf", paperTarget, rightToLeft: false, showCropMarks: false);

Available Layout Methods

Each layout method has an Id property (for programmatic use) and an EnglishLabel property (for display):

Class Id English Label Description
NullLayoutMethod original Original Original layout (no changes)
SideFoldBookletLayouter sideFoldBooklet Fold Booklet Side-fold booklet layout
CalendarLayouter calendar Calendar Fold Calendar fold layout
CutLandscapeLayout cutBooklet Cut & Stack Cut landscape layout
SideFold4UpBookletLayouter sideFoldCut4UpBooklet Fold/Cut 4Up Booklet 4-up side-fold booklet
SideFold4UpSingleBookletLayouter sideFoldCut4UpSingleBooklet Fold/Cut Single 4Up Booklet 4-up single booklet
Folded8Up8PageBookletLayouter folded8Up8PageBooklet Fold/Cut 8Up 8 Page Booklet 8-up folded booklet
Square6UpBookletLayouter square6UpBooklet Fold/Cut 6Up Square Booklet 6-up square booklet

Features

  • Multiple PDF imposition layouts
  • Support for right-to-left languages
  • Crop marks for commercial printing

Building

Build the solution using .NET 8.0:

dotnet build
dotnet pack --configuration Release

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Copyright © SIL Global 2012-2025

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
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