Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!tektronix!sequent!mntgfx!chane From: chane@mntgfx.mentor.com (Chane Cullens SPD Engr 526-5267) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo Subject: Re: Wildcards in DPCC pci_cvrt.dat Message-ID: <1989Jan5.105501.189@mntgfx.mentor.com> Date: 5 Jan 89 18:54:58 GMT References: <407017e5.129dc@blue.engin.umich.edu> Organization: Mentor Graphics Corporation, Beaverton Oregon Lines: 54 From article <407017e5.129dc@blue.engin.umich.edu>, by conliffe@caen.engin.umich.edu (Darryl C. Conliffe): > > Anyone using DPCC and employing a ? as a > wildcard in the PCI_CVRT.DAT file? Does > it work for you? > > I'm using dpcc: > dpcc (DOMAIN PC Coprocessor), revision 3.0 88/07/11 > > Another question: does anyone else out there > using DPCC object to the incomplete > support of graphic characters in the IBM > Graphics Printer emulation, or has anyone > noticed? It has been broken since originally > shipped, and R&d (sic) says fixing the printer > emulation is of low priority in the scheme of > things. I think "low priority" means I'm the > only person who complained. Is that so? I'm had some problems with the -pcprint option on the printer offer line. The -pcprint option converts IBM graphics printer control information to postscript (for printing on a postscript printer). If your ouput contains blank "lines" about 15 pixels tall try this dm command on the converted postscript file before you send it to a postscript device. s/% r@n n/@/linepitch -7.992 def@n n@n@/linepitch -12.000 def@n r/ It converts lines such as ---------------------------------------------------------- imagemask restore grstrt grstrtx 429.00 add grstrty moveto r n grstrt save grstrtx grstrty translate 432.00 8 scale ------------------------------------------------------------- to --------------------------------------------------------------- imagemask restore grstrt grstrtx 429.00 add grstrty moveto /linepitch -7.992 def n /linepitch -12.000 def r grstrt save grstrtx grstrty translate 432.00 8 scale ---------------------------------------------------------------- -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Chane Cullens | USENET: chane@mntgfx.mentor.com (503) 526-5267 (day) | UUCP: ...!mntgfx!chane 8500 SW Creekside Place | GENIE: CCULLENS