Date correction, should be 21 September, 2007
Suresh Chandrasekharan wrote:
> 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
>
