From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 1 02:01:19 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9BC7716A41F for ; Fri, 1 Jun 2007 02:01:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0ED2913C45B for ; Fri, 1 Jun 2007 02:01:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l51218Pl065920; Thu, 31 May 2007 19:01:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1/Submit) id l51217dO065919; Thu, 31 May 2007 19:01:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 19:01:06 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Murray Taylor Message-ID: <20070601020106.GC65253@thought.org> References: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F137B21B@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F137B21B@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing twenty years of service to the Unix community Cc: Gary Kline , FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: printing a very long-line files with openoffice using "letter" pages 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: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:01:19 -0000 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 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. 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