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Article #2285Re: Meaning of pagecount with continuous paper?
From: Glenn Reid
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 1990 03:45
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 1990 03:45
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In article <13346@uqvax.decnet.uq.oz> CCMARIE@uqvax.decnet.uq.oz (Marie Bultreys) writes: >My problem is twofold: I want to know how much bromide (in millimetres or >inches) has been consumed by each job, and I want to print my banner strip >on a separate page, but taking up as little paper as possible (i.e. defined >with a short X-axis?) On most typesetters with variable-sized film, there is a special operator called "setpageparams" that is available in "statusdict" that will let you set the page dimensions to whatever you like. You should get a hold of the printer manual from the manufacturer (the one that has PostScript details); that should tell you how to use it, although it can be a bit confusing. >As far as I am aware, PostScript interpreters maintain a pagecount for you, >but what exactly is a page when you have continuous bromide paper? It counts the number of times "showpage" was called. I doubt you can modify it, since the page count is supposed to be inviolable.... Glenn Reid
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!snorkelwacker!apple!decwrl!adobe!heaven!glenn From: glenn@heaven.woodside.ca.us (Glenn Reid) Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript Subject: Re: Meaning of pagecount with continuous paper? Message-ID: <179@heaven.woodside.ca.us> Date: 3 Jun 90 03:45:17 GMT References: <13346@uqvax.decnet.uq.oz> Reply-To: glenn@heaven.UUCP (Glenn Reid) Organization: Skyline Press, Woodside CA Lines: 20