Hello Gil
On 14-Nov-00, Gil Knutson wrote:
>
> On 13-Nov-00,* Terry Chadban*, of Planet Eros, wrote these Wise Words:
>
>>> ... (Some have using
>>> GhostScript and TurboPrint, but I feel it should be native
>>> and easy to run.
>>
>> Ghostscript has an auxilliary program called 'GhostPrint" ...snip
>>
>> Of course the problem should be addressed at the WB/OS level, but in
>> the meantime surely using GhostPrint might be a reasonable
>> workaround? Just a thought!
>
> If someone could tell me how, I would be more than happy
> to give it a whirl after I finish these report cards and
> my university project paper... : ))
Postscript output involves the following steps:
1. List the fonts used on the page and download them to the printer.
(Must be Type 1).
2. Lay out the page with breaks to fit the paper, so that pictutres are
not chopped in half (this is also needed for non-Postscript printing).
3. Work out where each word goes on the page and send it to the printer
with its coordinates. (A "findfont" command is needed when there is a
change of font).
% simple font test <--- comment
/Helvetica-Oblique findfont <----change of font
72 scalefont setfont <----change font size
100 100 moveto <----coordinates for word(s)
(Hello World) show <----words to print
showpage <----complete the page
4. Work out where the pictures go and how they scale. List the pixels to
the printer.
Step 1 is the hardest, but there is example code in the books, or in the
output files from ProPage etc.
It is up to the browser to work out the positions of the words, size of
type, and size and position of pictures. The hardest thing here is
splitting long pages at the page breaks.
(Those who have PS printers can try copying those lines of PS to par: )
Regards
--
Don Cox
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