[net.micro.att] Epx update

tet@uvaee.UUCP (Thomas E. Tkacik) (02/21/86)

There has been much response about getting epx, an nroff postprocessor
for driving epson compatible printers.  Most of this has been about trying
to get Bruce Townsend's program for creating nroff driver tables.  It
seems that without the need for that program, most people have let it
disappear with all of the other net.stuff.

I have therefore asked Bruce to repost it, and was told that he will send
his program to the mod.sources moderator.  You will then be able to get it
from there, (eventually).

In the mean time, if you wish to use epx, go ahead.  The default nroff
driver table will give you most of the features of epx, including all
of the greek  characters.  Only a few of the special characters will not
be available.  These include the bracket building characters, (your equations
will not look as good they can.)  But you need not wait to make the
driver table tabepson before using epx.

				 Tom Tkacik
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tet@uvaee.UUCP (Thomas E. Tkacik) (02/22/86)

In earlier postings refering to epx, (an nroff postprocessor for epson
compatible printers), I said that a new nroff driver table was required
and built with a program written by Bruce Townsend.  This is not the only
way for new nroff driver tables to be constructed.

Epx was originally written for an ATT 7300, which does not have the program
for building newdriver tables.  Bruce's program seemed the only way to make
one.  It appears that people using other systems are also interested in epx.

The unix system you are using may have the ability to make new driver tables
already.  Before asking me where Bruce's table program can be found, please
check to see that you do not already have some means for building the required
driver table, (it may be there).

I am sorry about confusion caused by the statements I made previously.
Of course if you have an ATT 7300, or other computer without the required
program, Bruce Townsend's program is the only way I know of to make the
driver table.

				 Tom Tkacik
	...decvax!mcnc!ncsu!uvacs!uvaee!tet