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Conference vaxuum::document_ft

Title:	DOCUMENT T1.0
Notice:	New notesfile (DOCUMENT.NOTE) now available (see note 897)
Moderator:	CLOSET::ADLER

Created:	Mon Feb 09 1987
Last Modified:	Thu Oct 31 1991
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	897
Total number of notes:	4397

31.0. "Customisation Comments" by UKOSC::BRUNNOCK (Andy Brunnock - Greyhound Man) Fri Feb 27 1987 05:11

    Hi,
    	a couple of general comments on 'customisation'.
    
    1.	There is no documented way of creating your own logo. Although
    	the digital logo is fine for internal users but when you give
    	it to customers, a strong point would be logo creation (which
    	DECpage does not currently have and is critisised for). The
    	output from VAX DOCUMENT is highly professional, I would say
    	the best on the VAX. The ability to create your own logo would
    	make it near perfect! (Suggestion :- sixel -> font converter)
    
    2.	Is there documentation on 'How to write in TeX'? If so, where
    	is it and will it be shipped with the VAX DOCUMENT kit? Again
    	, the ability to write your own designs and TAGs is highly
    	beneficial and documentation on what the format and all the
    	\mummble flags are is lacking (e.g. what does the \advance flag
    	do ?).
    
    Apart from these two niggles, I think it is a brilliant product
    and I love the different effect that can be created by messing about
    with the design.
    
    Thanks for a great product.
    
    Andy.

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31.1 Buddy, can you spare an icon? CUPOLA::HAKKARAINEN Astray into the future Fri Feb 27 1987 09:01 15

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31.1	Buddy, can you spare an icon?	CUPOLA::HAKKARAINEN	Astray into the future	`Fri Feb 27 1987 09:01`	15
	Re -1 .1 I suspect that there's no documentation on creating logos because it's such case-by-case effort. Until we get easily- created graphics files, where you can build your icons and logos, creating such will be a laborious process. Some groups are starting to prepare libraries of graphics symbols. That's going to be a whole lot simpler than trying to do it in fonts. We have a cup logo that's starting to make its way into headers and footers of various internal memos. (Cup -> Corporate User Publications) .2 The Step_By_Step_Design is a very good manual for learning about the innards of Document designs. Also, the TeXBook by Knuth offers a very through presentation of TeX. With that, you can wander more comfortable through the DECTeX macros down deep in Document.

    Re -1
    
    .1 I suspect that there's no documentation on creating logos
       because it's such case-by-case effort. Until we get easily-
       created graphics files, where you can build your icons and logos,
       creating such will be a laborious process. Some groups are starting
       to prepare libraries of graphics symbols. That's going to be
       a whole lot simpler than trying to do it in fonts. We have a
       cup logo that's starting to make its way into headers and footers
       of various internal memos. (Cup -> Corporate User Publications)
    
    .2 The Step_By_Step_Design is a very good manual for learning about
       the innards of Document designs. Also, the TeXBook by Knuth offers
       a very through presentation of TeX. With that, you can wander
       more comfortable through the DECTeX macros down deep in Document.