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The goal is to "SMath"[verb] selected formulas and graphs on top of the PDF document to experiment with results and to master its contents.
If I push it a bit, there are great apps that can read a formula from an image. So, it would be possible to select an area of the PDF document to instantly capture an image formula into a "SMath" formula.
Keep up the great work!!!
One feature that would increase the usefullness of SMath for me is to be able to select a PDF file as a Background image.
I think this is not a useful feature in the eyes of the developer. I filed this in the Issue Tracker system as SS-1237 but it got closed without being implemented.
I think this is not a useful feature in the eyes of the developer.
This is easily understandable. After all, this is a project with multiple very interesting branches of development for developers.
I will continue to add manually selected "PDF to Bitmap" Background images.
Great wishes for 2015 !!!
As an Electrical Engineer in Canada, I am using SMath since many years for all kind of personnal work. One feature that would increase the usefullness of SMath for me is to be able to select a PDF file as a Background image. Of course it would be great to have a SMath page created per each PDF pages.
The goal is to "SMath"[verb] selected formulas and graphs on top of the PDF document to experiment with results and to master its contents.
If I push it a bit, there are great apps that can read a formula from an image. So, it would be possible to select an area of the PDF document to instantly capture an image formula into a "SMath" formula.
Keep up the great work!!!
I'm pretty sure this could be done quite easily with a plugin, because there are existing PDF-plugins and in the SMath Core documentation I've found a PagesOptions.SetBackground method:
public void SetBackground(
Bitmap bmp,
int pageNum,
BackgroundImageSize size
)One feature that would increase the usefullness of SMath for me is to be able to select a PDF file as a Background image.
I think this is not a useful feature in the eyes of the developer. I filed this in the Issue Tracker system as SS-1237 but it got closed without being implemented.
seems to me a different thing... here is asked to use a pdf as background, page-by-page; the BTS request was to use an image inside the header/footer, with placeholders or something similar.
I'm pretty sure this could be done quite easily with a plugin
I am glad to here that.
seems to me a different thing... here is asked to used a pdf as background, page-by-page; the BTS request was to use an image inside the header/footer, with placeholders or something similar.
When I add a background image, SMath ask if you want it applied to current page or all pages. One way to add a logo or any header/footer could be to design it as a Bitmap (full page) and add it as a background image applied to all pages.
When I add a background image, SMath ask if you want it applied to current page or all pages. One way to add a logo or any header/footer could be to design it as a Bitmap (full page) and add it as a background image applied to all pages.
Yep, this is exactly what was intended by the developper in his answer (maybe better explained in your way).
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edit not easy as expected... anyway I've found a possible way (here for further reference)
GhostscriptSharp wrapper for Ghostscript
edit not easy as expected... anyway I've found a possible way (here for further reference)
GhostscriptSharp wrapper for Ghostscript
Well, I guess there is still hopes!
I should try to get some info on plugins...
I would like to suggest making the "background image" to function like IRFANVIEW "overlay/watermark".I need to make some backgrounds translucent and I cannot find how to do this natively in SMATH.
1. Wingrab Capture an Smath work sheet w/o grid
2. SelectTool the all part of the work sheet
3. Save as *.PNG
........from Smath
4. Insert background [browse from file]
5. fit [it fits both directions]
Now you have a translucent background,
what's the use whereas you are back to native Smath
....... otherwise
insert an RGB image from file, fit to stretch.
If your original has pixels X,Y proportional to
an Smath native pixels X,Y ... the image background
will be nicely zoomed to the full work sheet size
at highest quality similar to IrfanView HD TV quality.
On the other hand, you can't use background to insert
a logo image. For that, create a cartouche.
i.e: like if it was not here. Then immaterial wrt Smath stuff.
Please let us know if the attached has gray [228, 228, 175]
background ... did the transmission preserved the background ?
Inst_Z Transform.sm
I think you have to use an image manipulation program
like Gimp or Krita (both free).
In the example published by Jean, I copied the image to Gimp, lower the opacity to 38% and save the image in PNG format.
I have inserted the saved image as a background.
Inst_Z Transform_Jean.sm
Best Regards
Carlos
I think you have to use an image manipulation program
like Gimp or Krita (both free).
In the example published by Jean, I copied the image to Gimp, lower the opacity to 38% and save the image in PNG format.
I have inserted the saved image as a background.
Thanks Carlos, for the fade feature.
That will surely make Elsid more happy.
A nice additional option would be similar to Mathcad:
ordinary background adjustable RGB [Yellow corn, soft gray ...]
Very useful to organize the regions, superb for publishing.
Cheers ... Jean
I would like to suggest making the "background image" to function like IRFANVIEW "overlay/watermark".I need to make some backgrounds translucent and I cannot find how to do this natively in SMATH.Hoping the IRFAN code is available since it's free too
Plain background is explained here.
You can have as many personalized background, even different for
each page of the Smath document.
Supplementary detail wrt image:
The native Smath sheet is in close ratio 1 x 1.29 [width*height].
Thus: if you want best image as background, capture in rectangular
ratio close to 1* ~ 1.3. Stretching will preserve this aspect ratio.
WinGrab has the rectangular ratio in pixels.
Inst_Z Transform Plain Background.sm
Hello:
I think you have to use an image manipulation program
like Gimp or Krita (both free).
In the example published by Jean, I copied the image to Gimp, lower the opacity to 38% and save the image in PNG format.
I have inserted the saved image as a background.
Inst_Z Transform_Jean.sm
Best Regards
Carlos
Yes! I was looking at "muting" the background image as it was overwhelming the "calculation". IrfanView and OpenOffice call it "translucent" and you called it "opacity"
Jean,
I know you are not a believer of this, but it's for a presentation and having their "logo" is required. Now to PDF and add this calculation to my slides.
Yes!I was looking at "muting" the background image as it was overwhelming the "calculation".IrfanView and OpenOffice call it "translucent" and you called it "opacity"
Jean,
I know you are not a believer of this, but it's for a presentation and having their "logo" is required.Now to PDF and add this calculation to my slides.
Translucent = opacity = Gamma correction are synonymous.
The technical term is Gamma correction [Irfanview, Wingrab, Mathcad].
1. You can have the translucent background in 16777216 colors.
2. You can have the native logo wherever in that translucent work sheet.
3. For convenience: you can manipulate the logo color scheme.
4. Once the document is complete as you wish, make *.PDF
The attached PDF is 1/1 Smath document ... Please: comment.
Cheers ... Jean.
Cadarache.pdf
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