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: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
> >
> >
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