Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 08:30:04 +1000 From: "Murray Taylor" <MTaylor@bytecraft.com.au> To: "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: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F137B21B@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal>
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the poster util is what you want /usr/ports/print/poster POSTER(1) POSTER(1) NAME =20 poster - Scale and tile a postscript image to print on multiple pages SYNOPSIS =20 poster <options> infile DESCRIPTION =20 Poster can be used to create a large poster by building it from= multi- =20 ple pages and/or printing it on large media. It expects as input a =20 generic (encapsulated) postscript file, normally printing on a= single =20 page. The output is again a postscript file, maybe containing multiple =20 pages together building the poster. The output pages bear cutmarks and =20 have slightly overlapping images for easier assembling. The input pic- =20 ture will be scaled to obtain the desired size. .... cheers mjt =20 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=20 > [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=20 > using "letter" pages >=20 > =20 > =20 > People, >=20 > 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=20 > thinking of one > of my personal meditations or a Shakespearian sonnet or the > Gettysburg address. I need to know if openoffice has=20 > the printer > settings to do this. >=20 > Whenever I try to write something in a large font on=20 > 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.) >=20 > thanks for any tips/howto/or other apps! >=20 > gary >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to=20 > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >=20 --------------------------------------------------------------- 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.=20 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 ###
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