[pstricks] WriteBig.tex

[Herbert Voss]

Christopher Ellison wrote:
> http://tug.org/PSTricks/main.cgi?file=Examples/Text/WriteBig
> 
> How can I get \WriteBig working with math fonts? For instance, I would 
> like to do the following:
> 
> \WriteBig{$\pi$}{4.5cm}{3mm}{blue}{white}
> 
> \WriteBig{$\nabla \cdot A$}{4.5cm}{3mm}{blue}{white}

This is only possible with PostScript fonts, which do not
know a math mode. You have to choose the symbol font.

Herbert



\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pstricks}              % PSTricks with the `color' extension
\usepackage[tiling]{pst-fill}      % PSTricks package for filling/tiling
\usepackage{pst-char}              % PSTricks package for character path
\usepackage{pst-grad}              % PSTricks package for gradient filling
\usepackage{listings}
%
\begin{document}
\thispagestyle{empty}
\DeclareFixedFont{\ptsmall}{T1}{ptm}{m}{sc}{5mm}% times
\DeclareFixedFont{\ps}{U}{psy}{m}{n}{6cm}       % symbol
\DeclareFixedFont{\pt}{T1}{ptm}{m}{n}{6cm}      % times
\psboxfill{\ptsmall PSTricks}
\begin{pspicture}(0,0)(18,3)
   \centerline{%
     \pscharpath[gradbegin=magenta,gradend=cyan,
                 fillstyle=gradient,gradangle=-30,
                 gradmidpoint=0.5,addfillstyle=boxfill,
                 fillangle=30,fillsep=0.6mm]%
                 {\rput[b](-0.5,0){\ps\char209\kern-.2em\pt A}}}
\end{pspicture}

\vspace{3cm}
\psboxfill{\ptsmall$\pi$}
\begin{pspicture}(0,0)(18,3)
   \centerline{%
     \pscharpath[fillstyle=solid,fillcolor=cyan!20,addfillstyle=boxfill,
                 fillangle=30,fillsep=0.6mm]%
                 {\rput[b](-0.5,0){\ps\char112}}}
\end{pspicture}

\end{document}