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TRANSCRIPT - Programs for accessing POSTSCRIPT printers
DESCRIPTION
The TRANSCRIPT package is a suite of UNIX programs that enables UNIX
systems to access state-of-the-art POSTSCRIPT printers. The package
transforms UNIX documents and graphics files into POSTSCRIPT format.
The POSTSCRIPT language is a device-independent programming language
and print file format for describing the appearance of printed pages.
POSTSCRIPT documents can combine text, graphics, line art, and scanned
images for printing on raster devices. POSTSCRIPT files will print
without modification on any POSTSCRIPT printer.
The TRANSCRIPT package includes translator filters for common UNIX
document file formats like troff, ditroff, and plot. It also includes
filters for "line-printer" listings, Diablo 630 print files, and
Tektronix 4014 files. TRANSCRIPT software is fully integrated into the
spooling architecture, and includes the communications filters
necessary to print job banner pages, do page accounting, and perform
full RS232 communication with a POSTSCRIPT printer.
The following filters are provided with TRANSCRIPT. See the
appropriate manual page for each filter for more details.
enscript
Convert plain text files into POSTSCRIPT format. Fonts,
headings, and limited formatting options may be specified, as
well as spooling options.
ps4014 Convert Tektronix 4014 graphics terminal commands into
POSTSCRIPT format.
ps630 Convert Diablo 630 word-processing file into POSTSCRIPT format.
psplot Convert UNIX plot(1) format file into POSTSCRIPT format.
pslpr Reverse page order and/or select specified pages in POSTSCRIPT
format file. Pslpr also provides other document management
services, such as font downloading, downloading of other
resources such as procsets, and handling of printer-specific
features. It is similar in function to psdman, but is invoked
by the user, so the user has more control over things like from
where fonts and resources are obtained. These services are
provided for documents that conform to the Document Structuring
Convventions. See the pslpr(8) manual page for a more complete
description of this filter and its various functions.
psnup Print multiple virtual pages in POSTSCRIPT format file, for
documents that conform to the Document Structuring Conventions.
See the psnup(8) manual page for a more complete description of
this filter and its various functions.
psroff Convert [di]troff(1) input into POSTSCRIPT format. This is
actually a shell script. See the psroff(1) manual page for more
information.
ptroff Convert [o]troff(1) input into POSTSCRIPT format. This is
actually a shell script. See the ptroff(1) manual page for more
information.
pscomm The program that performs serial communication with the
POSTSCRIPT printer. This is normally invisible to the casual
user. See the pscomm(8) manual page for a more complete
description.
psdman The TRANSCRIPT document manager. Invoked by psinterface (System
V), or psint.sh (BSD) to process print files. Calls enscript to
convert text files to POSTSCRIPT, if necessary. psdman is
normally invisible to the user, and is not intended to be
invoked in a command line. Psdman performs document management
functions such as page reversal (if desired), font downloading,
other resource downloading, and handling of printer-specific
features, for documents that conform to the Document Structuring
Conventions. See the psdman(8) manual page for a more complete
description.
FILES
/usr/lib/transcript
Most data files for the TRANSCRIPT package can be found in this
directory.
SEE ALSOenscript(1), ps4014(1), ps630(1), psplot(1), pslpr(1), psroff(1),
ptroff(1)psnup(1),psdman(1), psfonts(1), pssymbols(1), pscat(1), psdit(1),
pscomm(8), postscript(7)AUTHOR
Adobe Systems Incorporated
NOTES
POSTSCRIPT is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
TRANSCRIPT is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Adobe Systems 6 March 91 TRANSCRIPT(1)
