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diff --git a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-watermark.html b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-watermark.html index 2059d454496..d04725819e0 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-watermark.html +++ b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-watermark.html @@ -1,29 +1,41 @@ <head> <title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label watermark</title> </head><body> -<h3>'Watermarks' on every page</h3> -<p>It's often useful to place some text (such as 'DRAFT') in the +<h3>‘Watermarks’ on every page</h3> +<p>It’s often useful to place some text (such as ‘DRAFT’) in the background of every page of a document. For LaTeX users, this can be achieved with the <i>draftcopy</i> package. This can deal with many types of DVI processors (in the same way that the graphics -package does) and knows translations for the word 'DRAFT' into a wide +package does) and knows translations for the word ‘DRAFT’ into a wide range of languages (though you can choose your own word, too). +Unfortunately, however, the package relies on PostScript specials, and will +therefore fail if you are viewing your document with <i>xdvi</i>, +and won’t even compile if you’re using PDFLaTeX. (PDFLaTeX +users need one of the other solutions below.) +<p>The <i>wallpaper</i> package builds on <i>eso-pic</i> (see +below). Apart from the single-image backdrops described above +(“wallpapers”, of course, to this package), the package provides +facilities for tiling images. All its commands come in pairs: one for +“general” use, and one applying to the current page only. +<p>The <i>draftwatermark</i> package uses the same author’s +<i>everypage</i> package to provide a simple interface for adding +textual (‘DRAFT’-like) watermarks. <p>More elaborate watermarks may be achieved using the <i>eso-pic</i> -package, which in turn uses the package <i>everyshi</i>, part of -Martin Schröder's <i>ms</i> bundle. <i>Eso-pic</i> attaches a +package, which in turn uses the package <i>everyshi</i>, or by +using <i>everypage</i>. <i>Eso-pic</i> attaches a <code>picture</code> environment to every page as it is shipped out; you can put things into that environment. The package provides -commands for placing things at certain useful points (like "text -upper left" or "text centre") in the picture, but you're at liberty +commands for placing things at certain useful points (like “text +upper left” or “text centre”) in the picture, but you’re at liberty to do what you like. -<p>The <i>wallpaper</i> package builds, as above, on -<i>eso-pic</i>. Apart from the single-image backdrops described -above ("wallpapers", of course, to this package), the package -provides facilities for tiling images. All its commands come in -pairs: on for "general" use, and one applying to the current page only. +<p><i>Everypage</i> allows you to add “something” to every page, or +to a particular page; you therefore need to construct your own +apparatus for anything complicated. <dl> <dt><tt><i>draftcopy.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/draftcopy.zip">macros/latex/contrib/draftcopy</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/draftcopy.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/draftcopy/">browse</a>) +<dt><tt><i>draftwatermark.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/draftwatermark.zip">macros/latex/contrib/draftwatermark</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/draftwatermark.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/draftwatermark/">browse</a>) <dt><tt><i>eso-pic.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/eso-pic.zip">macros/latex/contrib/eso-pic</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/eso-pic.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/eso-pic/">browse</a>) +<dt><tt><i>everypage.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/everypage.zip">macros/latex/contrib/everypage</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/everypage.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/everypage/">browse</a>) <dt><tt><i>everyshi.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed as part of <a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ms.zip">macros/latex/contrib/ms</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ms.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ms/">browse</a>) <dt><tt><i>wallpaper.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/wallpaper.zip">macros/latex/contrib/wallpaper</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/wallpaper.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/wallpaper/">browse</a>) </dl> |