I have some questions about use of TeX with PostScript.
On Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 6:51:01 PM UTC-5, ne...@zzo38computer.org.invalid wrote:
I have some questions about use of TeX with PostScript.
I'm not sure I understand your question, but it seems to have more
to do with TeX than with PostScript. You might try asking at tex.stackexchange.com.
luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 6:51:01 PM UTC-5, ne...@zzo38computer.org.invalid wrote:
I have some questions about use of TeX with PostScript.
I'm not sure I understand your question, but it seems to have more
to do with TeX than with PostScript. You might try asking at tex.stackexchange.com.
My question has to do with both TeX and PostScript, which is why I cross-posted to both newsgroups. (I do not use Stack Exchange, nor do I
use Google Groups (although I can see that you do use Google Groups;
maybe Google Groups doesn't have cross-posting).) Maybe someone on comp.text.tex will answer later.
I have some questions about use of TeX with PostScript. One of my
questions is if there is a way to automatically decide which METAFONT
mode is needed based on the contents of the page device dictionary?
When I have something, then I will post it, although my initialquestion
still stands; I want to know if it is even possible to determine it automatically in this way
(assuming that you used -sDEVICE= to select the
proper kind of output device that you are using).
too bad; I can just require it to be specified manually, which I would
allow even if automatic is possible too, anyways.)
In article <1591312531.bystand@zzo38computer.org>, news@zzo38computer.org.invalid says...
I have some questions about use of TeX with PostScript. One of my
questions is if there is a way to automatically decide which METAFONT
mode is needed based on the contents of the page device dictionary?
I don't know what 'METAFONT mode' means, it doesn't have any meaning in PostScript.
And what is 'it' ?
I'm afraid I really don't know what it is you are actually asking. As
luser droog said perhaps you'll have more luck with a TeX news group, I
can't see where PostScript has any bearing on your explanation or
question.
I'm afraid I really don't know what it is you are actually asking. As
luser droog said perhaps you'll have more luck with a TeX news group, I can't see where PostScript has any bearing on your explanation or
question.
As I previously explained, I already did that (I cross-posted). But where PostScript has any bearing on the question is the PostScript page device dictionary, as I mentioned. So, in other words, to answer my question
would probably require a knowledge of both METAFONT (which is usually used with TeX, although it is actually a separate prorgam) and PostScript.
If my question has no answer, that is fine; I can just make it manually specified only; although it may be good to figure it out automatically.
I have some questions about use of TeX with PostScript. One of my
questions is if there is a way to automatically decide which METAFONT
mode is needed based on the contents of the page device dictionary?
My intention is mainly that TeX can be used for text, and then you
can use PostScript for diagrams, but you could also use PostScript
codes to decide how the DVI file is processed in other ways too.
For a diagram, you could for example write \special{(fig1.ps) run}[snip]
When I have something, then I will post it, although my initial question still stands; I want to know if it is even possible to determine it automatically in this way (assuming that you used -sDEVICE= to select the proper kind of output device that you are using). (If not, then it isn't
too bad; I can just require it to be specified manually, which I would
allow even if automatic is possible too, anyways.)
.............................................................. As most
output devices nowadays have resolutions so far in excess of anything
whose dots your eyes can reasonably be expected to resolve, the METAFONT
mode is largely obsolescent: at some stage, TeX distributions set to
some default value like HP LaserJet 600×600 but I think nowadays
METAFONT has a setting called 'modeless' (I may be wrong on this: it's
been many decades since I needed to know, and texmf.cnf is singularly unforthcoming).
People do still use Postscript — some printers still have platemaking equipment whose RIP only accepts Postscript — but most output is now PDF.
A number of popular numeric and drawing packages still apparently produce
EPS output (my old favourite stats package, P-Stat, among them), but
it's easy to convert the EPS to PDF for embedding in a [La]TeX document.
(Is there any version of METAFONT which can produce PK files directly
rather than needing first GF and then converted to PK?)
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