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.\" Id: dpsexec.man,v 6.1 1994/05/18 23:21:36 asente Exp $
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.TH DPSEXEC 1 __vendorversion__
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dpsexec \- Display PostScript Executive
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.B \-display \fIname\fR
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.B \-drawable \fIwindowId\fR
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is a Display PostScript program that
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allows the user to interact directly with the PostScript
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interpreter through a command interface.
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reads lines of text from standard input and passes each line to
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the PostScript interpreter for execution.
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It creates a window that displays the results of graphics operations as
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exits when end of file is reached on standard input, or when
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the user types "quit<return>", which executes
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executes the PostScript
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operator before it accepts any user input.
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This operator puts the PostScript interpreter in "interactive
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executive" mode so that the user can control the interpreter
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In this mode, the PostScript interpreter supports certain line-editing
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functions and prompts the user when it is ready to execute more input.
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See section 2.4.4, "Using the Interpreter Interactively,"
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of the \fIPostScript Language Reference Manual, Second Edition,\fR
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for detailed information on this mode of operation.
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specifies the display on which to open a connection to the Display
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PostScript system. If no display is specified, the
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DISPLAY environment variable is used.
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establishes a synchronous connection with the specified X display.
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uses backing store for the window in which graphics are
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displayed, if possible. This is generally only effective with
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from entering "interactive executive" mode. The primary effect
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prompt before each line of input is accepted.
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This option is useful when
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is run with standard input redirected from a file or a pipe.
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to draw into the root window instead of into a window that it creates.
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.BI \-drawable " windowId"
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to draw into the specified window instead of into a window that it creates.
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sets the height of the created window.
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sets the width of the created window.
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PostScript language error messages are printed to standard output.
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Adobe Systems Incorporated
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PostScript and Display PostScript are trademarks
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of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered
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in certain jurisdictions.
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Copyright (c) 1990-1994 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.