Cfrgtkky

I'd like to generate an image from my e-mail address and import it in a document on the fly, that is, something like

begin{importaspng}

stanton@sadhill.com

end{importaspng}

that would then typeset the mail address with the same properties as the surrounding text (typeface etc.) but as a png or svg file. Is it possible?

Arch Stanton, you can solve your problem in three steps:

1. 
   

   Copy this LaTeX script (below, my vb_email.tex) to generate an appropriate postscript file with dvips command.

   
   
   

   documentclass[oneside]{letter}
   
   usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
   
   usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
   
   usepackage[frenchb,english]{babel}
   
   usepackage[dvips]{geometry}
   
   usepackage{calc}
   
   pagestyle{empty}
   
   setbox0=hbox{nickname@myprovider.org}
   
   geometry{papersize={thewd0, theht0 + thedp0}, noheadfoot, top=0ex, bottom=-1ex, left=0cm, right=0cm, voffset=0cm, hoffset=0cm}%
   
   begin{document}
   
   noindent{raisebox{0.5em}{nickname@myprovider.org}}
   
   % Install and use Imagemagick to convert images from one format to another:
   
   % convert -density 400 -colorspace RGB c:latex_documentsvb_email.ps -resize 800 -interlace none email.png
   
   end{document}
   
   

   
   


2. 
   

   Dowload and use imagemagick software to convert your .ps file to .png file.

   
   
   

   convert -density 400 -colorspace RGB c:latex_documentsvb_email.ps -resize 800 -interlace none email.png
   
   

   
   

3. 
   

   Insert your .png in your LaTeX with some adaptations to align it appropriately.

   
   
   

   documentclass[oneside]{letter}
   
   usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
   
   usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
   
   usepackage[french,english]{babel}
   
   usepackage{graphicx} % or usepackage{tikz}
   
   
   
   setbox0=hbox{nickname@myprovider.org}
   
   
   
   begin{document}
   
   hbox{raisebox{1ex}{My email address is }{raisebox{0.65ex}{{includegraphics[width=thewd0]{email.png}}}} raisebox{1ex}{other text on the same line}raisebox{0ex}{}} vspace{-2.6ex} other text on the next line\
   
   Third line%
   
   end{document}
   
   

   
   

raisebox allow you to adjust the position of the base line for hbox.

Finally, your pdf file allow you to edit your text but not your email address.