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Date:      Sun, 26 Jan 2014 13:41:16 -0700 (MST)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        Gary Aitken <freebsd@dreamchaser.org>
Cc:        FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: ps problem
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1401261331160.29800@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <52E55D4F.8060803@dreamchaser.org>
References:  <52E55D4F.8060803@dreamchaser.org>

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On Sun, 26 Jan 2014, Gary Aitken wrote:

> I'm trying to debug a duplex printing issue with my printer.
> I've got cups installed.

Gah.  That might introduce other problems, I don't know.

> 1.0 setgray

1.0 is white, 0 is black.

> /Times-Roman findfont
> 60 scalefont
> setfont
> newpath
> 100 200 moveto
> (This is page (1).)

The paren operator defines a string.  Also, escaping parens inside the 
string with a backslash is a good idea. But after defining a string, it 
just sits on the stack unless you draw it to the page with show:

   (This is page \(1\).) show

After drawing everything on a page, the showpage operator prints the 
page, and then you can begin on the second page, which should also be 
followed by a showpage.

ps2pdf from ghostscript is handy for debugging without burning through 
paper.



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