kevin@xilinx.UUCP (Kevin Kelleher) (02/01/89)
I am looking for a program which will convert Postscript to
HP-GL for output on a HP Laserwriter II. I would prefer a
'C' program for a Sun-3, but will take almost anything.
Much Thanks
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In article <834@xilinx.UUCP>, kevin@xilinx.UUCP (Kevin Kelleher) writes: > I am looking for a program which will convert Postscript to > HP-GL for output on a HP Laserwriter II. I would prefer a > 'C' program for a Sun-3, but will take almost anything. I would also like to have one that would work with the subset of HP-GL supported by the new HP Deskjet printer. --jim
federico@actisb.UUCP (Federico Heinz) (02/02/89)
In article <834@xilinx.UUCP> kevin@xilinx.UUCP (Kevin Kelleher) writes: >I am looking for a program which will convert Postscript to >HP-GL for output on a HP Laserwriter II. I would prefer a >'C' program for a Sun-3, but will take almost anything. I don't think you'll find such a thing (but if somebody has written it and wishes to share it, you've got my address!). Mapping the powerful PostScript functionality to the rather poor HPGL syntax would be a nightmare (if possible at all). I think your best bet is to take the PD version of PostScript that's floating around and write the raster ops needed for the Laserjet (you mean Laserjet, didn't you? The LaserWriter is from Apple, and PostScript is it's native language). Maybe somebody has done it already, but I haven't seen it. In any case, I don't think it makes sense to go from PostScript to HPGL. -- Federico Heinz "I can resist anything but temptation" -- Oscar Wilde From Europe: ...!mcvax!unido!tub!actisb!federico From elsewhere: ...!uunet!pyramid!/
tif@cpe.UUCP (02/03/89)
Written 3:22 pm Jan 31, 1989 by xilinx.UUCP!kevin in cpe:comp.sources.w >I am looking for a program which will convert Postscript to >HP-GL for output on a HP Laserwriter II. Who isn't?
tif@cpe.UUCP (02/07/89)
Written 5:17 am Feb 2, 1989 by actisb.UUCP!federico in cpe:comp.sources.w >In article <834@xilinx.UUCP> kevin@xilinx.UUCP (Kevin Kelleher) writes: >>I am looking for a program which will convert Postscript to >>HP-GL for output on a HP Laserwriter II. I would prefer a >>'C' program for a Sun-3, but will take almost anything. >In any case, I don't think it makes sense to go from PostScript to HPGL. It makes perfect sense to all of us that have Laserjets and wish we had Postscript. I too would be thrilled to have something like this land in my mailbox. I have the PD Postscript for anybody willing to try. (It's big, but looks flexible. I'm sure it's not impossible.) Paul Chamberlain Computer Product Engineering, Tandy Corp. {killer | texbell}!cpe!tif