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From: Miklos Somogyi
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 15:39
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Sometimes I need a few rgb <--> hsb conversions.
I edit a ps file and ask my trusted Level 2 Adobe
DPS to do the job.
If I need more, I edit more, etc.
Would dearly love to skip editing and have a mini
ps program to prompt me for rgb or hsb and print
the other set.
The problem is that read would not wait for input
on %stdin.

Could someone show me a program segment for any
simple write_prompt - read_answer dialogue?
If not, what's the use of %stdin ?

Miklos
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