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Here's a Python/LaTeX solution that generates a PDF version of the online photo directory, suitable for double-sided booklet printing (e.g., with Adobe Reader).

http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/cmayfiel/photodir.zip

Related topics:

"Provide a way to print a photo directory with selected information"
https://tech.lds.org/wiki/MLS:_Feedback_and_Suggestions

"Add capability to create ward photo directory pre-formatted for booklet printing."
https://tech.lds.org/wiki/LUWS:_Feedbac ... uggestions

thanks for the python script...I'll have to check it out. My experience is more in java but I've dabbled in python so I'll have to try it out.

I hope the church fixes this bug and allows for printing soon though.

-- Adam

csmayfield wrote:Here's a Python/LaTeX solution that generates a PDF version of the online photo directory, suitable for double-sided booklet printing (e.g., with Adobe Reader).

http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/cmayfiel/photodir.zip

Related topics:

"Provide a way to print a photo directory with selected information"
https://tech.lds.org/wiki/MLS:_Feedback_and_Suggestions

"Add capability to create ward photo directory pre-formatted for booklet printing."
https://tech.lds.org/wiki/LUWS:_Feedbac ... uggestions

Nothing seems to happen during "Step 2" When I run each command a black box pops up for a split second and is gone. I see a directory called "photos_files" has been created but I don't know what to do with it? Thank you for the help.

Having command prompts popping up is the correct behavior. My best guess is you saved the web page as photos.htm, but the program is looking for photos.html (I'll add a fix for that later).

Here is a manual way to run the scripts in case there were other errors:

1. Right click copypics.py, select "Edit with IDLE"

2. From the "Run" menu, select "Run Module" -- copypics.py should create a new directory named "pics" and copy/rename all the jpeg files from photos_files.

3. Right click options.py, select "Edit with IDLE"

4. Read through this file carefully and make any changes applicable to your ward. At a minimum, you should update the CITIES list and replace (or remove) the example names I made up in the tweak_* functions.

5. Right click photodir.py, select "Edit with IDLE"

6. From the "Run" menu, select "Run Module" -- this should create the final photodir.pdf file, along with several other intermediate files.

Good luck,
--Chris

The link appears to be broken now. Is there a copy of this available anywhere else?

Thanks,
Dave

Here's the latest version.