TRANSCRIPT

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 6 March 91
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NAME

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.

AUTHOR

Adobe Systems Incorporated

NOTES

POSTSCRIPT is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
TRANSCRIPT is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

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