roar@stud.cs.uit.no (Roar Steen) (09/19/90)
In article <1990Sep18.154558.22825@idt.unit.no> halvard@solan1.solan.unit.no (Halvard Halvorsen) writes: >how do I do this ??? > >what I need is dump on a file as my color-postscriptprinter ( QMS ) >is not on the net - I have tried > > xwd -root | xpr -device ps -compact >xd.ps > >but this produced b/w output. It seems like xpr is b/w only (?). > >Also a friend of mine suggested something like > > xwd | xtoxim | ximtops > xd.ps > >So I copied the code for xtoxim/ximtops but the make for ximtops crashed . > >So any of you G.O.D's ( Gurus on Duty ) now how to do this ??? > >Halvard. > > Why don't you use the pbm+ package? With this package you can use: xwd -root | xwdtoppm | ppmtops > dump.ps which produces a color postscript file. If you don't have the pbm+ package, it is available at our site on anonymous ftp (hpserv1.uit.no in pub/graphics/src) -- //// Roar Steen // N-9000 TROMSOE, NORWAY / /// Computer Science Department // Phone : + 47 83 44051 // // University of Tromsoe // Telefax: + 47 83 44580 /// / NORWAY // Email: roar@staff.cs.uit.no ////