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Thanks, Jeff I didn't know about "open".
Both preview and the OS X lp command allow printing of the ps file.
-Tom
On Apr 28, 2014, at 12:55 PM, Jeff Sickel wrote:
> Thomas,
>
> You should be able to use one of several options:
>
> open plotfile.ps # should open in Preview.app, allowing convert/save to
> pdf
> /usr/bin/pstopdf
>
> ps2pdf # if you’ve installed ghostscript or other toolchains
>
>
> Don’t forget, you may need to add:
>
> 9 grap plotfile | 9 pic | 9troff -mm | 9 tr2post | 9 psfonts >
> plotfile.ps
>
>
> -jas
>
> On Apr 28, 2014, at 11:23 AM, Thomas <twe...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> Following Steve's lead, I found this works :
>>
>> 9 grap plotfile | 9 pic | 9troff -mm | 9 tr2post > plotfile.ps
>>
>> lp plotfile.ps
>>
>>
>> The OS X lp does not convert postscript.
>>
>> As far as I can see there is no plan9 lp.
>>
>> Thanks, Steve
>>
>> -Tom
>>
>> On Apr 24, 2014, at 2:24 PM, Steve Simon wrote:
>>
>>> I am no p9p expert, but on native plan9 you would do somthing like
>>>
>>> lp -dstdout > plot.ps
>>>
>>> This will generate a postscript version. Again on plan9 this is converted
>>> on the fly by the lp printer subsystem into the apropriate form for your
>>> printer.
>>>
>>> You could add another step to generate a pdf if thats easier. -
>>>
>>> grap plotfile | pic | troff -mm | lp -dstdout | ps2pdf > plot.pdf
>>>
>>> hope this helps.
>>>
>>> -Steve
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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