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Article #2148"optimally" scaling text to fit given bounding box
From: A. Lester Buck
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 1990 05:33
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 1990 05:33
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I have a specific text formatting problem and would appreciate some advice. I would like to make lots of labels for many sizes of 3-ring binders, hanging files, etc. These labels would consist of a thin (maybe dotted) rule as a bounding box with text inside. I would like to be able to enter the snippet of text and have the program automatically scale the font and/or break the lines to fill the available space. Since I have maybe 100 labels, I would rather enter a simple text file that consisted of the strings and out pops the formated labels, ready to be printed on some heavier card stock and cut out for use. I know I could do this all by hand with various drawing programs, but I am looking for something with a bit of intelligence. Does anyone know of any program that does this type of font scaling and line breaking automatically? Thanks alot! -- A. Lester Buck buck@siswat.lonestar.org ...!uhnix1!lobster!siswat!buck
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!lavaca.uh.edu!menudo.uh.edu!lobster!siswat!buck From: buck@siswat.UUCP (A. Lester Buck) Newsgroups: comp.text,comp.text.tex Subject: "optimally" scaling text to fit given bounding box Keywords: scaling fonts labels bounding box Message-ID: <578@siswat.UUCP> Date: 27 Nov 90 05:33:28 GMT Organization: Photon Graphics, Houston Lines: 20