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In article <1992Nov23.094436.9529@fys.ruu.nl>, walsteyn@fys.ruu.nl 
	(Fred Walsteijn) writes:> 
If you have access to a Unix system running GhostScript ("gs")
> and the PBM tools then you might try the following script:
> ------------------------------------------------------
> #
> # the GhostScript file "pstoppm.ps" must reside in the 
> # same directory as this file !!!
> #
> gs -dNODISPLAY -q pstoppm.ps > /dev/null <<%EOF
> ($1:r)ppm24run
> quit
> %EOF
> ppmquant 256 $1:r.ppm | ppmtopict > $1:r.pict 
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Store this in an executable file named "pstopict"; put it in your 
> "bin" directory and convert your ps file using the command:   
>   pstopict yourfile.ps
> The script will create the file yourfile.pict, which may resemble
> the ps original (ha-ha).

As far as I know, ppmtopict only creates a 72dpi image of the ppm file.
Unfortunately, this is fixed and not adjustable. If someone, or the author
if he is reading this) would care to correct this so that the output was
300dpi, those of us with QuickDraw printers would be eternally greatful.

There is a workaround (that I have not tried yet) and that is to add the
line "scale 4 4" to your postscript and then resize the PICT image to 
25% once you have it on the mac. You should get an image around 300dpi.
As I said, a ppmtopict program that does this directly would be preferable.

> Transfer the file to your Mac in binary mode and set the file's creator
> and type; or use CAP with a sensible extension mapping.

If you have ghostscript and the pbmtools installed, you might like to try
ps2eps-mac (vers 1.1) for UNIX based systems. It is available from sumex
in the /info-mac/unix directory I beleive. This creates an eps with
embedded pict file in macbinary format. Once transferred to the 
mac it can be read into WORD 5 (not 4 or below unfortunately). You then
have a low-resolution PICT for the screen (72dpi) and embedded post-
script for printing on a postscript printer. Any annotating performed
on the PICT file is also added to the postscript. The picture may be
resized etc. without any loss in picture quality. A great application
for importing postscript output into a word document.

Richard
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