lb-pocket-cover.tex

   1 %% -*- mode: latex; mode: reftex; mode: flyspell; coding: utf-8; tex-command: "pdflatex.sh" -*-
   2
   3 \documentclass[11pt]{article}
   4 \usepackage[paperheight=180.98mm,paperwidth=231.29mm,top=0.0cm,bottom=0.0cm,left=0.0cm,right=0.0cm]{geometry}
   5 \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
   6
   7 \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
   8 \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
   9 \usepackage[osf]{libertine}
  10 %\usepackage{microtype}
  11 \usepackage{tikz}
  12
  13 \let\ordinal\relax
  14 \usepackage[us]{datetime}
  15 \newdateformat{dotdate}{\THEYEAR.\twodigit{\THEMONTH}.\twodigit{\THEDAY}}
  16
  17 \def\construct{none}
  18 %% \def\construct{red}
  19
  20 \begin{document}
  21
  22 \center
  23
  24 \vspace*{\stretch{1}}
  25
  26 \begin{tikzpicture}
  27
  28 \pgfmathsetlengthmacro{\width}{224.2mm}
  29 \pgfmathsetlengthmacro{\height}{0.95\textheight}
  30 %\pgfmathsetlengthmacro{\spinewidth}{8.74mm}
  31 \pgfmathsetlengthmacro{\spinewidth}{10.74mm} % add 1mm for the fold
  32
  33 \pgfmathsetlengthmacro\x{(\width-\spinewidth)/2}
  34 \pgfmathsetlengthmacro\mx{\width/2}
  35 \pgfmathsetlengthmacro\sidewidthx{(\width-\spinewidth)/2}
  36 \pgfmathsetlengthmacro\mxl{(\width-\spinewidth)/4}
  37 \pgfmathsetlengthmacro\mxr{\width/2 + \spinewidth/2 + (\width-\spinewidth)/4}
  38 \pgfmathsetlengthmacro\my{\height/2}
  39
  40 \draw[draw=\construct] (0,0) rectangle ++(\width,\height);
  41 \draw[draw=\construct] (\x,0) rectangle ++(\spinewidth,\height);
  42
  43 \node[rotate=-90] (spine)
  44 % at (\mx,\my)% proto 2023.06.10
  45  at (\mx-1mm,\my)
  46      {\large The Little Book of Things \hspace*{3cm} Bob Jones};
  47
  48 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
  49
  50 \node (cover front) at (\mxr,\my){
  51 %
  52   \begin{minipage}{80mm}
  53     \begin{center}
  54
  55       \vspace*{18ex}
  56
  57       {\huge The Little Book\\[0.75ex] of\\[1.75ex] Things}
  58
  59       \vspace*{8ex}
  60
  61       {\Large Bob Jones}
  62
  63       \vspace*{12ex}
  64
  65 %%       \includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth] {pics/neocognitron.png}\hspace*{3mm}
  66
  67       \vspace*{18ex}
  68
  69     \end{center}
  70   \end{minipage}
  71 };
  72
  73 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
  74
  75 \node (cover back)
  76 % at (\mxl,\my) % proto 2023.06.10
  77 at (\mxl-2mm,\my)
  78 {
  79
  80   \begin{minipage}{80mm}
  81 This book is a short introduction to things for readers with a
  82 STEM background. It aims at providing the necessary background to
  83 understand landmark things.
  84   \end{minipage}
  85 };
  86
  87 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
  88
  89 \end{tikzpicture}
  90
  91 \vspace*{\stretch{1}}
  92
  93 \end{document}