Nice tricks! Some day when I run out of idiotic OTT projects, I'll probably try to modernise DWB3.3 <https://github.com/n-t-roff/DWB3.3> the way Gunnar Ritter modernised Heirloom Troff. Expect to see picasso(1) like you've never seen him before. ;-)
On Sun, 27 Jan 2019 at 09:11, Robert Thorsby <rob...@thorsby.com.au> wrote: > On 27/01/19 02:02:52, Mircea Hossu wrote: > > If the text "GROFF and Friends" was initially a standalone image > > which was stacked on top of another image, it seems like it's exactly > > the goal. Would it be possible to share how you achieved this, i.e. > > how to "wrap a bitmap in custom Postscript code"? Even if it's > > manually tedious, it would be ok. Also, if it uses any kind of > > non-standard operators, it would be useful to know what the > > limitations are, for example, if you have to use specifically the > > GhostScript program to convert PS->PDF, etc. > > [Sorry for including such a large attachment -- it is an actual invoice > with the address details substituted]. > > Is the attached something like what you are trying to achieve. > > The letterhead is boilerplate text. The invoice details are > automatically inserted from a database using a bash script. The > watermark image is an EPS file inserted via the .PSPIC request (hence > the size of the attached file). > > The "PAID" stamp is pure postscript (and *very* kludgy). The defined > string "I*N*V*P*D" triggers it's insertion. If the .ds is null then the > stamp is not inserted and the text "This invoice has been paid in full" > is replaced with instructions on how to make payment. > > The only problem I had when creating the template was that the > automatic placement of the "PAID" stamp is into a static location. Of > course, it's location may be altered manually but I have no need to do > so because that section of the invoice contains no substantive detail. > > I found that inserting text is much better done with postscript code > than creating an image. > > Once again, sorry for the large file. > > Robert
