Re: [Groff] GROFF: EPS Inclusion: Command line

[Heinz-Jürgen Oertel]

Am Sonntag, 7. August 2005 00:20 schrieb paul:
> Hello,
>
> It has been a white since I used TROFF, however, I am trying my
> best to work with GROFF.  It seems that there are new switches
> and other changes that I am unaware of.  I reviewed all of the
> documentation available, unfortunately the information I require
> is not written yet.  I am doing some revisions on a book
> containing EPS artwork.
>
> My two questions are question are:
>
> 1) At the command prompt, how do I pipe the output to a
> PostScript file without using a pipe
>
> my current command is
>
> c:>groff  -mom -t -p -e -g -G -s -R  1 > dud.ps
>
> I generate a usable PostScript file, however, there must be an
> easier way than piping | or redirecting > .    Is, for example
> gftops,   used otherwise in the output.
>
>
> 2) This may be connected to 1 above.  The current application
> files incorporate artwork in EPS format and are included as
>
> .F+
> figure Eps/1-01.eps
> .F-

The .F+/.F- are PSFIG preprocessor macros to include EPS files.
The default macro used in groff is 
 .PSPIC epsfile.eps

see grops(1) and grodd_tmac(5)

> All I get out in the PostScript file is
>
> figure Eps/1-01.eps
>
> along with the caption.  I am doing something wrong and I bet it
> is with respect to how I am processing the files as above.
>
> I get nearly identical ooutput as the earlier edition with
> exception of the artwork.
>
> Any help on 1 and 2 above would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Cheers
> Paul Mailhot
> 902-454-8111
>
By the way, which groff version are you using?

Heinz