How to create images for the NetBSD guide ----------------------------------------- 1. Formats All the images are created with 'tgif'. The source is saved in tgif native format (.obj) and converted to the formats required by the guide. Thus there are four formats: OBJ - tgif native format GIF - for the HTML version BMP - for the RTF version EPS - for the Postscript version PDF - for the PDF version generated directly from .tex The EPS file is created directly by 'tgif', selecting the Print/Export format "Encapsulated PostScript (LaTeX-figure) file" The GIF and BMP formats can be created by tgif or by another program (xv or Gimp). The PDF file is created by converting the EPS file. Use tgif to create: OBJ, EPS, XBM Use gimp to convert XBM to GIF and BMP Use epstopdf to convert EPS to PDF 2. Creating 'text screen' images The 'text screen' images of the installation program are created also with tgif. Creating a bitmap and converting it to EPS does not give good results: the Postscript image quality is very low. It is better to use tgif with the same conversions as in the previous section. Using a white background is better for printing. To create a 'text screen' image with tgif: - use Courier, Roman, 10 pt fonts - enable "Visible grid" and "Snap to grid" - enable "Print/Export In Color" - set grid at 8 - draw a rectangle from (0,0) to (496, 288) - draw text from (8, 8) to (488, 280) There is a template image, template.obj, which can be used as a starting point to draw new images.