bill@sunquest.UUCP (Bill Raves) (01/04/91)
I think this subject has come up before but it seems to just dribble
away - it has to do with the feasibility of implementing an X server
that drives a Postscript device. Some advantages:
- a mechanism for suitably equipped clients to produce hardcopy
documents as well as normal crt images
- higher resolution
- minimal client-side modifications
What are the potential problem areas? Some that I can envision:
- drawing primitives which assume a readable frame buffer
(e.g. Copy{Area, Plane}, {Get, Put}Image)
- mapping X fonts to Postscript fonts
- mapping X rasterops to Postscript painting operators
Would you anticipate any problems with a server that has no input
devices or cursors?
How about a "window manager" that interacts with a print spooler,
breaks windows into numbered pages, dumps out page decorations?...
Does this sound feasible?
Has anyone attempted or is anyone attempting to do this?
Is this a good project to hire out (we have minimal X server,
Postscript experience) ?
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