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Conference 7.286::atarist

Title:	Atari ST, TT, & Falcon
Notice:	Please read note 1.0 and its replies before posting!
Moderator:	FUNYET::ANDERSON

Created:	Mon Apr 04 1988
Last Modified:	Tue May 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1433
Total number of notes:	10312

1049.0. "View PS/Mono monitor" by CECV03::J_GRAMOLINI () Thu Jan 10 1991 15:21

    Hello:
    
    I am wondering if anyone knows of a program for the ST that allows
    one to view Postscript files on screen.  I am also posting
    this question in the Postscript Conference.
    
    Also, I am looking to pick up a used Monochrome monitor for the ST.
    I was hoping to not have to spend much money (<$100). Anyone looking
    to lose a mono monitor for the ST?
    
    You can mail, or call DTN 249-1452.
    
    Thanks

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1049.1	One bizarre but effective way	PRNSYS::LOMICKAJ	Jeffrey A. Lomicka	`Thu Jan 10 1991 20:04`	30
	Here's one way to do it. - Install PSPRINT on your VAX at work. (This involves a revenue PAK, but you may already have it. It's primarily for printing color PostScript on an LJ250. Try HANNAH::POSTSCRIPT_PRINTING conference.) - Install WHACK on your Atari ST (topic 3, this conference, or see PRNSYS::USER2:[LOMICKAJ.HOBBY.ST]WHACK.TXT.) - In GLOBAL SET-UP, change "sixel window width" to 1275 and height to 1650 pixels. Then "save_current_settings". This is an 8.5x11 sheet at 150DPI. I hope you have enough memory for this. - Dial up your VAX using a modem. Log in. It works best if you enable SSU sessions. - PSPRINT/ATTACH=LA75 filename.PS When the file selector appears, press "CANCEL". Your postscript file will start to appear (slowly) on the screen. You will get one of these for each page. use ALT-SPACE to toggle between VT200 and SIXEL windows. Known bug - the screen isn't cleared between pages. I'm not sure why. Also, 150DPI of the LA75 is twice the resolution of the Atari display, so you will have to scroll around in the bitmap quite a bit, as the pixels are all twice as large as they should be.
1049.2	More details	PRNSYS::LOMICKAJ	Jeffrey A. Lomicka	`Thu Jan 10 1991 20:15`	10
	- The screen isn't cleared beacause it only prints sixels to the "end of sixel line". I could work around this in Whack by interpreting a sixel newline as a clear to end-of-line. - If you preface your file with PRNSYS::USER2:[LOMICKAJ.HOBBY.ST]HALFSIZE.PS, you won't have as much trouble scrolling around, but it will be harder to read. $ PSPRINT/ATT=LA75 halfsize.ps,yourfile.ps
1049.3	pswhack.com & related files	REGENT::LOMICKA	Roy Lomicka	`Tue Jan 22 1991 08:39`	28
	Here are my tools for displaying PostScript with Whack; also DECterm. They consist of PostScript files and command procedures to invoke PSPRINT with your file in combination with various prefixes. The prefixes are fairly robust - clear to end of line problem and others are solved. The basic command is @PSWHACK yourfile REGENT::USER$C:[LOMICKA.PUBLIC.PS_TOOLS]PSWHACK.COM;3 3 18-APR-1990 15:08:15.49 (RWED,RWED,RE,RE) REGENT::USER$C:[LOMICKA.PUBLIC.PS_TOOLS]PSWHACK.PS;10 6 1-JAN-1991 01:45:23.15 (RWED,RWED,RE,RE) REGENT::USER$C:[LOMICKA.PUBLIC.PS_TOOLS]PSWHACKL.COM;4 3 19-APR-1990 02:37:22.66 (RWED,RWED,RE,RE) REGENT::USER$C:[LOMICKA.PUBLIC.PS_TOOLS]PSWHACKL.PS;9 6 19-APR-1990 03:18:04.26 (RWED,RWED,RE,RE) REGENT::USER$C:[LOMICKA.PUBLIC.PS_TOOLS]PSWHACKLEND.PS;3 3 19-APR-1990 03:17:58.65 (RWED,RWED,RE,RE) REGENT::USER$C:[LOMICKA.PUBLIC.PS_TOOLS]PSDECTERM.COM;3 3 18-APR-1990 17:27:56.23 (RWED,RWED,RE,RE) REGENT::USER$C:[LOMICKA.PUBLIC.PS_TOOLS]PSDECTERM.PS;30 6 24-APR-1990 16:27:25.12 (RWED,RWED,RE,RE) REGENT::USER$C:[LOMICKA.PUBLIC.PS_TOOLS]PSDECTERMA4.COM;1 3 24-APR-1990 15:05:10.66 (RWED,RWED,RE,RE) REGENT::USER$C:[LOMICKA.PUBLIC.PS_TOOLS]PSDECTERML.COM;1 3 24-APR-1990 10:47:46.97 (RWED,RWED,RE,RE) REGENT::USER$C:[LOMICKA.PUBLIC.PS_TOOLS]PSDECTERML.PS;5 3 24-APR-1990 11:27:35.73 (RWED,RWED,RE,RE)