[comp.sys.apollo] Wildcards in DPCC pci_cvrt.dat

conliffe@caen.engin.umich.edu (Darryl C. Conliffe) (12/24/88)

Anyone using DPCC and employing a ? as a
wildcard in the PCI_CVRT.DAT file?  Does
it work for you?

I'm using dpcc:
dpcc (DOMAIN PC Coprocessor), revision 3.0 88/07/11

Another question: does anyone else out there
using DPCC object to the incomplete
support of graphic characters in the IBM
Graphics Printer emulation, or has anyone
noticed?  It has been broken since originally
shipped, and R&d (sic) says fixing the printer
emulation is of low priority in the scheme of
things.  I think "low priority" means I'm the
only person who complained.  Is that so?
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 Darryl C. Conliffe  conliffe@caen.engin.umich.edu  (313) 721-6069
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chane@mntgfx.mentor.com (Chane Cullens SPD Engr 526-5267) (01/06/89)

From article <407017e5.129dc@blue.engin.umich.edu>, by conliffe@caen.engin.umich.edu (Darryl C. Conliffe):
> 
> Anyone using DPCC and employing a ? as a
> wildcard in the PCI_CVRT.DAT file?  Does
> it work for you?
> 
> I'm using dpcc:
> dpcc (DOMAIN PC Coprocessor), revision 3.0 88/07/11
> 
> Another question: does anyone else out there
> using DPCC object to the incomplete
> support of graphic characters in the IBM
> Graphics Printer emulation, or has anyone
> noticed?  It has been broken since originally
> shipped, and R&d (sic) says fixing the printer
> emulation is of low priority in the scheme of
> things.  I think "low priority" means I'm the
> only person who complained.  Is that so?

I'm had some problems with the -pcprint option on the printer
offer line.  The -pcprint option converts IBM graphics printer
control information to postscript (for printing on a postscript
printer).  If your ouput contains blank "lines" about 15 pixels
tall try this dm command on the converted postscript file 
before you send it to a postscript device.

s/% r@n n/@/linepitch -7.992 def@n n@n@/linepitch -12.000 def@n r/

It converts lines such as 

----------------------------------------------------------
imagemask restore grstrt grstrtx 429.00 add grstrty moveto
 r
 n

grstrt save grstrtx grstrty translate 432.00 8 scale
-------------------------------------------------------------

to
---------------------------------------------------------------
imagemask restore grstrt grstrtx 429.00 add grstrty moveto
/linepitch -7.992 def
 n
/linepitch -12.000 def
 r

grstrt save grstrtx grstrty translate 432.00 8 scale
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