TeX tips

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• LaTeX 2e
  Load graphicx package in document preambule (before \begin{document}) \usepackage{graphicx}
  and include your Encapsulated PostScript (.eps) file on the appropriate document place \includegraphics{graphics_file_name}

  To change graphic dimensions and orientation, clipping and other operations use \includegraphics options. For instance, to change graphics width to width of document page, write \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{graphics_file_name}

  Both mentioned commands can be use with option draft (such as \usepackage[draft]{graphicx}, \includegraphics[draft]{graphics_file_name}) for inserting only graphics bounding box not graphics itself. It drasticaly speeds up text debugging.

  More information you can find in Using EPS Graphics in LaTeX 2e Documents (PS, 767K bytes) by Keith Reckdahl (available in both CMP rooms 110, 129) or The LaTeX Graphic Companion in CMP library, signature C23.

• LaTeX 209, plain TeX
  Include epsf macros \include epsf
  and then in appropriate document place \epsfbox{graphics_file_name}
  To scale graphics to specify width or height use macros \epsfxsize=size or \epsfysize=size, respectively.

1. Create .eps.bb file with bounding box information about your graphics as follows
   getbbox file
   or for all eps files in current directory: getbbox '*.eps'
2. Compress you Encapsulated PostScript (.eps) file(s)
   gzip file(s)
3. Include your graphics for LaTeX 2e by standard way by \includegraphics command.

More informatin you can find in my internal report URL v TeXu (72K bytes, PS, in Czech) and at the end of the url.sty source code (17K bytes).

Generaly use in both LaTeX2e and LaTeX209 style Vmargin. There are two main macros:

1. Set paper size:
   \setpapersize{A4} % or A0-A9, B0-B9, C0-C9, USletter, USlegal, USexecutive
   you may use parameter [landscape]
2. Set your margins and text sizes:
   \setmargins{leftmargin}{topmargin}{textwidth}{textheight}%
{headheight}{headsep}{footheight}{footskip}

Only loading style, not setting parameters described above, it sets default margin as follows:

\usepackage{vmargin}
\setpapersize{A4}
\setmarginsrb{35mm}{20mm}{25mm}{15mm}{12pt}{11mm}{0pt}{11mm}

1. The whole document. Use Vmargin.sty as follows:
   
\usepackage{vmargin}
\setpapersize[landscape]{A4}
\setmarginsrb{35mm}{20mm}{25mm}{15mm}{12pt}{11mm}{0pt}{11mm}
   
   and then run DVIPS -t landscape.
   
   
2. The whole page. Use lscape package in LaTeX 2e in the next way:

   \usepackage{lscape}
   ...
   \begin{landscape}
      Your landscape page.
   \end{landscape}
   ...
       

3. The whole figure or table. Include rotating package and use sidewaysfigure or sidewaystable environment instead of figure or table, respectively.
   
   
4. Only a part of a page (e.g. item, paragraph).
   
   
   • For LaTeX 2e: Use rotating package. If you wish to insert text rotated left with appropriate space write

     \usepackage{rotating}
     ...
     \begin{turn}{-90}
        Rotating text, table items, \parbox, ...
     \end{turn}
     	 

     and if you do not want to insert space, that rotated text occures, use

     \usepackage{rotating}
     ...
     \begin{rotate}{-90}
        Rotating text, table items, \parbox, ...
     \end{rotate}
     	 

   • For plain and LaTeX 209: insert rotate.sty macro and its syntax is
     \rotate[l|r|u|f]{text}
     where l is for left, r for right, u for upside-down, or f for flip.

Use CMPTalk class in pdfLaTeX. Template, example (PDF, source).

Make handouts from your slides:

• Set printout option in texpower package. Run pdflatex.
• printcmptalk [-p] your_presentation_file.pdf
  Option -p send output directly to the default printer. Otherwise the output file name is printyour_presentation_file.pdf.

Instalation on personal (non-CMP net) computers:

• Copy files from Y:\TeX.new\texmf.local\tex\latex\cmp\cmptalk\*.* or from /usr/TeX/texmf-local/tex/latex/cmp/cmptalk/* to $(MY_LOCAL_TEX_TREE)/tex/latex/cmp/cmptalk/.
• Copy files from Y:\TeX.new\texmf.local\tex\latex\foiltex\*.* or from /usr/TeX/texmf-local/tex/latex/foiltex/* to $(MY_LOCAL_TEX_TREE)/tex/latex/foiltex/.
• Recompile TeX database (e.g. run mktexlsr).

Translation with psfrag package:

  latex file
  dvips -P pdf -t screen file
  ps2pdf file.ps file.pdf
  

Package texpower makes possible pages with incremental material (overly) (TeXPower demos+manual).

PDFTeX is a 100% TeX with Adobe Portable Document Format output if a new primitive \pdfoutput is positive. Otherwise creates standard DVI. Its author is Han The Thanh.

Consult the concise and good PDFTex manual (PDF, 322K bytes). If you are PDF addicts, you probably know PDF manual (5.3Mb, PDF) with complete PDF description. Both manuals in printed form (but not latest versions) are available in CMP library (rooms 110 or 129). More information on CsTUG page (in Czech).

Brief course:

• Run propriate TeX format with pdf preposition, e.g. pdflatex, pdfcslatex, or pdfcsplain. Be sure pdftex means pdfplain.
• To include graphics files in LaTeX:
  • \usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx}. For document independency not to write file extensions in \includegraphics{} macro. The same [pdftex] options add if you need color package.
  • PDFTeX recognises the following graphical formats: .pdf, .png, .jpg, .mps. Thanks to automatic convertor Encapsulated PostScript from only (!) METAPOST program can be incorporated too with .mps file extension. To convert .eps graphics files to .pdf use program: epstopdf file. If it colapses (Matlab figure with both image and lines) use Adobe Distiler.
• For automatic (and non automatic too) hyperlinks \usepackage[pdftex]{hyperref}, for non default usage see hyperref manual (PDF, 1.8K bytes). Printed version also in rooms 110 and 129.
• To switch between output dependent code in a document \usepackage{ifpdf} and write just like: \ifPDF ... \else ... \fi
• Be aware poor compatibility with seminar class. Use foiltex or slides classes instead.
• To include movie or animation in self-contained file format (e.g. .avi, .mov) use prfTeX primitive \pdfannot (for its parameters check PDFTex manual (PDF, 322K bytes). For example, the latex macro looks like that:
  

    \newlength{\wwww}
    \newlength{\hhhh}
    \newcommand{\includepdfanim}[4]{%
    %\includepdfanim{file.avi}{file[.pdf,.eps]}{width}{height}
      \ifPDF%
        \setlength{\wwww}{#3}%
        \setlength{\hhhh}{#4}%
        \fbox{\parbox[b][#4][t]{#3}{\hskip0pt plus0fil%
          \pdfannot height\hhhh width\wwww depth0cm{/Subtype /Movie
  	  /Movie << /F (#1)  /Aspect [480 352]  /Poster true >>
  	  /A << /ShowControls true  /Mode /Open /Rate 0.1 >> }}}%
      \else%		
        \includegraphics[width=#3,height=#4]{#2}%
      \fi}
  	

  It is called from your LaTeX file as follows:

    \includepdfanim{mymovie.avi}{static_file_replacement}{width}{height}
          

  The replacement is either .pdf or .eps image that is replaced if not pdf is created at the output. The parameter Rate gives the rate of the movie. It is deliberately selected as very slow. This is to avoid the problem that, unfortunately, the Control interface on the screen does not provide buttons for frame forward, backward, etc. When the movie is started by clicking the left mouse button in Acrobat Reader, the control interface occures below the movie. There are two items on it. Clicking the button on the left stops/resumes the movie. The arrow in the middle indicates corresponds to the ordinal number of the frame in the movie. As the movie is slow (due to small parameter Rate) the movie can be stopped immediately. The individual frames can be shown by dragging the arrow.

  Remember fill size of movie window and correct name of your .avi file after /F mark! Template parameters are described in PDF manual (5.3Mb, PDF), part about movie. All possible behaviour you can try in Acrobat Exchange interactively.

  To create .avi from a set of static pictures of the same size the avi file format has to be created by MainActor or Corel-Paint (menu File->New, tick Create a movie; give its size in pixels; then individual frames can be included from a disk file, select in menu Movie->Insert from file) under Windows. Recommended format options are: millions of colors and type cinepak radius.

  To create .avi file from Geomview, do:

  • Save sequence of snapshots .ppm through `Video capture' application under Geomview (right list in main panel).
  • .ppm -> .gif by mogrify -format gif *.ppm
  • Move all .gif files to Novell and use WinActor program.

  Movie has not been supported by any plug-in on Linux yet. You should use Acrobat under Windows as described in previous paragraph.