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.168(such a picture with an uncarefully chosen f)2.668 F(actor)-.1 E
2.668(,c)-.4 G .168(an easily lead)-2.668 F .348
(to hazy edges and interference patterns on the output.)108 196.8 R .348
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(poster)2.848 E F0 .347(with an e)2.847 F .347(xact scal-)-.15 F 1.681
(ing f)108 208.8 R 1.682
(actor \(with the -s option\), chosen as an inte)-.1 F(ger)-.15 E 4.182
(.I)-.55 G 4.182(fi)-4.182 G(nte)-4.182 E 1.682
(ger scaling is unpractical for your purpose,)-.15 F
(choose a fractional number made from a small inte)108 220.8 Q
(ger denominator \(2, 3, 4\).)-.15 E F2
(Can I select only a small part of a gi)87 237.6 Q -.1(ve)-.1 G 2.5(ni)
.1 G(nput pictur)-2.5 E(e?)-.18 E F0 -1(Ye)108 249.6 S .375(s, for this\
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.374(fset \(from left and bottom\) of a)-.25 F(windo)108 261.6 Q 2.5(wo)
-.25 G 2.5(nt)-2.5 G(he input image.)-2.5 E(Specify these numbers as ar)
5 E(gument to a `-i' command line option.)-.18 E .425(One w)108 273.6 R
.425(ay to obtain such numbers is pre)-.1 F(vie)-.25 E .426
(wing the original image with ghostvie)-.25 F 1.726 -.65(w, a)-.25 H
.426(nd observing the coor).65 F(-)-.2 E 1.316
(dinate numbers which it continually displays.)108 285.6 R 1.316
(These numbers are in postscript units \(points\), named by)6.316 F F3
(poster)108 297.6 Q F0(as just `p'.)2.5 E F2 -.2(Po)87 314.4 S
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F 2.788(,i)-.65 G 2.788(sg)-2.788 G -.25(iv)-2.788 G .288
(ing it postscript \214les which don').25 F 2.788(tc)-.18 G .288
(onform to proper)-2.788 F 2.756('eps' beha)108 338.4 R(viour)-.2 E
7.756(.T)-.55 G 2.756(ry whether your application \(or printer dri)
-8.106 F -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.756(r\) cannot generate real 'encapsulated).15
F(postscript'.)108 350.4 Q F2(If I ask f)87 367.2 Q(or a 50x50cm poster)
-.25 E 2.5(,i)-.92 G 2.5(ta)-2.5 G(lways generates something bigger)-2.5
E F0 -1(Ye)108 379.2 S .631(s, probably)1 F 3.131(.W)-.65 G .632
(hen specifying a desired output size with the `-p' option,)-3.131 F F3
(poster)3.132 E F0 .632(\214rst determines an array)3.132 F .958
(of sheets to co)108 391.2 R -.15(ve)-.15 G 3.458(rs).15 G .958
(uch an area.)-3.458 F .958(Then it determines a scale f)5.958 F .958
(actor for the picture to \214ll these sheets upto)-.1 F 1.223
(their edge. As result your requested size is used as rough guess only)
108 403.2 R 6.224(.I)-.65 G 3.724(fy)-6.224 G 1.224(ou w)-3.724 F 1.224
(ant an e)-.1 F 1.224(xact output size,)-.15 F(specify the scaling f)108
415.2 Q(actor yourself with the `-s' option \(and omit the `-p'\).)-.1 E
F2 2.5(Iw)87 432 S(ant to k)-2.5 E(eep the white space ar)-.1 E
(ound the poster as in my original)-.18 E F3 -.8(Po)108 444 S(ster).8 E
F0 .133(will as def)2.633 F .133(ault use the input image bounding box,\
 and scale/translate that to the edges of your poster)-.1 F(.)-.55 E
1.554(If the program which generated your input \214le speci\214es an e)
108 456 R 1.554(xact and tight %%BoundingBox, you will)-.15 F 1.023
(indeed loose your white mar)108 468 R 3.523(gin. T)-.18 F 3.523(ok)-.8
G 1.023(eep the original mar)-3.623 F 1.023
(gin, specify a `-i' option with as ar)-.18 F 1.022(gument the)-.18 F
.661(papersize on which the original document w)108 480 R .661
(as formatted \(such as `-iA4'\).)-.1 F(Alternati)5.662 E -.15(ve)-.25 G
.662(ly specify a smaller).15 F(scale f)108 492 Q
(actor \(with -s\) or an e)-.1 E(xplicit ne)-.15 E 2.5(wm)-.25 G(ar)-2.5
E(gin \(with -w\).)-.18 E F1(POSTER ASSEMBL)72 520.8 Q(Y)-.828 E F0(Our\
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as follo)108 532.8 Q(ws:)-.25 E 6.67(-A)108 549.6 S
(rrange the sheets in the proper order on a lar)-6.67 E
(ge table or on the \215oor)-.18 E(.)-.55 E 6.67(-R)108 566.4 S(emo)
-6.67 E 1.039 -.15(ve f)-.15 H .739(rom all sheets, e).15 F .738
(xcept from those in the leftmost column or bottom ro)-.15 F 2.038 -.65
(w, t)-.25 H .738(heir left and bottom).65 F(cutmar)118 578.4 Q(gin.)
-.18 E 6.67(-I)108 595.2 S 2.682(nl)-6.67 G .182
(eft-to-right and bottom-to-top order)-2.682 F 2.682(,g)-.4 G .182
(lue the right \(and top\) cutmar)-2.682 F .183
(gin and stick the right \(and upper\))-.18 F
(neighbouring page on top of that.)118 607.2 Q 6.67(-T)108 624 S .31
(urn the glued-together poster f)-7.12 F .31(ace bottom, and put adhesi)
-.1 F .609 -.15(ve t)-.25 H .309
(ape on the sheet edges \(on the backside of).15 F
(the poster\) for more strength.)118 636 Q 6.67(-R)108 652.8 S(emo)-6.67
E .3 -.15(ve t)-.15 H(he remaining cutmar).15 E(gin around the poster)
-.18 E(.)-.55 E F1(DEVICE SETTINGS)72 681.6 Q F0 -.15(Fo)108 693.6 S
3.388(rp).15 G .888(ostscript le)-3.388 F -.15(ve)-.25 G .888
(l-2 capable printers/plotters, which is about all modern postscript de)
.15 F .889(vices today)-.25 F(,)-.65 E F3(poster)3.389 E F0
(will send de)108 705.6 Q(vice settings in its output \214le.)-.25 E
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108 84 S(he media size.)-6.67 E(This is required for all printers I kno)
118 96 Q 2.5(wt)-.25 G 2.5(og)-2.5 G(et correct beha)-2.5 E
(viour on dif)-.2 E(ferent media/picture sizes.)-.25 E 6.67(-d)108 112.8
S(uple)-6.67 E(xing of)-.15 E(f.)-.25 E .39
(Some printers will otherwise perform double-side printing by def)118
124.8 R 2.89(ault. Clearly)-.1 F .39(that is not what you w)2.89 F(ant)
-.1 E(to print a poster)118 136.8 Q(.)-.55 E 6.67(-m)108 153.6 S
(anual media feed.)-6.67 E .081(This is gi)118 165.6 R -.15(ve)-.25 G
2.581(no).15 G .081(nly when)-2.581 F/F1 10/Times-Italic@0 SF(poster)
2.581 E F0 -.1(wa)2.581 G 2.582(se).1 G -.15(xe)-2.732 G .082
(cuted with the `-f).15 F 2.582('c).55 G .082
(ommand line option. This is a con)-2.582 F -.15(ve)-.4 G .082
(nient fea-).15 F .056(ture if you w)118 177.6 R .056
(ant to print your job on dif)-.1 F .056
(ferent media than normally installed in the paper tray)-.25 F 2.556(,a)
-.65 G .056(nd you are)-2.556 F
(submitting your job through a multi-user netw)118 189.6 Q
(orking and spooling en)-.1 E(vironment.)-.4 E 1.084
(These settings cause proper de)108 206.4 R 1.084(vice beha)-.25 F
(viour)-.2 E 3.584(,w)-.4 G 1.084
(ithout the need to manually interact with the printer set-)-3.584 F
(tings, and has been here locally tested to w)108 218.4 Q(ork on de)-.1
E(vices lik)-.25 E 2.5(et)-.1 G(he HP300XL and HP650C.)-2.5 E
(The settings thus passed in the postscript \214le, will af)108 235.2 Q
(fect the de)-.25 E(vice for this job only)-.25 E(.)-.65 E/F2 9
/Times-Bold@0 SF(DSC CONFORMANCE)72 264 Q F1 -.8(Po)108 276 S(ster).8 E
F0 .673(will generate its o)3.173 F .672(wn DSC header and other DSC li\
nes in the output \214le, according the `Document)-.25 F .115
(Structuring Con)108 288 R -.15(ve)-.4 G .115(ntions - v).15 F .116
(ersion 3.0', as written do)-.15 F .116
(wn in the `Postscript Language Reference Manual, 2nd)-.25 F(ed.)108 300
Q 2.5('f)-.7 G(rom Adobe Systems Inc, Addison W)-2.5 E(esle)-.8 E 2.5
(yP)-.15 G(ubl comp., 1990.)-2.5 E 1.137(It will cop)108 316.8 R 3.637
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1.137(ine from the input \214le DSC header to its o)-3.637 F 1.136
(wn header output. This is)-.25 F
(used here in particular for required nonresident fonts.)108 328.8 Q(Ho)
108 345.6 Q(we)-.25 E -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.896(rt).15 G .396(he cop)-2.896 F
.396(y\(s\) of the input \214le included in the output, are stripped fr\
om all lines starting with a `%',)-.1 F(since the)108 357.6 Q 2.5(yt)
-.15 G(end to disturb our `ghostvie)-2.5 E(w' pre)-.25 E(vie)-.25 E
(wer and tak)-.25 E 2.5(eu)-.1 G(seless space an)-2.5 E(yho)-.15 E -.65
(w.)-.25 G F2(SEE ALSO)72 386.4 Q F0(ghostvie)108 398.4 Q(w\(1\))-.25 E
F2(CONTRIB)72 427.2 Q(UTED BY)-.09 E F0(Jos v)108 439.2 Q(an Eijndho)
-.25 E -.15(ve)-.15 G 2.5(n\().15 G(email: J.T)-2.5 E(.J.v)-.74 E
(.Eijndho)-.65 E -.15(ve)-.15 G(n@ele.tue.nl\)).15 E
(Design Automation Section \(http://www)108 451.2 Q(.ics.ele.tue.nl\))
-.65 E(Dept. of Elec. Eng.)108 463.2 Q(Eindho)108 475.2 Q -.15(ve)-.15 G
2.5(nU).15 G(ni)-2.5 E 2.5(vo)-.25 G 2.5(fT)-2.5 G(echnology)-3.2 E
(The Netherlands)108 487.2 Q(24 August, 1995)108 499.2 Q(4)535 768 Q EP
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