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diff --git a/src/3rdparty/libtiff/html/man/tiff2ps.1.html b/src/3rdparty/libtiff/html/man/tiff2ps.1.html index e58887d30d..e13bb8f893 100644 --- a/src/3rdparty/libtiff/html/man/tiff2ps.1.html +++ b/src/3rdparty/libtiff/html/man/tiff2ps.1.html @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- Creator : groff version 1.18.1 --> -<!-- CreationDate: Mon Mar 13 18:03:13 2006 --> +<!-- CreationDate: Fri Jul 13 17:43:19 2007 --> <html> <head> <meta name="generator" content="groff -Thtml, see www.gnu.org"> @@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ <a href="#OPTIONS">OPTIONS</a><br> <a href="#EXAMPLES">EXAMPLES</a><br> <a href="#BUGS">BUGS</a><br> -<a href="#BUGS">BUGS</a><br> <a href="#SEE ALSO">SEE ALSO</a><br> <hr> @@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ <td width="8%"></td> <td width="91%"> <p>tiff2ps − convert a <small>TIFF</small> image to -™</p> +PostScript™</p> </td> </table> <a name="SYNOPSIS"></a> @@ -52,26 +51,28 @@ <td width="8%"></td> <td width="91%"> <p><i>tiff2ps</i> reads <small>TIFF</small> images and -writes or Encapsulated (EPS) on the standard output. By -default, <i>tiff2ps</i> writes Encapsulated for the first -image in the specified <small>TIFF</small> image file.</p> +writes PostScript or Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) on the +standard output. By default, <i>tiff2ps</i> writes +Encapsulated PostScript for the first image in the specified +<small>TIFF</small> image file.</p> <!-- INDENTATION --> -<p>By default, <i>tiff2ps</i> will generate that fills a -printed area specified by the <small>TIFF</small> tags in -the input file. If the file does not contain +<p>By default, <i>tiff2ps</i> will generate PostScript that +fills a printed area specified by the <small>TIFF</small> +tags in the input file. If the file does not contain <i>XResolution</i> or <i>YResolution</i> tags, then the printed area is set according to the image dimensions. The <b>−w</b> and <b>−h</b> options (see below) can be used to set the dimensions of the printed area in inches; overriding any relevant <small>TIFF</small> tags.</p> <!-- INDENTATION --> -<p>The generated for <small>RGB,</small> palette, and -<small>CMYK</small> images uses the <i>colorimage</i> -operator. The generated for greyscale and bilevel images -uses the <i>image</i> operator. When the <i>colorimage</i> -operator is used, code to emulate this operator on older -printers is also generated. Note that this emulation code -can be very slow.</p> +<p>The PostScript generated for <small>RGB,</small> palette, +and <small>CMYK</small> images uses the <i>colorimage</i> +operator. The PostScript generated for greyscale and bilevel +images uses the <i>image</i> operator. When the +<i>colorimage</i> operator is used, PostScript code to +emulate this operator on older PostScript printers is also +generated. Note that this emulation code can be very +slow.</p> <!-- INDENTATION --> <p>Color images with associated alpha data are composited over a white background.</p> @@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ over a white background.</p> <td width="5%"></td> <td width="80%"> -<p>Generate Level 1 (the default).</p> +<p>Generate PostScript Level 1 (the default).</p> </td> <td width="0%"> </td> @@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ over a white background.</p> <td width="5%"></td> <td width="80%"> -<p>Generate Level 2.</p> +<p>Generate PostScript Level 2.</p> </td> <td width="0%"> </td> @@ -117,8 +118,9 @@ over a white background.</p> <td width="5%"></td> <td width="80%"> -<p>Generate Level 3. It basically allows one to use the -/flateDecode filter for ZIP compressed TIFF images.</p> +<p>Generate PostScript Level 3. It basically allows one to +use the /flateDecode filter for ZIP compressed TIFF +images.</p> </td> <td width="0%"> </td> @@ -160,7 +162,8 @@ This does not affect the height of the printed image.</p> <td width="80%"> <p>Center the image in the output. This option only shows -an effect if both the -w and the -h option are given.</p> +an effect if both the <b>−w</b> and the +<b>−h</b> option are given.</p> </td> <td width="0%"> </td> @@ -174,7 +177,7 @@ an effect if both the -w and the -h option are given.</p> <td width="80%"> <p>Set the initial <small>TIFF</small> directory to the -specified directory number. (NB: directories are numbered +specified directory number. (NB: Directories are numbered starting at zero.) This option is useful for selecting individual pages in a multi-page (e.g. facsimile) file.</p> </td> @@ -189,7 +192,8 @@ individual pages in a multi-page (e.g. facsimile) file.</p> <td width="5%"></td> <td width="80%"> -<p>Force the generation of Encapsulated (implies -z).</p> +<p>Force the generation of Encapsulated PostScript (implies +<b>−z</b>).</p> </td> <td width="0%"> </td> @@ -276,12 +280,12 @@ does not affect the width of the printed image.</p> <td width="5%"></td> <td width="80%"> -<p>Where possible render using the <b>imagemask</b> -operator instead of the image operator. When this option is -specified <i>tiff2ps</i> will use <b>imagemask</b> for -rendering 1 bit deep images. If this option is not specified -or if the image depth is greater than 1 then the image -operator is used.</p> +<p>Where possible render using the <i>imagemask</i> +PostScript operator instead of the <i>image</i> operator. +When this option is specified <i>tiff2ps</i> will use +<i>imagemask</i> for rendering 1 bit deep images. If this +option is not specified or if the image depth is greater +than 1 then the <i>image</i> operator is used.</p> </td> <td width="0%"> </td> @@ -297,7 +301,7 @@ operator is used.</p> <p>Set the initial <small>TIFF</small> directory to the <small>IFD</small> at the specified file offset. This option is useful for selecting thumbnail images and the like which -are hidden using the SubIFD tag.</p> +are hidden using the <i>SubIFD</i> tag.</p> </td> <td width="0%"> </td> @@ -310,7 +314,8 @@ are hidden using the SubIFD tag.</p> <td width="5%"></td> <td width="80%"> -<p>Force the generation of (non-Encapsulated) .</p> +<p>Force the generation of (non-Encapsulated) +PostScript.</p> </td> <td width="0%"> </td> @@ -392,12 +397,12 @@ inches.</p> <td width="5%"></td> <td width="80%"> -<p>When generating Level 2, data is scaled so that it does -not image into the <i>deadzone</i> on a page (the outer -margin that the printing device is unable to mark). This -option suppresses this behavior. When Level 1 is generated, -data is imaged to the entire printed page and this option -has no affect.</p> +<p>When generating PostScript Level 2, data is scaled so +that it does not image into the <i>deadzone</i> on a page +(the outer margin that the printing device is unable to +mark). This option suppresses this behavior. When PostScript +Level 1 is generated, data is imaged to the entire printed +page and this option has no affect.</p> </td> <td width="0%"> </td> @@ -410,8 +415,8 @@ has no affect.</p> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="91%"> -<p>The following generates Level 2 for all pages of a -facsimile:</p></td> +<p>The following generates PostScript Level 2 for all pages +of a facsimile:</p></td> </table> <!-- INDENTATION --> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" @@ -419,7 +424,7 @@ facsimile:</p></td> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="17%"></td> <td width="82%"> -<pre>tiff2ps -a2 fax.tif | lpr +<pre>tiff2ps −a2 fax.tif | lpr </pre> </td> </table> @@ -434,8 +439,8 @@ facsimile:</p></td> Ghostscript then you can efficiently preview facsimile generated with the above command.</p> <!-- INDENTATION --> -<p>To generate Encapsulated for a the image at directory 2 -of an image use:</p></td> +<p>To generate Encapsulated PostScript for a the image at +directory 2 of an image use:</p></td> </table> <!-- INDENTATION --> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" @@ -443,7 +448,7 @@ of an image use:</p></td> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="17%"></td> <td width="82%"> -<pre>tiff2ps -d 1 foo.tif +<pre>tiff2ps −d 1 foo.tif </pre> </td> </table> @@ -454,7 +459,7 @@ of an image use:</p></td> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="91%"> -<p>(notice that directories are numbered starting at +<p>(Notice that directories are numbered starting at zero.)</p> <!-- INDENTATION --> <p>If you have a long image, it may be split in several @@ -466,7 +471,7 @@ pages:</p></td> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="17%"></td> <td width="82%"> -<pre>tiff2ps -h11 -w8.5 -H14 -L.5 foo.tif > foo.ps +<pre>tiff2ps −h11 −w8.5 −H14 −L.5 foo.tif > foo.ps </pre> </td> </table> @@ -495,24 +500,15 @@ readability).</p> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="91%"> -<p>Because does not support the notion of a colormap, 8-bit -palette images produce 24-bit images. This conversion -results in output that is six times bigger than the original -image and which takes a long time to send to a printer over -a serial line. Matters are even worse for 4-, 2-, and 1-bit -palette images.</p> -</td> -</table> -<a name="BUGS"></a> -<h2>BUGS</h2> +<p>Because PostScript does not support the notion of a +colormap, 8-bit palette images produce 24-bit PostScript +images. This conversion results in output that is six times +bigger than the original image and which takes a long time +to send to a printer over a serial line. Matters are even +worse for 4-, 2-, and 1-bit palette images.</p> <!-- INDENTATION --> -<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" - cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> -<tr valign="top" align="left"> -<td width="8%"></td> -<td width="91%"> -<p>Does not handle tiled images when generating PS Level I -output.</p> +<p>Does not handle tiled images when generating PostScript +Level I output.</p> </td> </table> <a name="SEE ALSO"></a> |