ruck@reef.cis.ufl.edu (John Ruckstuhl) (04/15/91)
I would like to print some PostScript documents double-sidedly. If there is a PostScript page-eject command, I'd guess there is a simple awk or perl solution which can extract odd (or even) pages for me to print. Then of course I can restock my LaserWriter's feed tray and print the opposite sides. Since I know nothing of PostScript, I hoped some reader of this newsgroup might be kind enough to provide a solution. BTW, I do know that I can get odd/even from a dvi-file with dvi2ps. Also, I did look for an FAQ posting, but didn't find one in this newsgroup. Thank you, ruck. -- John R Ruckstuhl, Jr ruck@alpha.ee.ufl.edu Dept of Electrical Engineering ruck@cis.ufl.edu, uflorida!ruck University of Florida ruck%sphere@cis.ufl.edu, sphere!ruck
gfreeman@csadfa.cs.adfa.oz.au (Graham Freeman) (04/18/91)
ruck@reef.cis.ufl.edu (John Ruckstuhl) writes: > > I would like to print some PostScript documents double-sidedly. > If there is a PostScript page-eject command, I'd guess there is a simple > awk or perl solution which can extract odd (or even) pages for me to > print. Then of course I can restock my LaserWriter's feed tray and > print the opposite sides. I would suggest including the following PostScript at the head of your file, to print the even numbered pages: %! % Even pages /oldshowpage /showpage load def /showpage { 0 begin /PageNo PageNo 1 add def PageNo 2 mod 0 eq {oldshowpage}{erasepage} ifelse end }bind def /showpage load 0 1 dict dup /PageNo 0 put put and this at the head to print only the odd pages: %! % Odd pages /oldshowpage /showpage load def /showpage { 0 begin /PageNo PageNo 1 add def PageNo 2 mod 0 eq {erasepage}{oldshowpage} ifelse end }bind def /showpage load 0 1 dict dup /PageNo 0 put put These fragments redefine the "showpage" operator to erase or show the alternate pages. Graham Freeman
clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Chris Lewis) (04/19/91)
In article <28017@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> ruck@reef.cis.ufl.edu (John Ruckstuhl) writes: >I would like to print some PostScript documents double-sidedly. >If there is a PostScript page-eject command, I'd guess there is a simple >awk or perl solution which can extract odd (or even) pages for me to >print. Then of course I can restock my LaserWriter's feed tray and >print the opposite sides. Psxlate from psroff 3.0 has an option to do this. Provided that the file conforms to the Adobe Document Structuring Convention. Psroff 3.0 should be coming out in comp.sources.unix about now. -- Chris Lewis, Phone: (613) 832-0541, Internet: clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca UUCP: uunet!mitel!cunews!latour!ecicrl!clewis; Ferret Mailing List: ferret-request@eci386; Psroff (not Adobe Transcript) enquiries: psroff-request@eci386 or Canada 416-832-0541. Psroff 3.0 in c.s.u soon!