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    This is a typical task that TeX was not designed for (I'm sure somebody will prove me wrong). Maybe, if you really depend on this, it is best in the end to continue to use Scribus or some similar application? Commented Apr 6, 2024 at 14:47
  • Yes. I suspect you are right. Extensive searching has turned up nothing. Absolutely necessary for me. Printing book signatures, two-sided printing. One side recto, one side verso. Split 8.5x11 page along horizontal axis, fold into signature. Commented Apr 6, 2024 at 15:00
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    Welcome. // With some background in Scribus and a FrameMaker derivate, package flowfram is the closes you can get: ctan.org/pkg/flowfram . It's very powerful, has some learning-curve even with Latex experience. To put it a bit black and white: a) flowfram would be great for brochures, magazines etc., b) you probably are better of with the Latex predefined documentclasses for books, articles etc. // Anyway, it's a great package created by a great mind. // Look e.g. here: tex.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/flowfram Commented Apr 6, 2024 at 16:35
  • I forgot + didn't have enough space: c) publishers using DTP-templates are less systematic than you have to be with flowfram (i.e. they tweak often to neatify just this article/page) Commented Apr 6, 2024 at 16:37
  • flowfram can do automatic text flow between frames, but latex cannot change the with of the text inside a paragraph, so flow between frames of different widths will need supervisión and manual fixes when frames end in the middle of a paragraph, as you would do editing latex frames in a Scribus document. Commented Apr 10, 2024 at 18:36