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On 6/21/2013 5:49 AM, Miguel de Benito Delgado wrote:

On 17 Jun, 2013, at 11:15, marc lalaude-labayle <address@hidden> wrote:

i have to make a poster for a colloquium and wanted to know wether someone
had allready made a poster with Texmacs. In this case, could you please send
an example to the list ?

You can start with Document->Page->Size->A Series->A0, then
Format->Paragraph->Columns->3 (for instance), or something like that. Maybe someone has a
style file with some customisations. You might want to look for inspiration in the default beamer
style...

hth,
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Miguel.

Use Document -> Page -> Orientation -> <Landscape|Portrait> to set the "long side" (unless the poster is square) and then set the page size using Document -> Page -> Size -> Other ...
by entering the width and height dimensions -- inches, cm, etc. Then export using File -> Export -> <PDF|Postscript>. If you live in the US you can take the file to Kinkos or some other place where they have the capability to print posters. Some issues I can think of:

1. Images. If you are using any images that are not EPS or have been rasterized, beware of resolutions. For example if you purposely create a PDF file with smaller dimensions than your actual poster in order to have a smaller file size with the intent to "scale it up" when the poster is printed images may not appear as expected due to to their resolution. TeXmacs uses Postscript images in the end so any formats like JPEG and PNG have to be rasterized as Encapsulated Postscript and also have a resolution compatible with the poster size and dpi used in printing. So the Texmacs dpi setting should agree with the intended printer dpi or more. Vector graphics should not have this problem. Be aware that rasterized EPS image files can be huge at large dpi settings. Bottom line -- make sure that image resolution and dpi are compatible with the intended size in inches on the poster, and save or convert all images to EPS prior linking or insertion in TeXmacs poster document. I do not recommend that you rely on the Texmacs "helper" programs that convert images and graphics to Postscript.

2. The TeXmacs Document -> Magnification setting might be of some use in this case when you are creating the poster file.

3. Avoid using a background color or image. If you use an image as a background, be prepared to save your file on a Terabyte-size external drive. Use a poster paper color close to what you would like. If the background is white, then there is no issue.

4. You will have to use columns and/or tables (sort of like an HTML page) in order to place content on the poster unless it is really simple. TeXmacs content objects cannot be "floated" around on the page and placed anywhere.

5. Maybe there is a dedicated poster creating program you can find that would make the job easier. Export any TeXmacs content (math, etc) to PDF or Postcript and import into the poster program as objects.

David E. Miller

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• [TeXmacs] poster a0, marc lalaude-labayle, 06/17/2013
  • Re: [TeXmacs] poster a0, Miguel de Benito Delgado, 06/21/2013
    • Re: [TeXmacs] poster a0, David E. Miller, 06/21/2013

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