On Fri, 12 Aug 2005, liam . wrote: > On 8/11/05, PicDude wrote: >> You mean graphic images? In WinXXX, anything such as Photoshop or Paint Shop >> Pro can do this. In Linux, Gimp should be able to handle this. I would >> certainly not think of using Latex for this. (Shudder -- memories of Latex >> from my past life :-) > > Hm Ok then... we were planning on making a latex stencil and have a > database fill in the file paths so we would just have to run a script > and the new document would be generated as a pdf each time it needed > changing. > > Guess its back to the drawing board......... If you use enscript to generate PS from plain text you can use the -u option to generate an underlay logo (text only). The concept can be extended to graphics but it requires some PS magician's assistance. In practice you can merge PS pages by concatenating their source codes before the relevant showpage statement. This only works for simple sources. Complex source code may be confused by side effects from variables used in the 'other' page. I have merged up to 6 documents like this (by hand, 1-page documents, for panelization purposes). The gsave/grestore pair should be used whenever in doubt. The result was converted to pdf and printed on film for prototype board manufacture. Peter -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist