| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 653.1 | UTOX | FUTURA::MCNULTY | Earth: The hostess, not the meal. | Fri Apr 21 1989 11:13 | 9 |
| The UTOX tool will do (some of) this. See the CLT::UTOX notesfile. For
the PostScript� you will also need the PostScript� Previewer. UTOX
won't do a whole document at a time, and I don't know if it runs on
Ultrix.
Lance
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| 653.2 | | PSW::WINALSKI | Paul S. Winalski | Sat Apr 22 1989 22:15 | 4 |
| UTOX is internal-use-only. How would a customer do it?
--PSW
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| 653.3 | postscript files to sixel files? | NEXUS::B_WACKER | | Wed Jun 28 1989 01:45 | 8 |
| I'd like to do postscript FILES to an LJ250, too. With 180 dpi
resolution it would be adequate for a lot of things. If nothing's out
there does anyone have any suggestions where to start writing one?
Convert would probably be a good place to start but the "internal
format" is a little vague.
Please don't suggest UTOX as it won't do files.
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| 653.4 | I've heard of one | GVRIEL::SCHOELLER | Who's on first? | Wed Jun 28 1989 09:30 | 7 |
| I have heard of a color postscript to sixel translator which allows you to
print on the LJ250. The person mentioned was Bob CADSE::ANDERSON. I do not
have a copy myself (yet) and I don't know if it is available for wide
distribution.
Dick
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| 653.5 | Don't bother trying to write a PS interpreter | AIRBAG::SWATKO | Brother, can 'ya spare a Meg? | Wed Jun 28 1989 10:39 | 11 |
| Yes, it think it's called HostScript or something like that. The idea is to
have a host based PostScript interpreter on the VAX and be able to print to
the LJ250. If anyone has any status on this, I'd love to hear it.
As for writing your own PostScript interpreter/converter, forget it.
PostScript is actually a programming language, so unless you are really good
at writing compliers/interpreters and are a whiz at graphics, don't even
consider trying.
-Mike
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| 653.6 | It will print to LJ250, LN03, etc. | PDVAX::P_DAVIS | Peter Davis | Wed Jun 28 1989 13:32 | 10 |
| The host-based PostScript interpreter is called PSprint. It's actually
a print utility which invokes the interpreter. DSG has just announced
the Phase 1 Review meeting for Tuesday, July 11 at 1 PM. Documents
are:
HANNAH""::TEEPEE$:[PSS.PUBLIC]PSPRINT-PRODUCT-SPEC.PS
PSPRINT-DEVELOPMENT-PLAN.PS
Contact Sherri (SIERRA::) Brown for more information.
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| 653.7 | | USHS11::TEST | | Wed Jun 28 1989 14:28 | 18 |
| I post the idea here because you guys mentioned LN03, LJ250, LA75.
The same situation happened to me months ago and since I couldn't use
the UTOX for the product that I wrote (UTOX is internal use only), a
program was coded to run a process to capture any of the screen image
informed by other windows (via Client message event). Then the process
copy the image (release the window control), retrieve very pixel value,
make a sixel file then system() to the destination printer. The
program works on all three printers listed above.
As long as you can display that postcript format file in a window then
it sould be able to be captured (as UTOX does).
Send the mail to me (USHS01::CHANG) if you want a source copy.
Wayne Chang
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| 653.8 | Resolution | GVRIEL::SCHOELLER | Who's on first? | Wed Jun 28 1989 15:55 | 7 |
| Re: .-1
That's great except that it would lose any resolution in the PostScript file.
The printers range from ~180 dpi. Our screens are either 75 or 100.
Dick
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