| | | Example of some special effects in the LaTeX graphics package |
This example illustrates some ways in which the LaTeX
graphics package can manipulate text.
Copy the following lines with the
mouse and use a text editor to change the
information to apply to yourself. Then save the file as
test.tex, open a terminal window, and run the commands
latex test and dvips test. Next start the
PostScript screen previewer via ghostview test.ps &.
(The previewer xdvi is not smart enough to handle these
special effects.) What do the LaTeX commands
\rotatebox and \reflectbox do?
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[dvips]{graphics}
\begin{document}
This is a test of the graphics package.
What does \rotatebox{30}{my name} do?
What does \reflectbox{a secret message} do?
\end{document}
Rotating text is a special effect that should be used sparingly. More useful is the capability to include graphics that some other program has created. See the next example.
The Math 696 course
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