Utility: xras2ps

Syntax

xras2ps {imagefile} {-h} {-p} {-f} {-v}
    {-n copies} {-m margin}
    {-b bottom_margin} {-t top_margin}
    {-l left_margin} {-r right_margin}

Description

Create PostScript output from a Fire image file.

Parameters

• imagefile
  The Fire image file to be translated. If this is omitted, input will be taken from stdin. PostScript output is directed to stdout.

Switches

• -b bottom_margin
  The required bottom margin size (in millimeters). The default is 5, or the margin value (-m) if included. bottom_margin must be an integer.

• -f
  Draw a black frame around the image. If imagefile is a Fire menu image file, the menu matrix lines are also drawn.

• -g
  Output a color image file in greyscale form. The default behavior is to produce color output.

• -h
  Print on-line help details on stderr.

• -l left_margin
  The required left margin size (in millimeters). The default is 20, or the margin value (-m) if included. left_margin must be an integer.

• -m margin
  The required margin size on all sides (in millimeters). The defaults are left 20, right 5, top 5 and bottom 5. margin must be an integer.

• -n copies
  Number of copies. The default is 1.

• -p
  Display in portrait. The default is landscape.

• -r right_margin
  The required right margin size (in millimeters). The default is 5, or the margin value (-m) if included. right_margin must be an integer.

• -t top_margin
  The required top margin size (in millimeters). The default is 5, or the margin value (-m) if included. top_margin must be an integer.

• -v
  Invert all pixels in the image.

Required

• mxheader.ps - A PostScript header file to be included in the output. The directories $MXSITE and $MXSYS/etc are searched for its existence. Users can customize by copying it from $MXSYS/etc to $MXSITE and making any site specific changes there, for example to handle paper tray selection.

Notes

Error messages are directed to stderr.

The image will be centered within the area enclosed by the margins.

The PostScript output conforms to Adobe Encapsulated PostScript Version 2.0. Files which conform to this standard conventionally have the extension .epsf

Fire image files are created by the command rasdump, or by other utility programs and translators.

Examples

xras2ps myrast.ras | lpr

xras2ps -p -r 10 -t 20 -b 20 myrast.ras >myrast.epsf

xras2ps mymenu.ras -f | lpr

See Also