Announcing new version of macps/prepfix

[edmoy at violet.berkeley.edu]

I've just posted the latest version of macps & prepfix to comp.sources.unix
and comp.sources.mac and it should also be available by anonymous ftp
from sumex-aim.stanford.edu.  Here is a breief description:

Macps is a Unix program that takes an uploaded PostScript file created
on a Macintosh (by typing Command-F at the LaserWriter dialog box) and
includes an appropriately modified LaserPrep file so that the result
can be sent to a PostScript printer from Unix.  Since the Apple
LaserPrep files are copyrighted, I've included a program, prepfix, that
reads version 4.0 and up LaserPrep files, and edits them so that they
are compatible with Unix, and are even electronically mailable.

CHANGES IN VERSION 2.1

Version 2.1 of prepfix uses a safer method for turning on bit-smoothing
for non-Apple printers.  This should get around some of the problems
people have been having with specialized macros in the LaserPreps that
are Apple printer specific.  The -l and -p options in version 1.1 have
been replaced with the single -l option, and the limit on the number
of printers you can specify has been removed.

Also, prepfix removes some other various macros that cause
unpredictable problems, and a problem with Apple LaserWriter II/NTs
(but not other Apple printers).

Version 2.1 macps has several new options.  The -c option allow you to
specify the number of copies to generate (overriding any multiple copy
option that was specified on the Macintosh).  The -d option allows an
alternate directory to look for the macps.config file.  Finally, the -r
(raw) option suppresses the conversion of 8-bit binary into ASCII, and
is useful for some graphics programs that manipulate gray-scale images,
and produce 8-bit binary PostScript output.

Macps will even work with a NeXT laser printer, but (at least the 0.8
version of the operating system) will not do bit smoothing.  Beware,
though, that if you print Macintosh patterns at 400 dpi, they will
look funny.

Edward Moy				Principal Programmer - Macintosh & Unix
Workstation Support Services		Workstation Software Support Group
University of California
Berkeley, CA  94720

edmoy at violet.Berkeley.EDU
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