Re: Certificates



Dr Engelbert Buxbaum <engelbert_buxbaum@xxxxxxxxxxx> (EB) wrote:

EB> Jon A. Solworth wrote:
We're planning to create certificates with the type of script used
in diplomas, etc. What would be a suitable font?

Is there any particular package anyone would recommend for typesetting
these? (Of course, I could use plain latex).

EB> One can do this with TeX of course, but for this sort of 1-page,
EB> calligraphic document I'd probably use a WYSIWG-program like Pagemaker
EB> or the like.

I understand that this is a recurring thing where the certificates have the
same layout but a few parameters (like name) different for each copy. Then
a programmable thing is ideal, and therefore I think TeX is an excellent
tool for this. It might be useful to use a package like textpos for
positioning the texts.
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