laser-lovers@uw-beaver (laser-lovers) (02/07/84)
From lee@Rochester.ARPA Mon Feb 6 15:19:51 1984 The following company claims that they (will) have a product that does troff for the 9700. Textware Intl. PO Box 14 Harvard Square Cambridge, MA 02238 (617)UNI-TEXT Somehow they were able to take the 9700 internals class. I don't know anything about them other than this. =lee
laser-lovers@uw-beaver (laser-lovers) (02/07/84)
From bukys@Rochester.ARPA Tue Feb 7 12:51:56 1984 "Image Network", a subsidiary of "Greater Capital Corporation", 1633 Bayshore Highway, Suite 239, Burlingame, CA 94010 415-921-2114 claims to have a version of troff which runs with Xerox 2700, QMS 1200, Xerox 8700 or Xerox 9700 laser printers, or APS-5 or Compugraphic 8600 typesetters. You can buy the software or you can send them your documents and get hardcopy back. This is all from a relatively old blurb; I don't really know anything about the company.
laser-lovers@uw-beaver (laser-lovers) (02/08/84)
From bnevin@BBN-UNIX Tue Feb 7 13:22:20 1984
Textware International offers a typesetting service for UNIX/TROFF users who do
not have their own typesetting equipment. Brent Byer of Textware International
has developed a front end for TROFF, named TPLUS, that talks to a variety of
output devices. The aim of this package is the same as that of DITROFF,
namely, to enable users to produce either typeset output or pseudo-typeset
review copy on devices other than the CAT phototypesetter. For example, Brent
has recently been developing a module of TPLUS that enables us to preview
TROFF output on a BBN BitGraph terminal. (Unfortunately, market status and
availability of the BitGraph terminal are currently up in the air.) Another
module is for Xerox laser printers--I am not certain which models. He has had
some cooperation from Xerox, according to both him and the local Xerox rep,
Michelle Daigle.
I have used TPLUS on a Spinwriter, a VT100, and a BitGraph, and it has
performed well. The problems have been with my understanding of TROFF, of
BBN's tmac.e macro package, and of the command options of TPLUS. Here is the
UNIX-style "manual page" for the TPLUS package:
TPLUS *NIX Programmer's Manual TPLUS
NAME
tplus - troff post-processor for variety of devices
SYNOPSIS
tplus [ option ] ... [ file ]
DESCRIPTION
Tplus processes the named file, assumed to be TROFF(1)
output, for printing on a variety of common devices.
Options are provided to take advantage of the targeted
device's features, either for producing typeset output for
publication, or, for previewing the eventual phototypeset
output.
If no file argument is present, the standard input is read.
The options are:
-ddefault The default is intended to be a nickname,
representing a set of default initial conditions
in a configuration database. A record labeled
default is sought in a file named `.tplusrc'.
When found, associated specifications will be
taken for output device, scaling, font mappings,
device attributes, etc. These defaults can be
overridden, or amended, using specific TPLUS
command options, below.
-hN Scale the placement of output horizontally by N
percent.
-vN Scale the placement of output vertically by N
percent.
-nN Produce native mode output-within words,
character spacing is based on the actual widths,
not those used by TROFF. If specified, N limits
native mode to output of size N points; N may
also be a range of sizes, N-M.
-olist Output only those pages whose page numbers
(relative 1) appear in the comma-separated list
of numbers and ranges. A range N-M means pages N
through M; an initial -N means from the beginning
to page N; and a final N- means from N to the
end.
-sN Stop every N pages. TPLUS will halt prior to
every N pages (default N=1) to allow paper
loading or changing. After halting, TPLUS will
send a bell to the terminal, and await a newline
before continuing.
-cname Process the commands in file name.tpc; therein,
Textware International PO Box 14 Harvard Square
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02238 Telephone (617) UNI-TEXT
TPLUS *NIX Programmer's Manual TPLUS
among others, will be substitute commands
indicating the mapping of TROFF fonts to those of
the targeted output device. For example,
targeting output for a daisy-wheel printer,
substitute | dsyps, UNDER | TI
substitute | dsyps, UNDER, RIBBON | TI, 140
requests that TROFF output in the italic typeface
(TI) be underlined, and, if the size is 14 points
or greater, it is to be printed in red.
Likewise, all features of the output devices are
accessible.
-fname Output will be placed in the named file; default
is standard output.
EXAMPLE
For publication-quality output on a daisy-wheel printer:
$ troff ... | tplus -dpubdsy
FILES
/usr/lib/tplus/.tplusrc default configuration file
/usr/lib/tplus/tpclib/*.tpc command files
/usr/lib/tplus/ddev device driver modules
/usr/lib/tplus/fdev/*.tpf font files
SEE ALSO
Nroff/Troff User's Manual
Tplus User's Manual
Textware International PO Box 14 Harvard Square
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02238 Telephone (617) UNI-TEXT