Plotting posters on the wide HP Plotter
BSACers,
A number of people have asked me how to print out a huge
Framemaker poster (like my IAB posters): Here is the procedure for
getting a huge Framemaker Poster as passed down to me by Jack Judy after
his many beautiful posters. It is quite easy.
1. Open a new Framemaker file. Set your page size to the desire
real-life size (e.g. H: 22.5" W:27.5" for the last IAB posters in a
landscape position) using the FORMAT->PAGE LAYOUT->PAGE SIZE menu
2. Make your beautiful poster as you would any other frame file. Using
smaller text and graphics Frames inside of your main frame is VERY
helpful.
3. Print out the file to a postscript file from Framemaker on a UNIX
machine(there is a "Print to File" box in the Print dialog box). I have
not been able to print to a postscript file on PC and get that file to
print out on the wide printer. The paper size should be the size of
your poster plus a couple of inches to be safe. *****To make sure that
your poster isn't too wide for the plotter, you might want to transpose
the width and the height numbers on the print menu paper size (i.e. say
29.5" for the height and 24.5" for the width on the print page size even
though the poster will be going the other way); Framemaker is smart and
it figures it all out.
4. Transfer that postscript file one of the Microlab computers:
argon.eecs, gold.eecs, radium.eecs, etc...(make sure that it finishes
printing it to the file->no print-job numbers after filename when you ls
the directory)
5. Print the postscript file to the wide printer in the room on the 4th
floor directly accross the hall from Jim Bustillo's office (it is the
first door on the left as you walk from the BSAC office to Pister's lab
in 471 Cory) If you have Microlab office, your card key also gives you
access to this room.
The print command is:
lpr -Pwhp filename.ps
6. You can always get a mini version of the poster by printing the file
to one of our regular laser printers at ~ 35 % size.
Enjoy,
Roger
Addendum by Bill Clark:
Just a reminder, when using the uLab computers for jobs like this,
DO NOT USE ARGON. If Katalin gets word that you slowed down argon
she will come looking for you.
-bill
P. Riehl