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From: ralph@nastassia.laas.fr (Ralph P. Sobek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Request for GEM to Postscript
Summary: Yes it does exist and it works
Keywords: GEM, Postscript, mfps, WYSINEWYG
Message-ID: <356@laas.laas.fr>
Date: 26 Apr 89 14:49:10 GMT
References: <534@dutent8.UUCP>
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In article <534@dutent8.UUCP> cacd@dutent8.UUCP writes:
|  Therefore I am desperately seeking for a GEM-file to Postscript
|  converter program. I heard rumors that a 'gem2ps' does exist.

I have `mfps' for Meta-File to PostScript, which generates reasonable
PostScript documents.  The only problem is
	What-You-See-is-NOT-exactly-What-You-Get!
GEM fonts are NOT PostScript fonts!  Text on the printer is not spaced
as it is on the screen, but it's doable.  Either get PostScript font
metric files for GEM, or vice-versa.

If I remember correctly, mfps is a European product, Germany I
believe.  And also it was posted some time ago (before I received
news).  Maybe, somebody has saved the posted version; mines' slightly
older.  

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