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Lwf converts ASCII text files to PostScript.
It has been tested on the Apple LaserWriter/LaserWriter+ and the NEC
Silentwriter LC-890. Most of the processing is done on the host
rather than on the printer. The name "lwf", perhaps poorly chosen, stands
for "LaserWriter Filter".
There may be a couple of minor Berkeley-isms in the program (see the
routine setup()) and it is somewhat Unix dependent (eg., popen(), /bin/pr
are expected). The output conforms to the Adobe 2.0 file structuring
conventions. The program is set up to use the (fixed-width) Courier font.
If you use another font you'll have to modify the mapping table in lwf.c.
I can't recommend a proportional font for this purpose.
The distribution includes the following files:
README This file
Makefile
lwf.c LaserWriter filter to convert ASCII text to PostScript
range.c Routine to check if a number is in a given range
lwf.man Manual page for lwf
prologue Default PostScript support file
Please check the Makefile and the configurable #defines in lwf.c.
Check if the man page needs to be revised for your environment.
You can then proceed with 'make install'.
If you come across any bugs, including nonconformance to Adobe 2.0, or
make any changes you'd like to share please send mail to me rather than
posting to the net.
Enjoy.
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Barry Brachman | {ihnp4!alberta,uw-beaver,uunet}!
Dept. of Computer Science| ubc-vision!ubc-csgrads!brachman
Univ. of British Columbia| brachman@grads.cs.ubc.cdn
Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1W5 | brachman%ubc.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa
(604) 228-4327 | brachman@ubc.csnet
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Changes by Greg Lee, 10/88:
(1) I eliminated the prologue file by printing out the contents
directly in lwf.c (don't like unnecessary library files hanging
around). Added supported point sizes 14, 16, 18.
(2) Added support for printing Japanese language text.
(3) Additional files:
kfont.c routines for accessing kanji font k14.snf
(adapted from the X11, R2 font compiler, by Ralph Swick)
k14.snf (not included)
kanji font for kterm, from X11, R2
ktest sample file with Japanese text (= a posting in gnu.emacs.gnus)
X.h various .h files from the X11, R2 distribution
Xmd.h
Xproto.h
Xprotostr.h
fc.h
font.h
fontstruct.h
misc.h
os.h
servermd.h
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Greg Lee, lee@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu
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