/a4-eight-page-booklet

name: a4-eight-page-booklet
description: Use A4 Eight Page Booklet 2.2 to create, write, repair, impose, and validate a printable A4 one-sheet eight-page mini book or zine from text, notes, images, BIRD Graph JSON, iMandalArt/九宮, FIRE, outlines, templates, or PDFs. Use whenever the user says A4八頁小書, 八頁小書, 八頁小冊, 八格小書, A4一張八頁, 八頁在一頁, 8頁在一頁, 八張一頁, 一張紙變八頁, 摺頁書, 折頁小書, 迷你書, 小誌, zine, mini zine, booklet, 做成小書, 印成小書, 單張印出八頁, 幫我拼版, 八頁PDF, 合併八頁, 6-7-8-1／5-4-3-2排列, or asks for eight upright page PDFs, an eight-page reading PDF, an editable DOCX, or a correctly rotated A4 landscape print sheet.

A4 八頁 Eight Page Booklet 2.2

Compile source material into a reproducible paper thinking object. Version 2.2 is the Skill integration release; it keeps `BookletManifest 2.0` for backward compatibility, then renders every output from that manifest.

The 2.2 Skill remains in alpha while deterministic scripts are being implemented. Preserve the verified 1.x direct-PDF workflow as `legacy-direct`; do not claim script-backed validation when a named script is absent.

Three Kings 2.2 Integration

A4 Eight Page Booklet is the **paper publishing king** in the three-skill chain:

`iMandalArt 2.2 overview -> BIRD 2.2 seven Routes -> A4 Booklet 2.2 reading PDF + print sheet + DOCX`

• Put the iMandalArt center and overview on page 1 without changing its spatial identities.
• Put seven BIRD Routes on pages 2-8 and preserve source IDs, citations, addresses, and merge reasons.
• Deliver synchronized reading, printing, editing, preview, companion, and validation artifacts.

Output Contract

For a complete build, produce:

booklet-output/
├── booklet-manifest.json
├── companion.md
├── pages/page-01.pdf ... page-08.pdf
├── reading-8-pages.pdf
├── print-a4-landscape.pdf
├── editable-pages.docx
├── previews/contact-sheet.png
├── previews/print-imposition.png
└── validation-report.json

Keep all eight single-page PDFs upright. Generate the reading PDF in page order 1–8. Generate the A4 print sheet only after the single pages pass structural checks.

When the user requests a Japanese textbook listening booklet, all three learner-facing formats are mandatory:

1. `print-a4-landscape.pdf`: one A4 landscape sheet imposed for folding into eight pages. 2. `reading-8-pages.pdf`: eight upright pages in reading order for Voice Dream Reader. 3. `editable-pages.docx`: an editable eight-page Word file that opens cleanly in Apple Pages without blank pages.

Core Workflow

1. Inspect every supplied source before drafting. 2. Select one dominant content mode; combine modes only when the user or material requires it. 3. Normalize content into `BookletManifest 2.0`. Read [references/manifest-schema.md](references/manifest-schema.md) before creating or validating the manifest. 4. Preserve source IDs, BIRD addresses, verified deep links, citations, route references, and explicit ordering. 5. Draft eight page objects before rendering. Give each page one strong idea plus three to five short lines or one readable visual block. 6. Store long context, complete cards, citations, selection reasoning, and cross-route notes in `companion.md`. 7. Render eight upright single pages first. Use existing deterministic scripts when present; during alpha, use the PDF skill and preserve the manifest as the source of truth. 8. Merge pages 1–8 into the reading PDF. 9. Render a contact sheet, identify the visible booklet page number on every source page, then impose the A4 print sheet using the fixed physical map below. 10. Render previews and perform V1–V4 validation. Record results in `validation-report.json`; do not report a check as passed without current-run evidence.

Japanese Textbook Listening Mode

Use this mode for `みんなの日本語` and comparable lesson-based Japanese materials.

• Write every learner-facing page entirely in Japanese. Keep Chinese analysis, translations, and production notes in `companion.md`, not in the booklet.
• Use only genuine sentences found in the supplied lesson's sentence patterns, example sentences, dialogue, and Exercises A–J. Do not invent replacement examples when source sentences are available.
• Preserve question-answer pairs and dialogue turns as complete listening chunks. Mark their source section in the manifest.
• Page 1 must contain two iMandalArt nine-grids: a directory grid and a grammar/keyword index grid. Preserve the の字型 coordinates defined below.
• Pages 2–8 contain seven semantic learning Routes. Each page should have one short Japanese heading, one audible route cue, three to five authentic examples or dialogue turns, and one concise Japanese takeaway.
• Design for presbyopia: body text should normally be 16 pt or larger on upright A7 pages; headings 20–24 pt; avoid dense furigana and low-contrast gray. If the source cannot fit, reduce sentence count before reducing body text below 15 pt.
• Design for Voice Dream Reader: use true text, logical page order, simple punctuation, short headings, and one sentence or dialogue turn per paragraph. Do not use text rendered only as an image. Avoid decorative symbols that a speech engine will read aloud unnecessarily.
• Insert a short pause marker only when useful for shadowing. Prefer Japanese labels such as `聞きましょう`, `止めましょう`, and `声に出しましょう`; do not fill pages with repeated ellipses.
• The reading PDF and DOCX must follow the same page sequence and wording. The imposed print sheet may change placement and rotation only.

Source Types

Accept these source types:

• `text`: article, note, chapter, manuscript, reflection, or daily plan.
• `bird_graph`: Book, Route, Keyword, Context, Chunk, Node, and Edge data.
• `imandalart`: center plus eight cells, including standard and の字型 layouts.
• `fire`: Full-D, Index, Route, and Evolution notes.
• `outline`: Bike, Bonsai, Markdown, or another explicit hierarchy.
• `pdf_pages`: existing pages, templates, scans, or prior booklets.
• `mixed`: multiple source types with explicit source mapping.

Use only the