🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: net.text
Article #1173

some troff/graphics questions

#1173
From: Nate Stelton
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1986 19:11
19 lines
1364 bytes
Here are some questions for those of you who are expert troff users.

1.  Is there a conversion program in existence that converts postscript to
troff?  If so, will this handle graphics as well as text.

2.  Are there any picture drawing programs other than pic whose output can be
directly merged into a troff file?  Indirectly (say, via postscript)?

3.  Is there a scanner that can digitize images and send the data to a VAX to
be merged with a troff document?

I'm trying to graphically enhance our troff publishing system, and one way
that seems possible is to use a postscript-compatible drawer and a
scanner like the Microtek MS-300A.  Files could then be created in postscript,
converted to troff, and merged with .so or something.  Am I on the right track,
or am I missing something?  Maybe I don't even need postscript, eh?

                         -etan
Technical Details
Message-ID: <113@tellab5.UUCP>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbatt!ihnp4!tellab5!etan

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbatt!ihnp4!tellab5!etan
From: etan@tellab5.UUCP (Nate Stelton)
Newsgroups: net.text
Subject: some troff/graphics questions
Message-ID: <113@tellab5.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 14-Oct-86 15:11:25 EDT
Article-I.D.: tellab5.113
Posted: Tue Oct 14 15:11:25 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 17-Oct-86 09:50:55 EDT
Reply-To: etan@tellab3.UUCP (Nate Stelton)
Organization: Tellabs, Inc., Lisle, IL
Lines: 19