Question about printing invoices

[Robert Heller]

In message <sjmllkwuh6r.fsf at dogbert.ihtfp.org>, Derek Atkins writes:
>Hi,
>
>Have you input your contact info into File -> Properties?
>
>I've never played with the images myself; my logo is an eps image
>and that doesn't ever print properly.

Just a totally random thought:

Does it make sense for GnuCash to output something like LaTeX source for
things like invoices?  It is possible to (using various packages) to get
LaTeX to do things like what Mr. Pettigrew wants to do.  By delegating
this sort of task to LaTeX (or some other document formatting system),
many of this issues that GnuCash presently has with these tasks can be
handled.  This includes various sorts of customized formatting and so
on. 

*I* use LaTeX to create invoices and packing slips (although not by way
of GnuCash).  (I use paper with a built-in peel out mailing label --
visit ftp://ftp.deepsoft.com/pub/deepwoods/Other/Invoice0.1.tar.gz to
get a copy.)

>
>-derek
>
>John Pettigrew <john at pettigrew.org.uk> writes:
>
>> I'm moving my business accounts across to GnuCash and have (I think) sorted
>> most of what I need. However, printing invoices is still one problem. I have
>> no problem creating new invoices (although the process is, to me, slightly
>> cumbersome) - it's the printing that the problem.
>>
>> Basically, I think that it is essential to have my own details printed on th
>e
>> invoice and there seems to be no way to achieve this ATM using GnuCash. I ha
>ve
>> therefore tried creating a header image with my logo, name and contact detai
>ls
>> on it. Unfortunately, when GnuCash prints this, it is very pixellated (looks
>> like a preview of the image rather than the image itself), giving the text a
>> very unprofessional appearance.
>>
>> Has anyone sorted out what is needed to do this? Is there a magic resolution
>> and size for the image for it to work properly?
>>
>> GnuCash 1.8.8, SuSE 8.2.
>>
>> TiA
>>
>> John
>> -- 
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