User talk:Alejo2083

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LaTeX
Can you take a look at Talk:LaTeX/Floats, Figures and Captions? Thanks. --Derbeth talk 20:35, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I think that it would be good to mention how to create SVG or PNG from LaTeX. I mean writing about dvipng (it's available eg. as a Debian package, it's easy to install and use) and pdf2ps, optipng (I hadn't heared of them before I saw your graphics). --Derbeth talk 12:07, 13 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't think so, but if you really want to... the point is that with LaTeX you can basically create only DVI (using latex) and PDF (using pdflatex), that's it. Any other format is obtained from "tricks". You can obtain a PS with both dvi2ps or pdf2ps, but it would work with any DVI or PDF source, there isn't any relationship with LaTeX anymore. About the PNG versions of LaTeX sources I have used: there are several ways to obtained them, but it's all about converting a PDF file in PNG, there isn't anything related to LaTeX in it. You could do:
 * opening the file with Acrobat Reader and taking a screenshot
 * let ImageMagic do the work, simply using the command convert my_file.pdf my_file.png
 * opening the PDF file with GIMP and save in PNG


 * the way that gives you the best quality is the last one, I never used it just because you have to choose several settings to perform the conversion, while all the others are meant to use the best settings automatically (but I don't think they actually do). We could add a section with some suggestions about how to get any file from a LaTeX source but, as I have explained, it's not really something about LaTeX... you can start this section if you want, put what you know or just write the titles, I will help you with that as soon as I have some time, ok? Alessio Damato 17:41, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

I wonder where such information should be put: in LaTeX/Introduction? As for me, although converting DVI to PNG or SVG isn't strictly part of LaTeX, it's a common problem connected with LaTeX and this guide should also inform people how to obtain popular graphic formats from LaTeX. --Derbeth talk 22:28, 18 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I have created LaTeX/Export To Other Formats, it's just a beginning, but I guess this is what you were talking about. Alessio Damato 18:15, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Licensing
I'm not sure if you are aware that Wikibooks content is not under GPL. We are using GNU Free Documentation License so there is no reason for asking Peter Flynn for permission to re-license his work under GPL.

The problem occurs with text by Tobi Oetiker, which is true GPL'd and cannot be used here. You would have to get agreement from all three authors of "Not So Short Introduction to LaTex2e" to license their work under GFDL.

BTW, from what I see ("GNU Free Documentation License (...) allows to use the text freely as long as the original text is quoted and the original author is referenced"), you don't understand GNU Free Documentation license. Please read the entry about it on Wikipedia. --Derbeth talk 09:36, 17 February 2007 (UTC)


 * now I read it all carefully... sorry but I don't like those bureaucratic issues. To sum up, I can include Peter Flynn work without any problem because it has the same license, but I have to contact Tobias Oetiker again because the GPL is not compatible with GFDL. I'll contact them by email and I'll fix everything. Thanks for your notice. Alessio Damato 15:49, 17 February 2007 (UTC)