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.ds dQ /usr/lib/postscript .TH POSTBGI 1 "DWB 3.2" .SH NAME .B postbgi \- PostScript translator for .SM BGI (Basic Graphical Instructions) files .SH SYNOPSIS \*(mBpostbgi\f1 .OP "" options [] .OP "" files [] .SH DESCRIPTION .B postbgi translates .SM BGI (Basic Graphical Instructions) .I files into PostScript and writes the results on the standard output. If no .I files are specified, or if .OP \- is one of the input .IR files , the standard input is read. The following .I options are understood: .TP 0.75i .OP \-c num Print .I num copies of each page. By default only one copy is printed. .TP .OP \-f name Print text using font .IR name . Any PostScript font can be used, although the best results will only be obtained with constant width fonts. The default font is Courier. .TP .OP \-m num Magnify each logical page by the factor .IR num . Pages are scaled uniformly about the origin, which by default is located at the center of each page. The default magnification is 1.0. .TP .OP \-n num Print .I num logical pages on each piece of paper, where .I num can be any positive integer. By default .I num is set to 1. .TP .OP \-o list Print pages whose numbers are given in the comma-separated .IR list . The list contains single numbers .I N and ranges .IR N1\-\|N2 . A missing .I N1 means the lowest numbered page, a missing .I N2 means the highest. .TP .OP \-p mode Print .I files in either \*(mBportrait\fP or \*(mBlandscape\fP .IR mode . Only the first character of .I mode is significant. The default .I mode is \*(mBportrait\fP. .TP .OP \-w num Set the line width used for graphics to .I num points, where a point is approximately 1/72 of an inch. By default .I num is set to 0 points, which forces lines to be one pixel wide. .TP .OP \-x num Translate the origin .I num inches along the positive x axis. The default coordinate system has the origin fixed at the center of the page, with positive x to the right and positive y up the page. Positive .I num moves everything right. The default offset is 0 inches. .TP .OP \-y num Translate the origin .I num inches along the positive y axis. Positive .I num moves everything up the page. The default offset is 0 inches. .TP .OP \-E name Set the character encoding for text fonts to .IR name . Requesting .I name means include file .MI \*(dQ name .enc \f1. A nonexistent encoding file is silently ignored. The default selects file .MR \*(dQ/Default.enc . .TP .OP \-L file Use .I file as the PostScript prologue. .br The default is .MR \*(dQ/postbgi.ps . .PP Three options allow insertion of arbitrary PostScript at controlled points in the translation process: .TP 0.75i .OP \-C file Copy .I file to the output file; .I file must contain legitimate PostScript. .TP .OP \-P string Include .I string in the output file; .I string must be legitimate PostScript. .TP .OP \-R action Requests special .I action (e.g., .MR manualfeed ) on a per page or global basis. The .I action string can be given as .IR request , .IM request : page\f1\|, or .IM request : page : file\f1\|. If .I page is omitted or given as 0, the request applies to all pages. If .I file is omitted, the request lookup is done in .MR \*(dQ/ps.requests . .PP .B postbgi can handle .SM STARE (black and white) and .SM PRISM (color) .SM BGI jobs. By default plots are rigidly scaled to fill the page, which produces the good results for most .SM STARE jobs. .SM PRISM jobs typically fill regions with colors, and often require device specific tuning to produce acceptable results. Adding the .MW \-P"/prism\ true\ def" option is strongly recommended when .B postbgi is translating .SM PRISM jobs. .br .ne 7v .SH EXAMPLES For most .SM STARE jobs, .EX postbgi \f2file .EE gives good results, while .EX postbgi \-P"/prism true def" \f2file .EE is recommended when translating .SM PRISM jobs. .SH DIAGNOSTICS A 0 exit status is returned if .I files were successfully processed. .SH BUGS The default line width is too small for write-white print engines, like the one used by the PS-2400. Several .SM BGI opcodes have not been implemented. .SH FILES .MW \*(dQ/postbgi.ps .br .MW \*(dQ/forms.ps .br .MW \*(dQ/ps.requests .SH SEE ALSO .BR dpost (1), .BR postdaisy (1), .BR postdmd (1), .BR postio (1), .BR postmd (1), .BR postprint (1), .BR postreverse (1), .BR posttek (1), .BR psencoding (1)