[wplug] posters with linux?

[Doug Green]

oops- meant to say...
"the usual rules for LaTeX do not always apply in posters"...

-D

On Sep 21, 2004, at 4:52 PM, Doug Green wrote:

> Thanks all for the suggestions and feedback. As usual, this group 
> rocks in providing quick responses!
>
> I have made several scientific posters with LaTeX, and after thorough 
> evaluation, it is not sufficient for my needs. My chief complaint is 
> the amount of time required to assemble a poster. A poster should take 
> NO MORE than a couple of hours to put together. Unless you have a very 
> (\emph{very}) static layout for your data, using LaTeX can take much 
> more time than I'm willing to dedicate to a poster. If you have ever 
> had a compound figure nested inside columns with captions, you know 
> exactly what I'm talking about. Secondary complaints include very 
> steep learning curve for new changes, limitations of format within 
> certain environments, and "the usual rules for "etc.
>
> The bottom line is that LaTeX is not a viable alternative for me. 
> IMHO, it's not an effective use of time. I'm mostly interested to see 
> if anyone has used any alternatives... would anyone be willing to 
> share a poster from another app for comparison? I was hoping someone 
> come up with a creative use for an app like Gimp, Scribus or something 
> else?
>
> For anyone who wants to use LaTeX, I'll be happy to share my own 
> poster template... just email me off-list.
>
> Thanks again,
> Doug
>
>
>
> On Sep 21, 2004, at 2:50 PM, John Harrold wrote:
>
>> Sometime in September Darius Cardren assaulted the keyboard and 
>> produced:
>>
>> | ummm that link is dead...
>> |
>> | > http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~pjh/posters/poster_howto.html
>>
>> try this one:
>>
>> http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~pjh/posters/poster_howto_UF.html
>>
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