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m2ps(1)


NAME

  m2ps - Converts text in Mule internal code to PostScript format


SYNOPSIS

  m2ps [options] <infile> outfile


OPTIONS

  -ps file
      Uses the specified file as a header for PostScript output. The default
      header file is /usr/i18n/mule/lib/mule/$VERSION/etc/m2ps.ps.

  -dpi num
      Specifies the resolution of the output device.  The default value is
      300.

  -fs num
      Specifies FontScale in points. The default value is 10.

  -lp num
      Specifies LinePitch in points.  The default value is 14.

  -ml num
      Specifies the number of lines on a page.	The default value is 56.

  -tm num
      Specifies TopMargin in points.  The default value is 800.

  -lm num
      Specifies LeftMargin in points.  The default value is 30.

  -sm Indicates that your PostScript printer has limited memory.

  -bm Indicates that your PostScript printer has a large memory.  This is the
      default.

  -a4 Indicates A4 paper size.	This is the default.

  -us Indicates US-LETTER paper size.

  -ver
      Shows the version number of m2ps software.

  -server font_server
      Uses the specified font server. Refer to the xfs(1X) referent page for
      information about font servers.

  -bdf path
      Uses the specified path to find the bdf.tbl file that maps leading
      codes to their associated fonts. The default path is
      /usr/i18n/mule/lib/mule/$VERSION/etc/bdf.tbl.


OPERANDS

  infile
      Specifies the file containing text in mule *internal* code.

  outfile
      Specifies the file containing the output PostScript program.


DESCRIPTION

  The m2ps command converts text encoded in Mule internal code (called
  *internal*) to a PostScript file that can be printed.	 To handle text not
  coded in *internal* code, you first have to convert the code to *internal*.
  You can use the coco command to perform this code conversion.
  Alternatively, you can run the any2ps program to do both jobs (convert the
  code to *internal* and also generate the PostScript file).

  Our implementation of the m2ps command is derived from software supplied by
  the Free Software Foundation. However, the original code, written by
  Ken'ichi Handa of the Electrotechnical Laboratory in Japan, uses BDF files
  that are available for public domain fonts. BDF files are not available for
  fonts supplied with the Tru64 UNIX product. Therefore, our implementation
  of m2ps uses the X font server, along with a table (bdf.tbl), to obtain
  printing information.

  Each line of the bdf.tbl file maps a leading code value to a font name. A
  line contains 2 columns, separated by a colon (:), for the leading code
  value and font name, respectively. You can modify the file if you want m2ps
  to use different fonts for one or more of the leading codes.


FILES

  /usr/i18n/mule/lib/mule/$VERSION/etc/m2ps.ps
      PostScript header file

  /usr/i18n/mule/lib/mule/$VERSION/etc/demo.ps
      Sample PostScript file created by m2ps.  The original file is in mule's
      documentation directory.

  /usr/i18n/mule/lib/mule/$VERSION/etc/bdf.tbl
      Table that maps leading codes to font names.


SEE ALSO

  Commands: any2ps(1), coco(1), mule(1), xfs(1X)

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