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From: jv@mh.nl (Johan Vromans)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac PostScript through a multi-page filter
Message-ID: <4490@mhres.mh.nl>
Date: 26 Mar 90 20:40:56 GMT
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Reply-To: Johan Vromans <jv@mh.nl>Johan Vromans <jv@mh.nl>
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In-reply-to: jv@mhres.mh.nl's message of 20 Mar 90 18:36:52 GMT


In article <4470@mhres.mh.nl> jv@mh.nl (That's Me) wrote:

> I'm trying to run PostScript output, generated on a Macintosh
> (MS-Word 4) through a multi-page PostScript filter (JGreely's
> "up" package).
> I transferred the PostScript output to my Unix box, added the
> LaserPrep info, but it doesn't work. The first page (with two
> small pages on it) comes out fine, and the remaining pages are
> filled with something mirrored and enlarged.

Finally I've got it working, and I did it as follows:

Each page of postscript output in a Mac generated document is
contained between a 'op' and 'cp' pair of operators. The former starts
the page, the latter closes it, and prints it out.
The multi-page filter gets its job done, if it inserts the remapping
commands immediately after the 'op' operator.
Each non-printing 'cp' (mostly preceded by the parameters F and T)
should be replaced by "pm restore". E.g. to map two pages on one
physical page:

	...
	%%Page: ? 1
	op
	<mapping instructions for left page>
	<code for page 1>
	pm restore	<was: F T cp>
	...
	%%Page: ? 2
	op
	<mapping instructions for right page>
	<code for page 2>
	F T cp		<left intact>
	... 
	etc

Well, maybe it helps someone...

	Johan
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