CCMARIE@uqvax.decnet.uq.oz (Marie Bultreys) (06/01/90)
Help! I am trying to implement a spooler for an APS PostScript Page Image Processor connected to an APS-6/70s Laser Imager. The spooler (running on a VAX 8550 with VMS) will append a small strip of text to each job to identify the owner and list the amount of paper used (needed for charging purposes). My problem is twofold: I want to know how much bromide (in millimetres or inches) has been consumed by each job, and I want to print my banner strip on a separate page, but taking up as little paper as possible (i.e. defined with a short X-axis?) Is this possible? As far as I am aware, PostScript interpreters maintain a pagecount for you, but what exactly is a page when you have continuous bromide paper? Also, how do I redefine page size so that my banner segment doesn't use up a full A4 page say? This is my first encounter with PostScript and so I would appreciate any thoughts, suggestions, etc from you old-hands out there. Thanks, Marie Marie Bultreys Prentice Computer Centre The University of Queensland Qld 4072 Australia E-mail: ccmarie@uqvax.decnet.uq.oz.au
glenn@heaven.woodside.ca.us (Glenn Reid) (06/03/90)
In article <13346@uqvax.decnet.uq.oz> CCMARIE@uqvax.decnet.uq.oz (Marie Bultreys) writes: >My problem is twofold: I want to know how much bromide (in millimetres or >inches) has been consumed by each job, and I want to print my banner strip >on a separate page, but taking up as little paper as possible (i.e. defined >with a short X-axis?) On most typesetters with variable-sized film, there is a special operator called "setpageparams" that is available in "statusdict" that will let you set the page dimensions to whatever you like. You should get a hold of the printer manual from the manufacturer (the one that has PostScript details); that should tell you how to use it, although it can be a bit confusing. >As far as I am aware, PostScript interpreters maintain a pagecount for you, >but what exactly is a page when you have continuous bromide paper? It counts the number of times "showpage" was called. I doubt you can modify it, since the page count is supposed to be inviolable.... Glenn Reid