Manual page for TRANSCRIPT(1)
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 ALSO
enscript(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.
Created by unroff & hp-tools.
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Last modified 11/5/97
