franco@alberta.UUCP (Franco Carlacci) (03/26/88)
Here's my Problem:
The troff facility at our installation can generate
Pstscript code. I have raster image which I would
like to include in my text. Is there pre-processor
somewhere out there that will allow my to include
my image. I have a program which can convert the
raster to Postscript code but I have no idea how to
merge this code with the one produce by troff. Any
help would be appreciated.
Francoron@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie) (03/26/88)
Trevor Darrell wrote a program called psfig that does this. It uses the passthrough option to ditroff and you need to make a small hack to psdit (the adobe ditroff driver) to make it work. -Ron
kjk@pbhyf.PacBell.COM (Ken Keirnan) (03/27/88)
In article <1157@pembina.UUCP> franco@alberta.UUCP (Franco Carlacci) writes: > > Here's my Problem: > > The troff facility at our installation can generate > Pstscript code. I have raster image which I would > like to include in my text. Is there pre-processor > somewhere out there that will allow my to include > my image. I have a program which can convert the > raster to Postscript code but I have no idea how to > merge this code with the one produce by troff. Any > help would be appreciated. > > Franco Franco, since you didn't mention what text formatter you are using and by what method you are generating PostScript output, I offer the following: There was a "ditroff" preprocessor called "psfig" posted to the net a while back that allows inclusion of PostScript figures (designs, images, etc.) and passthrough of PostScript code fragments to achieve special effects. The package is excellent, but (as of the time it was posted) only works with the "psdit" ditroff to PostScript translator which is part of Adobe's TransScript package, AND (a big and) requires access to the psdit source code, AND (another big one) requires AT&T's Documentors Work Bench (DWB) 2.0 or equivilant (the formatter must recognize the "\X" escape). If you are using TeX, I remember some mention of a macro package being available from the psfig authors to accomplish the same effect as psfig, but I don't remember any details. I don't have the Adobe TransScript package, but I am currently using psfig with "devps", another ditroff to PostScript postprocessor from Pipeline Associates in New York. I had to write a pre-postprocessor Rube Goldberg program to go between ditroff and devps, and the result is usually acceptable, but as soon as I get the source to devps I'll do a real job of it. In fairness to Pipeline Associates, I should mention that their product already has capabilities for inclusion of PostScript figures and PostScript code passthrough, but it isn't quite as elegant as psfig (In my opinion). I apologize for not having the e-mail address for the authors of psfig, but perhaps the following will help: Ned Batchelder* and Trevor Darrell Computer and Information Science Department University of Pennsylvania 200 South 33rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 * Neds current address: Digital Equipment Corporation 129 Parker Street PK03-1/K90 Maynard, MA 01754 Perhaps someone else on the net can give you more information. Ken Keirnan -- -------- Ken Keirnan -- Pacific Bell -- {ihnp4,sun,ames,pyramid}!pacbell!pbhyf!kjk
kg@elan.UUCP (Ken Greer) (03/27/88)
From article <1157@pembina.UUCP>, by franco@alberta.UUCP (Franco Carlacci): > > The troff facility at our installation can generate > Pstscript code. I have raster image which I would > like to include in my text... The inclusion of PostScript images *and* bitmap graphic images is fully supported by an enhanced diTroff package called EROFF from: Elan Computer Group, Inc. 410 Cambridge Avenue, Suite A Palo Alto, CA 94306 415-322-2450 -- Ken Greer Elan Computer Group, Inc. {ames,hplabs}!elan!kg 415-322-2450
brianc@daedalus (Brian Colfer) (03/29/88)
In article <1157@pembina.UUCP> franco@alberta.UUCP (Franco Carlacci) writes: > > Here's my Problem: > > The troff facility at our installation can generate > Pstscript code. I have raster image which I would > like to include in my text. Is there pre-processor > somewhere out there that will allow my to include > my image. I have a program which can convert the > raster to Postscript code but I have no idea how to > merge this code with the one produce by troff. Any > help would be appreciated. Franco, there are several products which will do the job you specified. The one I use is postsc. It does a very nice job of converting dvi to postscript. There are several easy commands to include bitmaped images, postscript programs, or perform basic operations like rotation, and changing ink levels. Devps does an excellent job also but I have very limted experience with it. There is a preprocessor out of U. of Penn. called psfig. Psfig works with transcript which comes from Adobe. Eroff is another popular postprocessor (like postsc and devps) I have almost no experience with it so I don't know if it will do your job. If you want info on these products devps, eroff and Adobe are usually advertised in trade journals (UNIX/World, UNIX Review). I can send you more info on Postsc (address, man page, phone number). If you want ... just drop me a line. BPC =============================================================================== : UC San Francisco : brianc@daedalus.ucsf.edu Brian Colfer : Dept. of Lab. Medicine : ...!ucbvax!daedalus.ucsf.edu!brianc : PH. 415-476-2325 : brianc@ucsfcca.bitnet ===============================================================================
dag@auc.UUCP (Daniel Gibson ) (04/05/88)
I am trying to learn postscript and am looking for some good sources as well as any books out there that can be helpful. In the Atlanta University Center there are 3B15's implementing unix. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank-you Daniel Gibson
ron@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie) (04/07/88)
Of course, the official books are the three Adobe books, the Postscript Cookbook and Tutorial (BLUE), the Postscript Reference Manual (RED), and the new book on writing postscript (GREEN). These are published by Addison Wesley. In addition there is a book out called something like "Understanding Postscript" which seemed to be reasonable as well. -Ron