[PLUG] Which distribution for new user?

[Richard England]

On 9/12/18 5:00 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:49:01 -0700 (PDT)
> Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com> dijo:
>
>>    Less than obvious way:
>>
>> wget http://futurist.se/gldt/wp-content/uploads/12.10/gldt1210.svg
>>
>>    Then there's the issue of viewing it. 'display' doesn't seem to
>> work; inkscape might.
> Wget worked, and it views OK in Inkscape, although my default GUI
> viewer wouldn't open it.
>
> The problem is that it is only 2220x10112 pixels. And in Inkscape I can
> select objects but they appear to be bitmaps, so scaling will be a
> problem.
>
> In any event, looking at it satisfied me that my 12x18 printer is not
> nearly big enough. We need one of those big printers that drafting
> people use. And first we need an image of much higher resolution.
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Consider taking the file to a FedEx or UPS / Copy center where they 
advertise printing posters.

~R