Product

Platform

Operating system

Error

Symptoms

Sometimes one or more supported variable marks is placed in the imposition template using Preps or SignaStation, but instead of the variable marks being replaced with their values, they are simply missing from the output.

For example, variable marks $[ResolutionY]-$[ResolutionX] are placed in your imposition template. After output, $[ResolutionY] is replaced with its value, but $[ResolutionX] is not replaced with any value. Instead, it is simply missing from the output.

Cause

in between '$[ResolutionX]', '-', and '$[ResolutionY]'.

The Marks JTP parses variable marks by searching through the

imposition PDF file word by word, so variable marks

must be surrounded by spaces. When there are no spaces, Marks JTP can't parse variable marks properly; this in turn

results in variable marks missing or wrongly replaced in the

output.

Solution

When creating imposition templates using Preps or SignaStation, always make sure that variable marks are surrounded by spaces.

Permanent fix:

See also

Keywords

imposition [layout], Signastation-Signapack, variable marks

Technical contact(s)

Louise McTague

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