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    The Bookreader, at this time, cannot display Postscript graphics,
    so you cannot use those screens with the ONLINE doctype. See
    Note 50.2 for information about converting Postscript files
    to FSE binaries, which the Bookreader can display.
    
    Mary

    Hi Kathy,
    
    If you still have the sixel files, we developed a system for converting
    sixels to binary files compatible with ONLINE. The following note
    explains the process on BOOKIE and REORG. You are welcome to copy
    the files, SIXEL_TO_BIN.COM and SIXEL_TO_BIN.EXE, from BOOKIE.
    (You'll probably need to edit SIXEL_TO_BIN.COM to change references
    to DOC$TOOLS:.)
    
    Thanks go to Jeff Orthober for this solution.
    
    --Andrew
    
    
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One of the issues with getting our books online is converting
screen images to a suitable format for viewing with the bookreader.

The format the bookreader wants is called FSE binary. For new DECwindows 
products, FSE files can be created when the screen image is captured 
using UTOX. UTOX can also be used interactively to convert existing
screen images from sixel files to FSE binary. However, this is a
tedious process if there are lots of files.

Fortunately, Jeff Orthober has provided us with a program to do the
conversion that can be run in batch mode. The program is called 
(appropriately) SIXEL_TO_BIN. You can run it by itself using 
the following commands:

	$ SIXEL_TO_BIN :== $DOC$TOOLS:SIXEL_TO_BIN
	$ SIXEL_TO_BIN infile.SIX outfile.BIN

There is also a command procedure that you can use for converting multiple 
files:

	$ @DOC$TOOLS:SIXEL_TO_BIN infile  [outfile]

		or

	$ SUBMIT DOC$TOOLS:SIXEL_TO_BIN/PARAM=infile

The advantage of the command procedure is that it provides defaults for
the input file type (.SIX), and output file (infile.BIN). It also
allows wildcards for converting large numbers of files. For example:

	$ SUBMIT DOC$TOOLS:SIXEL_TO_BIN/PARAM="[USER.SCREENS]*.SIX"

SIXEL_TO_BIN is currently installed in the DOC$TOOLS directories on
BOOKIE and REORG. If anyone needs these files on another system, please
contact me and I'll send you instructions.

--Andrew

    Hi,
    
    Are these conversion files available for copying? If they are, could
    someone post their location.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Ruth-Ellen
    

    Copy these files:

	BOOKIE::DOC$TOOLS:SIXEL_TO_BIN.EXE

	BOOKIE::DOC$TOOLS:SIXEL_TO_BIN.COM

    You can substitute REORG for BOOKIE.

    .2 does say "you are welcome to copy these files," but it doesn't give the
    locations explicitly (you probably could've figured them out with close
    reading, but they aren't obvious, 'tis true). 

							-- Nina

    Oops!  Sorry for the omission. As Nina points out, the files are
    available from BOOKIE::DOC$TOOLS:
    
    (Thanks Nina.)
    
    --Andrew

Thanks for the pointer to SIXEL_TO_BIN -- it worked great.

One thing that surprised me is that the BOOKREADER versions of the
menu screens are bigger than the actual screens I captured. (Not a 
problem, just an observation.)

Kathy