Re: [Groff] groff postscript output rotated 90 degrees in for a 4 x 2.5 inch label?

[Clarke Echols]

I use:

   groff -t -P-l <filename>

to print a groff file containing tables in "landscape" format so it
appears 90-degrees from normal "portrait" orientation.

I produce a document in two "columns", right- and left-hand pages
side-by-side on an 8-1/2-inch by 11-inch paper.  Works fine for me.

Clarke


On 06/08/2014 06:01 PM, Mike Bianchi wrote:
> I just don't seem able to get this right.
>
> I want to create a Postscript file with the text turned 90 degrees from
> horizontal.
>
>
> I define
>          .ll 4.0i
>          .pl 2.5i
>          .po 0
>           I format a simple label that looks just fine in Letter sized displays.
>
> I want to
>          crop the Postscript to 4 x 2.5 inches
>          rotate it 90 degrees
>          Look at it with  gv(1)  and then send it to my Dymo label printer.
>
> I have the label printer working, so I think this should work:
>
>          tmpfile=/tmp/xxx
>          groff  file >${tmpfile}
>          psnup  -w4in  -h2.5in  -l  ${tmpfile} >${tmpfile}2
>          gv  ${tmpfile}2
>
>
> If I make the 3rd line
>
>          psnup                  -l ${tmpfile} >${tmpfile}2
>
> and I get the label, but not rotated.
>
> I've also tried using
>
>          pstops  '0L'  ${tmpfile} >${tmpfile}2
>
> but again, no output.
>
> Oddly
>
>          pstops  '0V'  ${tmpfile} >${tmpfile}2
>
> produces the expected vertical reflection.
>
>
>          Any suggestions?
>
>          Is there a way to do the rotation _within_ groff?
>
> (I know about the  pic  "aligned" hack,
> but that seems to be useful only for simple unformatted text.
> I would need to rotate an entire groff diversion.)
>
>
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