Xref: utzoo comp.unix.questions:6287 comp.lang.postscript:389 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!think!ames!pacbell!pbhyf!kjk From: kjk@pbhyf.PacBell.COM (Ken Keirnan) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.lang.postscript Subject: Re: images in Postscript Message-ID: <3039@pbhyf.PacBell.COM> Date: 26 Mar 88 16:24:52 GMT References: <1157@pembina.UUCP> Reply-To: kjk@pbhyf.PacBell.COM (Ken Keirnan) Distribution: na Organization: Pacific * Bell, San Ramon, CA Lines: 63 In article <1157@pembina.UUCP> franco@alberta.UUCP (Franco Carlacci) writes: > > Here's my Problem: > > The troff facility at our installation can generate > Pstscript code. I have raster image which I would > like to include in my text. Is there pre-processor > somewhere out there that will allow my to include > my image. I have a program which can convert the > raster to Postscript code but I have no idea how to > merge this code with the one produce by troff. Any > help would be appreciated. > > Franco Franco, since you didn't mention what text formatter you are using and by what method you are generating PostScript output, I offer the following: There was a "ditroff" preprocessor called "psfig" posted to the net a while back that allows inclusion of PostScript figures (designs, images, etc.) and passthrough of PostScript code fragments to achieve special effects. The package is excellent, but (as of the time it was posted) only works with the "psdit" ditroff to PostScript translator which is part of Adobe's TransScript package, AND (a big and) requires access to the psdit source code, AND (another big one) requires AT&T's Documentors Work Bench (DWB) 2.0 or equivilant (the formatter must recognize the "\X" escape). If you are using TeX, I remember some mention of a macro package being available from the psfig authors to accomplish the same effect as psfig, but I don't remember any details. I don't have the Adobe TransScript package, but I am currently using psfig with "devps", another ditroff to PostScript postprocessor from Pipeline Associates in New York. I had to write a pre-postprocessor Rube Goldberg program to go between ditroff and devps, and the result is usually acceptable, but as soon as I get the source to devps I'll do a real job of it. In fairness to Pipeline Associates, I should mention that their product already has capabilities for inclusion of PostScript figures and PostScript code passthrough, but it isn't quite as elegant as psfig (In my opinion). I apologize for not having the e-mail address for the authors of psfig, but perhaps the following will help: Ned Batchelder* and Trevor Darrell Computer and Information Science Department University of Pennsylvania 200 South 33rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 * Neds current address: Digital Equipment Corporation 129 Parker Street PK03-1/K90 Maynard, MA 01754 Perhaps someone else on the net can give you more information. Ken Keirnan -- -------- Ken Keirnan -- Pacific Bell -- {ihnp4,sun,ames,pyramid}!pacbell!pbhyf!kjk