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88 lines
2.5 KiB
Groff
.\" SCCSid = "@(#)macps.1 2.2 10/24/89"
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.TH MACPS 1 "24 Oct 1989"
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.UC 4
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.SH NAME
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macps \- print Macintosh-created PostScript file on Unix
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B macps
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[
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\-c copies
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]
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[
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\-d directory
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]
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[
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\-r
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]
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[
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file
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]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.I Macps
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takes the command-line file (or the standard input if no filename is given),
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and prepends the appropriate Macintosh LaserPrep file (e.g., those generated
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by
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.IR prepfix (1)).
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The standard output can then be directed to a PostScript printer, via
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.IR lpr (1),
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for example.
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.PP
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The input PostScript file is generated on a Macintosh by typing (and holding)
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Command-F immediately after clicking the OK button of the LaserWriter printer
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dialog box.
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Another dialog will appear, confirming that a file named ``PostScript'' is
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being created (the Command-F keys can be released now).
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.PP
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Depending on the application, the created PostScript file can be found in the
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System Folder, the application folder or the top level of the disk.
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This file can then be uploaded via some file transfer program, such as
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MacTerminal/VersaTerm and
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.IR macget (1)
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or MacKermit/Red Ryder and
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.IR kermit (1).
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.PP
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Normally, you would specify the number of copies in the LaserWriter
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print dialog box on the Macintosh.
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However, you can override that after uploading the PostScript file by
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specifying the
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.B \-c
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option, followed by the number of copies.
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.PP
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The file
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.B macps.config
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specifies the mapping between the internal LaserPrep name and the actual
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file it resides in.
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This file is normally located in the lib subdirectory from which
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.I macps
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was called from.
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The
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.B \-d
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option allow you to specify an alternate directory in which the
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.B macps.config
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file can be found.
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.PP
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Most Macintosh applications produce normal ASCII PostScript files.
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However, some graphics programs that manipulate gray-scale images will
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produce PostScript files that contain 8-bit binary data.
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Since
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.I macps
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normally converts this binary data, these PostScript file will not work
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properly.
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The
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.B \-r
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(raw) option suppresses this binary conversion.
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(Note: Depending on how the printer is physically connected, it may not be
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able to handle 8-bit binary data properly, and results may be disappointing.)
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.SH FILES
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.TP "\w'lib/macps.config 'u"
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lib/macps.config
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maps ProcSet ids to LaserPrep filenames
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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lpr(1), macget(1), kermit(1), prepfix(1)
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.SH BUGS
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.I Macps
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only works with version 4.0 and up of the Macintosh LaserPrep files.
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Because of the way bit smoothing is implimented by the LaserWriter driver,
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some PostScript printers other than the Apple LaserWriters may not be able to
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bit smooth.
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