Hi All, As a brief respite from packaging discussions, here's a user question:
What software would you use or recommend for preparing a poster for presentation at a conference? [0] A few things come to mind straight off -- perhaps existing users can make comments on these things: * openoffice impress or draw: I guess these would be the same as doing a poster in powerpoint, with the same limitations. Does it work OK? * inkscape: can it handle flowing and editing text nicely? I've only ever used it for drawing. I see it's debtagged as "works-with-format::tex" which I find intriguing but don't know what that means in practice. I know it has bugs/limitations in being able to compress jpeg images which could result in an obscenely large PDF export when it comes to producing the final product. * scribus: I've never used it but by its description it sounds like a good tool for the job; I've heard it's a bit quirky but that it's a good program for this sort of thing. * LyX: is it even possible without fighting it every step of the way? * latex (directly): as for lyx, it would of course be possible, but is it sensible to do so? [1] thoughts? comments? suggestions? thanks, in advance Stuart [0] For those who don't know what I mean, it is common at scientific conferences for a large number of attendees to "present" a poster on their work rather than speaking about it in a seminar. The A0-sized posters are put up around a room, people wander about reading bits of them and the presenters stand near their poster to field questions. Beer and wine frequently flow. Posters tend to be quite visual with diagrams, schematics, photos, reaction mechanisms etc and some text to explain what's going on. [1] I frequently ask the same question when making presentations in latex with latex-beamer... if my presentations were all text, beamer would be fantastic for it, but since they tend to be all graphics, I find myself spending hours fiddling with diagrams in tikz and wonder if this really is the right tool for the job. -- Stuart Prescott www.nanoNANOnano.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
