Kris Kaido wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm using the 'report' document type to write classic documentation > for some project at work, bu I'd like to completely custom the first > page (logo, placement, etc.) which is for the moment with a black on > white text in the center ... > I can't find anything related to this on the web, is there somebody > who could help me on this ? Do you know an interesting website > discussing this and other tricks ? > Do I have to get deeply into pure LaTeX documentation for this ? > > Any help will be greatly appreciated, <SNIP> I had a similar problem making documents match our required format. Understanding the LaTeX documentation would probably have made this easier for me, but I came up with a kludge which worked. My kludge follows:
The first part of the trick is do not use the "Author", "Title" or "Date" field types on the first page, and be careful if you want to use "Abstract" field type. These field types basically require themselves to be on a page by themselves, so no logos or other text. The second trick, if you want text side by side with you logo[1], is to use minipages. For one of my logos, the logo minipage has 25% of the column, and the text portion has 50% of the column. I don't know why but for them to be side by side the total has to be strictly less than 100% of the column width. Then set the font sizes and characteristics for your Author, Title, and Dates to match what you want. [1] especially if you want several lines of text side by side with your logo. -- Todd Denniston Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane) Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter
