man mgp2ps () - mgp2ps

NAME

mgp2ps - generate PostScript file from MagicPoint file

SYNOPSIS

mgp2ps [-cirtV] [-f psfile] [-p papersize] [-x xmargin] [-y ymargin]mgpfile

DESCRIPTION

mgp2ps

is a converter from MagicPoint file mgpfile to PostScript file. If -f option is specified, PostScript will be generated to psfile . Otherwise, printed to the standard output.

If there exists foo.eps corresponding to foo.gif (or whatever), the encapsulated PostScript file will be included to the PostScript file instead.

The following options are available:

-c
Generate color PostScript file (experimental). By default will generate monochrome postscript file.
-i
Paint inside icon symbols.
-r
Stack the paper in reverse order.
-V
Be verbose.
-f psfile
Pathname to put the PostScript output.
-p papersize
papersize specifies the size of the paper to be used. a3 , a4 , a5 , b5 , A3 , A4 , A5 , B5 , letter , legal , ledger , tabloid , statement , executive , folio , quarto and 10x14 are available. Default size is a4 .
-x xmargin
-y ymargin
xmargin and ymargin specifies length of the margin area around the edge of the paper.
-t
Use truetypefont instead of psfont (ASCII font only).
-e
Specify encodings. At this moment, "iso-8859-1", "latin1", "iso-8859-2" "and latin-2" are supported as encodings.
-m
emulate "%pause" directive.
-X engine
Do not use rendering engine, specified by engine . engine can be only FreeType so far.

SEE ALSO

mgp()

HISTORY

mgp2ps

was created so that Kazu Yamamoto could submit his tutorial document to the committee of Internet Week '97.