NAME

       fd2ps -  Translates fdesign output to PostScript

SYNOPSIS

       fd2ps [-options] input.[fd] [output]

DESCRIPTION

       The  program  fd2ps translates the fd file produced by the interface builder program fdesign of the Forms
       Library into PostScript (ps), or optionally Encapsulated PostScript (eps) for printing or inclusion  into
       other  documents.  The input file can be given with or without the .fd extension.  If output file name is
       not specified, used is a filename derived from the input file name by replacing the .fd extension with ps
       or eps. If output filename is specified as -, stdout is used.

OPTIONS

       fd2ps accepts the following command line options

       -help Prints a brief summary of all command line options.

       -version
             Prints the current version of fd2ps and exits.

       -p    The  option requests portrait orientation.  By default, the orientation is switched to landscape if
             portrait will not fit the page. This option overrides the default.

       -l    This options requests landscape output.

       -bw n Specifies the border width of the interface. By default this information is obtained from  the  .fd
             file.

       -eps  This option requests Encapsulated PostScript instead of the plain PostScript output.

       -gray This  options  requests all colors be converted to gray levels. By default, fd2ps outputs colors as
             specified in the .fd file.

       -G f  specifies a gamma factor that will be used to adjust the builtin colors in  a  non-linear  fashion.
             It  can  be  thought as a way to brighten or dim the builtin colors: larger the gamma, brighter the
             color.  The default gamma is 1.0.

       -dpi f
             This option specifies the screen resolution on which the user interface is designed.  By  giving  a
             smaller  or  larger  dpi  number than that of the screen, the output is in effect being enlarged or
             shrunk. This flag does not affect text size. The default DPI is 85.  If the .fd file  is  specified
             in device independent unit, this flag does not have effect.

       -rgb file
             This option specifies the path to the X color database (rgb.txt) for use in parsing XPM colornames.
             The default is /usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt. Environment  variable  RGBFile  can  be  used  to  change  the
             default.

       -paper name
             This  option  specifies  the paper name, such as A4, Letter etc.  The output PostScript will always
             center on the page.  Use name all to get a list of the known paper names and sizes.  The default is
             US Letter unless environment variable PAPER is set to one of the known paper names.

       -pw f Specifies the paper width, in inches.

       -ph f Specifies the paper height, in inches.

       -verbose
             This option specifies verbose output, i.e., comments in the output PostScript file. Most useful for
             debugging the fd2ps program.

BUGS

       Not all objects are currently supported.

SEE ALSO

       fdesign(1L), xforms(5)

AUTHOR

       Copyright (c) 1997-98 by T.C. Zhao (tc_zhao@yahoo.com)
       Since 2002: GNU Lesser General Public License
       Maintainers: Jean-Marc Lasgouttes, Angus Leeming and Jens Thoms Toerring <jt@toerring.de>

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