Re: cut marks in macro packages

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From: Shoe
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 1984 20:15

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> Go ahead and kludge the macro packages.  Cut marks are useless on
> any printer that uses sheets instead of roll paper.

Not exactly true. If you don't have ditroff and do have a Symbolics
Laser Graphics Printer, the filter that converts CAT magic cookies
to LGP magic cookies ("catlgp") demands the presence of cut marks
to decide when to eject to a new page.

(Not my fault, I didn't write it! (How does the Imagen software handle
this?))

-- 
Mark Shoemaker					/dev/shoe
...!pur-ee!pucc-k:acu				mas@purdue

Fear is our greatest limiter....

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