NAME

TRANSCRIPT − Programs for accessing  POSTSCRIPT printers

DESCRIPTION

The TRANSCRIPT package is a suite of UNIX programs that enables UNIX systems to access state-of-the-art POSTSCRIPT printers.  The package transforms UNIX documents and graphics files into POSTSCRIPT format.  The POSTSCRIPT language is a device-independent programming language and print file format for describing the appearance of printed pages. POSTSCRIPT documents can combine text, graphics, line art, and scanned images for printing on raster devices.  POSTSCRIPT files will print without modification on any POSTSCRIPT printer.  The TRANSCRIPT package includes translator filters for common UNIX document file formats like troff, ditroff, and plot. It also includes filters for ”line-printer” listings, Diablo 630 print files, and Tektronix 4014 files. TRANSCRIPT software is fully integrated into the spooling architecture, and includes the communications filters necessary to print job banner pages, do page accounting, and perform full RS232 communication with a POSTSCRIPT printer.  The following filters are provided with TRANSCRIPT.  See the appropriate manual page for each filter for more details. 

enscript Convert plain text files into POSTSCRIPT format. Fonts, headings, and limited formatting options may be specified, as well as spooling options. 

ps4014 Convert Tektronix 4014 graphics terminal commands into POSTSCRIPT format. 

ps630 Convert Diablo 630 word-processing file into POSTSCRIPT format. 

psplot Convert UNIX plot(1) format file into POSTSCRIPT format. 

psrev Reverse page order and/or select specified pages in POSTSCRIPT format file. 

psroff Convert [di]troff(1) input into POSTSCRIPT format.  This is actually a shell script.  See the psroff(1) manual page for more information.

ptroff Convert [o]troff(1) input into POSTSCRIPT format.  This is actually a shell script.  See the ptroff(1) manual page for more information.

pscomm There are a set of filters that are integrated into the spooling environment.  These are normally invisible to the casual user.  See the pscomm(8) manual page for a more complete description of these filters and their various functions.

FILES

XPSLIBDIRX
Most data files for the TRANSCRIPT package can be found in this directory. 

SEE ALSO

enscript(1), ps4014(1), ps630(1), psplot(1), psrev(1), psroff(1), ptroff(1)
psfonts(1), pssymbols(1), pscat(1), psdit(1), pscomm(8), afm(7), postscript(7)

AUTHOR

Adobe Systems Incorporated

NOTES

POSTSCRIPT is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. 
TRANSCRIPT is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. 

Adobe Systems  —  Last change: 14 July 87