This information is Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems
1. Introduction
1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
ctlmp/ctlconvert_txt EOF request.
1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
Author: Suresh Chandrasekharan
1.3 Date of This Document:
21 August, 2007
4. Technical Description
OVERVIEW
/usr/openwin/bin/ctlconvert_txt is a utility which takes in
text in native single byte CTL locales (ar, he and th_TH) and
convert it into CTL'ised output. The output of ctlconvert_txt
is the actual presentation forms. This is no longer used as
conversion from logical to visual representation is done at
runtime now and we are not interested in storing presentation
forms output by ctlconvert_txt which is not portable. The original
purpose this filter was to provide glyph input into non-PS
printers. mp(1) do have -D/-P option for creating non-PS output
so this is not useful at all now.
/usr/openwin/bin/ctlmp is a print filter used for converting
single byte Arabic and Hebrew flat text file into a simple
PostScript file for possible display or printing. As a part of
print filter consolidation project, we developed multiscript
capable /usr/bin/mp which is able to handle all scripts with
proper configuration files. So far mp was lacking the
configuration file it needed for printing in native Arabic and
Hebrew locales, which justified ctlmp's existence. Now we are
providing configuration files for these single byte locales
also, as a result ctlmp is proposed to be removed.
4.12. Dependencies:
Depends on the fix for "4771193 s10_build21 & s9ur2_build8:
Arabic text does not print correctly" integrated into Solaris Nevada.
INTERFACE STABILITY AND RELEASE BINDING
There is no notable imported interfaces. The following are the exported
interfaces:
Interface Stability Reference
/usr/openwin/bin/ctlmp obsolete
/usr/openwin/bin/ctlconvert_txt obsolete
4.6. Doc Impact:
Man page
/usr/openwin/share/man/man1/ctlmp.1
will be removed.
EOF announcement in s10u5. (According to
file:///net/benet.sfbay/benet/S10U5/Schedule/U5schedule.draft5
s10u5 GA 11/14/07)
EOF execution - Nevada
6. Resources and Schedule
6.4. Steering Committee requested information
6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name:
G11N
6.5. ARC review type: FastTrack
6.6. ARC Exposure: open
