F2PS(1)                  USER COMMANDS                    F2PS(1)



NAME
     f2ps - Fig to Postscript translator

SYNOPSIS
     f2ps [ -f font ] [ -s size ] [ -e scale ] [ -N  ][  -c  ]  [
     input_file [ output_file ] ]

DESCRIPTION
     _F_2_p_s translates fig output format (in  _i_n_p_u_t__f_i_l_e  into  the
     postscript   language   (in   _o_u_t_p_u_t__f_i_l_e  ).   The  default
     _i_n_p_u_t__f_i_l_e and _o_u_t_p_u_t__f_i_l_e are standard input  and  standard
     output.

     The _f_o_n_t should be font that your printer knows about.   The
     unit  of  _s_i_z_e (font size) is point.  There are 72 points in
     an inch.  The upper limit for _s_i_z_e is 300  points  (about  4
     inches).   _S_c_a_l_e  will  also be applied to _s_i_z_e. The default
     value of _f_o_n_t, _s_i_z_e and _s_c_a_l_e are Times-Roman, 11 points and
     1 respectively.  The -c option tells f2ps to center the fig-
     ure on the page.  The centering may not be accurate if there
     are  texts  in  the  _i_n_p_u_t__f_i_l_e  that extends too far to the
     right of other objects.  The option  -N  indicates  that  no
     page printing command (showpage) is to be appended after the
     figure. This ensures that when the  output  is  used  as  an
     included  illustration,  it  won't untimely skip the rest of
     the page.  However you can not print it  by  itself  on  the
     printer.

     Objects (except text) which are created  in  _f_i_g  while  the
     dash-line mode was on will be produced with dashed line even
     though they may be drawn with solid line in _f_i_g.

SEE ALSO
     fig(1).

AUTHOR
     Supoj Sutanthavibul (supoj@sally.UTEXAS.EDU),
     University of Texas at Austin,
     November 13, 1986.
















Sun Release 4.1    Last change: 29 March 1988                   1