Dynamic Templates
Submitted by dougj on Thu, 2007-08-16 14:53.
These templates are generated dynamically from various applications, and so can be changed or manipulated by programs as noted.
D*I*Y Planner
because sticky notes are so 1995
Not moving to Leopard yet
Observing the "birthing pains" of Leopard and having only one out of 3 boxes that can (officially) handle it, I am not in a rush to move up.
If anyone tries the apps on a Leopard box, I would be interested to hear about results -- good or bad.
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Leopard Usage
I have used
with success on Leopard. I didn't recompile any of them.
Leopard
I have used Notes, Two Pagers Per Month, and Two Years on one page on Leopard (10.5.1) and had no issues. I can't remember if any of these had the issue with Preview putting in the exclamation mark because of the issue with the font, but I did not experience that problem with any of these templates.
-Kenny
problem with "!"
It doesn't appear when simply printing, thank goodness, but when you make a pdf from the output instead. So, if I want to use CocoaBooklet to make a booklet or use it with PagePacker to make a pocketmod, I end up with the exclamation point instead of spaces. But just printing works fine...
-Jon
On templates page
Can the dynamic templates be added to the templates page? Newbies and those who don't read every single plot every single day (as I do), seem to be having trouble finding them. And they are just too cool not to be found.
LisaPT
My Blog
DIY Notes offline temporarily
I am in the middle of updating it and I ht a snag.
Back up (with improvements) later today (I hope)
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"I think the surest sign that there is intelligent life out there in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." (Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Waterson)
Please help with hipster 2008
These templates ROCK! But I can't seem to get them down to hipster size....I pick the correct size on the template and on my printer, but it keeps cutting everything off. Can anyone help, Please?
Increase the margin size until you get it all
:)
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Thanks, linux printer solution, and a question
Thank you for making such a great contribution to the community! This is just what I always wanted the DIY templates to be! When the iCal import is done it will be perfect.
I have been printing Hipster editions using the linux version of the templates - after some fiddling probably caused by mediocre support for my printer under linux, everything worked fine (Running Ubuntu 7.10, using the Foomatic/hpijs drivers with a HP LaserJet 1320). For other peoples sake, here is a workaround it your printer does not have built-in 3x5 paper size in it's driver. If there is no 3x5 paper size in the "paper size" dialog, just select print, change the page size in the printer preferences (there is one for 3x5 and 4x6, but you could also use custom), select print, and then cancel the print job. The Paper setup dialog will have an empty box, but it will really be set to 3x5's. You can then print out your templates, formatted to 3x5.
Lastly, two questions. What license is the code released under (can others contribute under some sort of open source license)?
Are you planing on releasing a dynamic template for the "one page per week" template? A fortnight per double-sided card is really useful for the hipster, as I can fit a month on two cards, and can carry most of the year in my stack.
Thanks again,
JamesH
Two Answers
License granted to me (Dan White) by Douglas Johnston to duplicate the D*I*Y Planner forms look and feel under the Creative Commons NC-ND License. The source code is declared under GNU GPL.
"one page per week" template: eventually
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Re: Two Answers
Thanks! I'm glad you GPLd the code - hopefully the community will step up and help you out.
jamesh
You may want to look over here...
News & Opinion Survey: The Dynamic Templates: What's Next
Especially if you want to tinker at the source code level.
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iCal?
Please, do tell....that would make life sooo much easier...
thanks!
btw - using this just fine under Fedora 8.
Custom sizes with Canon MP600
So it looks like my Canon MP600 can do custom sized paper but there does not seem to be a way to save it. In the dynamic templates app it shows "Custom..." in the paper list, but doesn't pop up the dialog to enter the sizes like it does when I'm in the Canon printer preferences app.
Any ideas? I'd prefer to print directly to a classic-sized sheet instead of regular letter-size and then having to cut it by hand (I had a ream cut to classic size at Kinkos).
Thanks!
Save a Custom Profile
I have a Canon Pixma iP90. I looked up your printer at the Canon web-site and it looks like your printer settings are very similar to mine, so you might try the following.
When you're ready to print, go into the printer Properties setting dialog. ( Like in Word, you click on the Print option from the File menu ) Click on the Page Setup tab.
Then set up the following options--
Page Size--Custom--Width 5.5, Height 8.5
Page Layout--Unclick Borderless printing box, select Normal-size printing.
I haven't tried to do anything with Duplex printing yet, left it blank.
Then click on the Profiles tab and Add to Profiles. You can name it--mine is Classic.
Every time you want to use the Classic paper you'll have to click on the Properties button from the Print dialog box, then click on the Profiles tab and click on Classic, and Retrieve.
It's not a sticky setting, so every session you'll have to go through this.
Hope this helps.
Yea, I've played with the
Yea, I've played with the custom profiles a bit. It works great in acrobat or word or whatever - but not in the dynamic template apps, which is a bit more limited in its printer configuration support. :(
Do you have this working with any of the dynamic template apps?
Thanks,
Brian
I use it all the time
You are welcome to contact me offline for more specific troubleshooting.
Click on my name (above) and then use the "Contact" tab
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With difficulty got the tow page per year to print fairly well
I tried many different things in different orders and here is the best thing, as I remember it.
I saved the file to pdf. I retrieved the Classic profile and printed it, and it was fine--except for the two issues below.
The page had large margins that I didn't like. I even reduced the margins on the template app to the minimum and it didn't help--my top and bottom margins were almost an inch. And page two was in a box--a fine line around the content. I didn't like that since page one didn't have one, and I'd prefer not to have the box at all, but couldn't find a way to get rid of the box. It's strange, having the box on one page but not the other.
One thing -- the list of page sizes you get in the dynamic templates includes the option "Organizer L". That corresponds to Classic size, so you might use that. But you will still (I think) want to choose the Classic profile when you start printing.
There are so many options and things to try, you need to take notes and see what combination of options works. Eventually you'll get there, with luck.
--Glenda
Correction...
I said in the above message that every session you would have to go through this.
I should have said that every session you will have to retrieve the Classic profile. It's saved, so you don't have to set it up again, but you do have to hit the Profiles tab and click on the Classic profile, and Retrieve it.
Sorry about that--it's not all that much of a hassle! Also, on the Main tab there's a box for Preview before Printing. That gives you a chance to see how the printer is set up before you print and waste the expensive ink, so make sure to click that, too. It shows you how the paper is inserted into the printer (all the way to the right or left or centered) and you can see if the printed area takes up all the page or is just a little portion of the page. If it's just a small portion of the page, with mostly white space, you'll be reminded that you forgot to set the profile.
Also, explore the information you get when you click on the Instructions button at the bottom of the Main tab (assuming you have that for your printer). It has lots of help. At least it helped me understand the printer better.
--Glenda
How do I select the template
How do I select the template size?
They seem to be for 8 1/2 x 11 planners but I would like the 8 x 5 1/2 size.
Thanks!
Page Size
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Ygor.... Your post was
Ygor....
Your post was empty......
Did you mean to reply to my question about creating a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 planner? Or maybe the correct term is a "2 Up" planner.
I've played with all the buttons but don't see a way to print the daily planner page AND the notes page on one sheet of paper that I can cut in 2 afterwards.
Also, any tips on downloading the Blue Highway font. I downloaded it, found the file, moved the font into my 'Fonts' file but it doesn't show up in the file.
Oy vey,
;-)
mangotango99
Thanks for the clarification
The short answer is that the Dynamics (currently) only do 1-up
The long answer, along with a detailed how-to-do-it, is here: How to utilize Dynamic Templates and Multivalent: Example 1 - January 2008 classic booklet (2-up, duplex)
About the font, you on a Mac or a Microsoft box ?
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"I think the surest sign that there is intelligent life out there in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." (Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Waterson)