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Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript

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tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Jul 2015 01:15:44 +0000 (UTC), JohnF wrote:
> 
>> Maybe psresize from the psutils package,
>>    http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/psutils.htm
>> (note that poster can also just resize).
>> Or maybe one of the other psutils? -- still not precisely
>> sure what you want.
> 
> Resizing is not my focus. In psutil terms, I'm after a *-to-ps service,
> where * might be .doc or .rtf or .jpg or .png or .pdd or .html or ... ,
> and size is to be carefully preserved (not increased or reduced).
> 
> And I've pretty much found one in Windows PRINT API, if I  print "to FILE:"
> using a suitable PostScript printer.
> 
> What's "suitable" mean? In my case, capable of dealing with sheets of size
> up to 17" x 11" (landscape tabloid, aka ledger, size).
> 
> My environment: Windows currently (not Mac, nor OS/2, nor Linux).
> 
> My question: is it immaterial which tabloid PS printer driver I use? Are
> the drivers for HP CLJ 8500, for HP CLJ 9500, as good as any other? Or is
> there a driver for some fancy Agfatronic, or Apple, or Fiery, or IBM color
> laser printer that's far better (and, if so, in what way)?
> 
> Thanks for the opportunity to clarify my requirement. Cheers, -- tlvp

Sorry for my misunderstanding -- I totally didn't get what you were
after, but now I get it (I think I get it:) after your clarification.
And I have zero explicit knowledge, but sounds to me like that printer
driver can't be doing much more than putting a postscript wrapper
around more-or-less binary/raster/whatever-formatted content. If you
can google the general postscript code for that, you can probably
control the wrapper parameters more directly, and get output exactly
to your liking.
-- 
John Forkosh  ( mailto:  j@f.com  where j=john and f=forkosh )

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Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-07-02 21:52 -0400
  Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript JohnF <john@please.see.sig.for.email.com> - 2015-07-03 02:29 +0000
    Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-07-03 20:11 -0400
      Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript JohnF <john@please.see.sig.for.email.com> - 2015-07-04 01:15 +0000
        Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-07-04 01:24 -0400
          Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript JohnF <john@please.see.sig.for.email.com> - 2015-07-05 02:41 +0000
            Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-07-05 01:13 -0400
  Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript Martin Leese <please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID> - 2015-07-03 11:48 -0600
    Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-07-03 20:22 -0400
  Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript Wilfried <Wilfried@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-07 13:14 +0200
    Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-07-07 20:48 -0400
      Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript Michael Unger <spam.to.unger@spamgourmet.com> - 2015-07-08 17:05 +0200
        Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-07-08 20:19 -0400
      Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript Wilfried <Wilfried@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-09 14:59 +0200
        Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript Wilfried <Wilfried@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-09 16:50 +0200
          Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-07-09 18:33 -0400
            Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript Wilfried <Wilfried@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-10 13:26 +0200
              Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-07-10 21:16 -0400
        Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-07-09 18:36 -0400
    Re: Q.: Windows -- converting a tabloid file to PostScript tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-07-08 20:48 -0400

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