Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 19:01:06 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: Murray Taylor <MTaylor@bytecraft.com.au> Cc: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: printing a very long-line files with openoffice using "letter" pages Message-ID: <20070601020106.GC65253@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F137B21B@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal> References: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F137B21B@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal>
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On Fri, Jun 01, 2007 at 08:30:04AM +1000, Murray Taylor wrote: > the poster util is what you want > > /usr/ports/print/poster > > > POSTER(1) > POSTER(1) > > > > NAME > poster - Scale and tile a postscript image to print on multiple > pages > > SYNOPSIS > poster <options> infile > > DESCRIPTION > Poster can be used to create a large poster by building it from > multi- > ple pages and/or printing it on large media. It expects as > input a > generic (encapsulated) postscript file, normally printing on a > single > page. The output is again a postscript file, maybe containing > multiple > pages together building the poster. The output pages bear > cutmarks and > have slightly overlapping images for easier assembling. The > input pic- > ture will be scaled to obtain the desired size. > hey, thanks, murry!! scribus just finished, but it may be overkill. poster sounds like what I'm looking for; with overlap and cutmarks, yes :-) have a good one, gary ps: i figured there were other hackers who wanted to do this. > .... > cheers > mjt > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Gary Kline > > Sent: Thursday, 31 May 2007 3:47 PM > > To: FreeBSD Mailing List > > Subject: printing a very long-line files with openoffice > > using "letter" pages > > > > > > > > People, > > > > I have in mind putting, say 6, 8.5x11-inch pages to create > > a Large page 25.5x11" on which something would be printed. > > Whatever would be printed in a large typescript could be glued > > on cardboard or some other solid background. I'm > > thinking of one > > of my personal meditations or a Shakespearian sonnet or the > > Gettysburg address. I need to know if openoffice has > > the printer > > settings to do this. > > > > Whenever I try to write something in a large font on > > a "letter" > > sized page, the lines wrap; this is not what I want! If > > OpenOffice isn't the right application, is there any other? > > (I'm copying the -questions FreeBSD list in case they have a > > clue.) > > > > thanks for any tips/howto/or other apps! > > > > gary > > > > > > -- > > Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > The information transmitted in this e-mail is for the exclusive > use of the intended addressee and may contain confidential > and/or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, > dissemination or other use of it, or the taking of any action > in reliance upon this information by persons and/or entities > other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you > received this in error, please inform the sender and/or > addressee immediately and delete the material. > > E-mails may not be secure, may contain computer viruses and > may be corrupted in transmission. Please carefully check this > e-mail (and any attachment) accordingly. No warranties are > given and no liability is accepted for any loss or damage > caused by such matters. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > ### This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses by Bytecraft ### > -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix
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