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From: don@zardoz.coral.COM (Don Dewar)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Xwindow to color PostScript converter needed
Message-ID: <9102271209.AA09832@zardoz.coral.com>
Date: 27 Feb 91 12:09:57 GMT
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) Return-Path: <uunet!expo.lcs.mit.edu!xpert-mailer>
) Date: Friday, 22 Feb 1991 14:48:26 EST
) From: Edward Greer <uunet!mitvma.mit.edu!RS0XEG%ROHVM1.BITNET>
) Organization: Rohm and Haas Company
) Subject: Xwindow to color PostScript converter needed
) Newsgroups: alt.graphics.pixutils,comp.graphics,comp.windows.x
) Sender: uunet!expo.lcs.mit.edu!xpert-request
) To: xpert@expo.lcs.mit.edu
) 
) I need something which will capture an Xwindow and turn it into color
) PostScript, preferably encapsulated color PostScript.  I have all kinds
) of great visualization tools running under X, but I can't figure out how
) to make COLOR hardcopy to my handy network color printers.
) 
) I'm running AIX 3.0 (X11R3) on an IBM RS/6000.
) Please reply by email, not by posting. I don't usually read all these
) groups.
) 
) Thanks,
) 
) Ed Greer
) 
) 

First you need pbmplus.  Then you should be able to do...

xwd | xwdtoppm | ppmtops > psfile

window dump to portable pixmap to postscript file.

I don't have a color postscript printer, so I could not test this, but
it should work

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