[EuroPython] "Gadgets"?

Tom Deprez Tom Deprez" <tom@aragne.com
Tue, 14 May 2002 11:02:06 +0200


> Hi,
>
> I've looked a bit into the "Gadgets" section and would like to make
> some comments on it.
>
> First, I'm not sure "Gadgets" is the right word here. I think it is
> normaly used for little, more or less geekish devices, not for po-
> sters and other print material, but maybe the language has evolved
> quite a lot since last time I heard the word?

Sorry for my english, just give a better name and we'll change it.
We're open for ideas..

> Then, I'd expect the logo to appear at the top rather than at the
> bottom of the posters...

Well.... We've asked a week ago if people had _better_ ideas.
Nobody replied. If you can do it better, go ahead, we would be glad to add
it to list.
We can't do everything on our own.

> And finally, all PDF files I've seen there have a "lousy" bitmap EPC
> logo, wich means they are not suited for printing. I have no idea how
> they were created, though. In any case I've converted the SVG version
> to PDF (using the tools I'm planning to present at the meeting) after
> changing only one line of the original code.

We can only give what we have.
Thanks, this is input we gladly except.

>The files are available here (if they are of any help):
>
>   http://me.in-berlin.de/~darwin/svg/incoming/logo_a3m.svg
>   http://me.in-berlin.de/~darwin/svg/incoming/logo_a3m.pdf
>
> where 'm' means 'modified'... You can convert other files with an on-
> line version of this, but will see a nagline at the bottom:

I've put the above files in the list
>
>   http://me.in-berlin.de/~darwin/svg/svg2pdf.html
>
> Regards,
>
> Dinu
>
> --
> Dinu C. Gherman
>
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