michael crane wrote: > 2009/3/5 John Beardmore <John at t4sltd.co.uk>:
>> I don't see that there should be any problem doing this with Scribus, and it >> would be my first choice, but historically you could have been doing it with >> Pagemaker, InDesign or Quark. > > hi, > maybe I can't see it ? > What I used to do was trace the elements I considered fixed in > position to each other. Doesn't sound quick ? > Then I would put my new word or my new image under my trusty Grant enlarger > :-) > and turn the handle until it looked good. > I can't see how to get the equivalent of that with a new text. > I don't seem to be able to scale it. I have to go into edit > text/change the size/ update it/see if it looks any better/etc. I can't think of a way to directly scale the content of a text box either, but I bet whatever you have to do is quicker than messing with real optics in a darkroom ! Also the projected text in the enlarger still has to be prepared, presumably to 35mm negative ? That's not so cool for ad hoc editing. Cheers, J/. -- John Beardmore, MSc EDM (Open), B.A. Chem (Oxon), CMIOSH, AIEMA, MEI Managing Director, T4 Sustainability Limited. http://www.T4sLtd.co.uk/ Energy Audit, Carbon Management, Design Advice, Sustainable Energy Consultancy and Installation, Carbon Trust Standard Registered Assessor Phone: 0845 4561332 Mobile: 07785 563116 Skype: t4sustainability
