PAINTPS

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Updated: 23 April 1986
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NAME

paintps - Convert MacPaint document into PostScript

SYNOPSIS

paintps file
paintps [ -d ] [ -#<n> ] [ -P<printer> ] file

DESCRIPTION

Paintps translates a MacPaint document, uploaded from a Macintosh via macget (local), into the PostScript language. It can also spool output to maclaser (local) for printing on a LaserWriter or other PostScript device.

If the output of paintps hasn't been redirected or piped, then paintps automatically spools the output to the LaserWriter.

Note that the resulting PostScript file requires certain function definitions that aren't normally present on the LaserWriter. Therefore, the output of paintps must eventually be printed using "maclaser" instead of, for example, "lpr -Plw".

The order of command line arguments is not important, except that the options must precede the filename. The available command line options are:

-d: Specifies Draft Mode. This turns off the smoothing function for graphics. This option is of dubious usefulness since the smoothing overhead is small.
-#<n>: Specifies n copies should be printed.
-P<printer>: Specifies the printer to be used as the output device.

UPLOADING MACPAINT FILES TO UNIX

You may use the command

% macget -d

to upload MacPaint files from the Macintosh to UNIX. See macget(local) for more information.

DIAGNOSTICS

If the LaserWriter produces an error page saying "/md undefined", this probably means you spooled the output with lpr instead of maclaser.

AUTHOR

Brian H. Powell, The University of Texas at Austin

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