Picture mail-merge

[Christopher A. Bier]

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Charles,
  I, personally, would do would be to write a simple php/perl/python
program with an array of the names/addresses etc and corresponding
picture file names and have it create a webpage with the output, then
use a web browser to print it out, but that's just me.  You may feel
more comfortable with another solution.

Chris

On Wed, 2003-04-16 at 18:18, Charles Steinkuehler wrote:
I need to do a "mail-merge" type process that includes pictures and text
> (nametags for the annual neighborhood progressive dinner).
> 
> I've used the M$ Word mail-merge features before, but never for 
> graphics.  I'd prefer to learn how to do this on linux rather than 
> 'doze, but I'm not sure where to start.
> 
> The pictures are 640x480 jpeg images.  I need to merge text (name and 
> address) with the appropriate image, and print the resulting
composition 
> "panelized" on standard 8-1/2 x 11 paper (ie likely 2 nametags wide x
5 
> high).
> 
> What application(s) should I be looking at for this sort of job?  I'm 
> willing to jump through a few hoops (like make a database of the name
/ 
> address / photo combinations) if required.
> 
> Bonus points if anyone can tell me how to align the output to standard
> Avery pre-perforated labels, but printing to regualr paper and heading
> to Kinko's to use the paper cutter is OK too.
> 
> I have a nice post-script printer (HP Laserjet 5000) with the network 
> interface available.  I have not yet tried to print anything from
linux, 
> but as long as I can make a postscript file, I can get it to print out
> somehow.
> 
> Thanks for any and all pointers, as I'm quite new to desktop linux,
and 
> have had very little need for any utilities of this sort in my history
> of managing linux servers.
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