From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 27 18:43:25 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52C181065678 for ; Wed, 27 May 2009 18:43:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from corky1951@comcast.net) Received: from QMTA10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net (qmta10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net [76.96.30.17]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 394908FC22 for ; Wed, 27 May 2009 18:43:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from corky1951@comcast.net) Received: from OMTA09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.20]) by QMTA10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id wi0l1b0040S2fkCAAijSn4; Wed, 27 May 2009 18:43:26 +0000 Received: from comcast.net ([98.203.142.76]) by OMTA09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id wijN1b00G1f6R9u8VijPE5; Wed, 27 May 2009 18:43:25 +0000 Received: by comcast.net (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Wed, 27 May 2009 11:43:21 -0700 Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 11:43:21 -0700 From: Charlie Kester To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20090527184321.GK2138@comcast.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20090526213538.31defd77.freebsd@edvax.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090526213538.31defd77.freebsd@edvax.de> X-Mailer: Mutt 1.5.x X-Composer: VIM 7.2 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Subject: Re: A FreeBSD program that rotates text X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 18:43:26 -0000 On Tue 26 May 2009 at 12:35:38 PDT Polytropon wrote: >Dear list, > >I'm searching for a FreeBSD based means to align text in >a circle, adjusted like in a sigulum. > >I've tried to find an option in OpenOffice, but failed. >Can anyone name me a program that can be used to do so? >It can even be LaTeX, or a painting program that lets >me construct a sigulum, like this: > >http://www-e.uni-magdeburg.de/ruge/verschiedenes/medien-als-manipulatoren/otto.gif > >Text at the top should be adjustable with its bottom >towards the inner of the circle, text at the circle's >bottom hould be adjustable with the bottom to the outer >perimeter of the circle so both text is "standing up". > >A pictural figure should be placable in the inner of >the circle. Colours should be applyable. > >Final output can be everything: Image formats like >PNG or JPG, PDF files, Postscript. > >Suggestions, anyone? =^_^= Why not use Postscript (ghostscript) for this? I did a quick google for "postscript circular text" and this was the first hit: http://www.science.uva.nl/~robbert/ps/bluebook/program_10.html