[OS X TeX] Full page image as cover

[Axel E. Retif]

On Dec 28, 2007, at 06:15, Morten Høgholm wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:27:31 +0100, Manuel wrote:
>
>> [...] I need to have an image occupy the whole first page, with no
>> margins or text whatsoever, then a blank page, then the page with the
>> title, author, etc.
>
> Here's an example you can run. It does not require knowledge of  
> page or margin dimensions.
>
> \documentclass{book}
> \usepackage{eso-pic,graphicx}
> \title{Hello World!}
> \author{Abigail}
> \begin{document}
> \AddToShipoutPicture*{%
>   \AtPageLowerLeft{%
>     \includegraphics[height=\paperheight,width=\paperwidth]{PC280089}%
>   }%
> }

Following her father's footsteps, little Abigail is starting to amaze  
us (well, amaze me at least) with those simple and elegant lines of  
code.

Congratulations to you both, Abigail's parents.

Best,

Axel