Questions tagged [psvectorian]
`psvectorian` is a package for creating ornaments. It is based on PSTricks and requires either `latex` or `xelatex` compilation or `pdflatex` with `auto-pst-pdf` package included.
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Conflict between `tcolorbox` and `auto-pst-pdf`
I'm using the texlive/2024 distribution.
The following MWE fails to compile correctly.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[most]{tcolorbox}
\usepackage{auto-pst-pdf}
\usepackage{psvectorian}
\begin{...
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A Standard Way to Position a Barcode with Specified Margins in a Pspicture
Consider the code
\documentclass[12pt]{book}
\usepackage[hmargin=0in,vmargin=0in,paperwidth=5.5in,paperheight=8.50in]{geometry}
\usepackage{psvectorian,scalefnt}
\usepackage{pst-barcode}
\begin{...
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Pst-Vectorian Ornaments---Are They Free to Use Commercially without Attribution?
I am planning on using some of the the ornaments found in the psvectorian package in a book I am typesetting with LaTeX.
I am under the impression that these vector images are free to use commercially....
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`Error: /invalidfileaccess in --run--` when trying to use psvectorian with XeLaTeX
Using this MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{psvectorian,fancyhdr,lipsum,multido}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{}% Clear header/footer
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}% No header rule
\fancyhead[...
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Customizing Theorem Enviroment using Psvectorian
I was wondering if there is a way we can customize theorem environment using Psvectorian. To clarify, consider the following code:
\documentclass[12pt]{book}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{...
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How to Outline a Feather (Psvectorian Image)
Consider
\documentclass[12pt]{book}
\usepackage{pstricks,psvectorian}
\RequirePackage[copies]{contour}%
\begin{document}
\contourlength{1pt}
\newcommand*{\outline}[1]{\color{white}\contour{black}{\...
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How to Give Stars a Glow Effect
Consider the code
\documentclass[a5paper,12pt,onecolumn,openany,final]{book}
\usepackage[hmargin=0.7in,vmargin=0.75in]{geometry}
\usepackage{pstricks,psvectorian}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{...
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How to Eliminate an Unseemly Seam in a Psvectorian bi-Colored Pspicture
In the following code, I am trying to color the LHS of a psipicture blue and the RHS yellow; however, an "unseemly" seam appears down the middle of the picture.
\documentclass[12pt]{book}
\...
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How to Produce a Bold Psvectorian Image
This MWE code
\documentclass[12pt]{book}
\usepackage{pstricks,psvectorian}
\usepackage{color}
% Compiles with XELATEX
\begin{document}
\thispagestyle{empty}
\begin{pspicture}(-5,-5)(4,4)%
\psframe[...
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How to Produce a Vertical Kerning for a Psvectorian Image
This post is an extension of How to Fill a Psvectorian Ornament with Color
The following code produces two images: the first with a horizontal kerning of 0.35pt; the second, with an attempted vertical ...
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How to Fill a Psvectorian Ornament with Color
I would like to be able to specify the fill color of a psvectorian image instead of having it filled with the background color.
For example, if I would like, say, to color the image of the bird ...
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how to draw special vintage borders ornaments
Hello I would like to do something similar to this image :
My goal is to get the four ornaments in the corner like on the picture, and ornaments on the border joining them. I made the ornaments in ...
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Are the Beige Fillcolors of These Two Pspictures Different; i.e., Picking Up the Hue of the Default Color?
Consider the following code which compiles with Xelatex:
\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames,svgnames,table]{xcolor}
\usepackage{pstricks,psvectorian}
\usepackage{scalefnt}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\...
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xkeyval Error: `HEIGHT' ('WIDTH') undefined in families `psvectorian'
I'd like to change the title of my glossary, say, List of Symbols, as follows (using some entities borrowed from the psvectorian package).
\hfil\hspace*{-3.5cm}\psvectorian[height=3mm, width=8cm]{88}\...
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How to insert an ornament between Part number and part title with psvectorian?
I want to insert an ornament between the Part number and the Part title with psvectorian as explained in a previous question :
Styling Part page with psvectorian
Unfortunatly, it seems that there is ...
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How to add new ornaments to psvectorian?
I've been using the package pst-vectorian (https://ctan.org/pkg/pst-vectorian) in order to customise part, chapter and section headings. I, however, would like to add new ornaments by using other ...
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Decoration in the Chapter Title
I am trying to use a decoration in the chapter title using the psvectorian package. The problem is that it doesn't work. What am I doing wrong?
MWE
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage[raggedright]{...
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Psvectorian not working when \overfullrule is > 0
When using TexLive 2015 on Ubuntu, I find that all psvectorian graphics are replaced by an empty rectangle when I set \overfullrule to some nonzero value. For instance:
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
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Surround decoration with pgfornament
I apologize in advance if these questions have been asked and answered before.
I am trying to decorate the word exercice in the \newenvironment{exo} with tikz package for example like this. I use ...
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psvectorian package
I work with Miktex2.9 . In a template code I downloaded , their is something called a psvectorian package. i.e. it uses \usepackage{psvectorian} .However I searched the Miktex package manager, but ...
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How do I use psvectorian with xelatex
I can't successfully compile a simple psvectorian example using xelatex.
I found two answers here and here on SE but neither works for me. I have tried
with TeXShop, with the settings shown here. ...
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Styling Part page with psvectorian
Hi I would like to insert one of the psvectorian ornaments between the part number and part title.
It should look something like this:
Here is my MWE:
\documentclass{scrbook}
\usepackage{...
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PGFOrnaments don't center properly
I would like to have nice fleurons and decorations at the end of my chapters to mimic the style of a book from the late 1800's. Some searches brought pgfornaments to my attention (a more user ...
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Psvectorian problem [duplicate]
Could you provide me a MWE for using psvectorian package?
I tried
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{psvectorian}
\begin{document}
\psvectorian[height=1cm]{102}
\end{document}
It gives back this ...
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