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NOAO Guidelines for Using Gemini's Phase-I Tool


Investigators wishing to propose for the US share of time on the Gemini telescopes may use Gemini's Phase-I Tool (PIT) as an alternative to NOAO's traditional web and email submission options. We implemented a new printing process for 2005A proposals. In the past, PIT-submitted XML files were converted at NOAO to our standard LaTeX proposal form before being sent to TAC members. This required PIT users to follow several guidelines so that the resulting submission would be compatible with the NOAO LaTeX form. In the new process, PIT proposals are converted to PDF and printed directly from the proposal XML source, with no use of LaTeX, so most of the previous guidelines no longer apply. One that remains is:

Proposers are strongly encouraged to use the PIT's "Save as PDF" option to check for page length, figure compatibility, etc. To support this useful feature, the PIT can no longer accept attachments in PostScript format. Postscript files should be converted to PDF format before being attached using a tool such as ps2pdf, PStill, Acrobat, etc., or within an online converter such as ps2pdf.com. Figures may also be attached in GIF or JPEG formats. Be sure your images are small enough to fit on the printed page and use a image manipulation tool such as GIMP if you need to resize them.

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Last updated: February 28 2010

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