Reply To: Any real reason not to build PDF's as single page spreads?

JTT,

I've gotten the script from Harb's that allows to turn spreads off so that the exported pdf file will individual pages.

That toggle is built-in. Surely you are not confusing a PDF with an SWF?

… after the nightmares I've had trying to add/delete pages from a document built with facing pages, and having all the content alignment go totally whack …

Rather than avoiding the issue altogether, you might want to look into the proper way of adding, deleting, and moving pages around; the Online Help should get you started.

The only time InDesign seems to have a mind of its own is when you play with the “Allow Document Pages to Shuffle” and/or “Allow Selected Spread to Shuffle” options. Other than that, I have no problems whatsoever adding or deleting pages. I usually work with facing pages with a mirrored layout, so I guess I would have noticed it when the text frames always go awry after a page edit.