Name

vtroff − troff to a raster plotter

Syntax

vtroff [ −w ] [ −F majorfont ] [ −123 minorfont ] [ −llength ] [ −x ] "troff arguments"

Description

The vtroff command runs troff() sending its output through various programs to produce typeset output on a raster plotter such as a Benson-Varian or or a Versatec. The −W option specifies that a wide output device be used; the default is to use a narrow device.  The −l (lower case l) option causes the output to be split onto successive pages every length inches rather than the default 11”. 

The default font is a Hershey font.  If some other font is desired you can give a −F argument and then the font name.  This will place normal, italic and bold versions of the font on positions 1, 2, and 3.  To place a font only on a single position, you can give an argument of the form −n and the minor font name.  A .r will be added to the minor font name if needed.  Thus

% vtroff −ms paper

will set a paper in the Hershey font, while

% vtroff −F nonie −ms paper

will set the paper in the (sans serif) nonie font.  The −x option asks for exact simulation of photo-typesetter output (that is, using the width tables for the C.A.T. photo-typesetter). 

Restrictions

Since some macro packages work correctly only if the fonts named R, I, B, and S are mounted, and since the Versatec fonts have different widths for individual characters than the fonts found on the typesetter, the following dodge was necessary: If you don’t use the “.fp” troff directive then you get the widths of the standard typesetter fonts suitable for shipping the output of troff over the network to the computer center A machine for phototypesetting. If, however, you remount the R, I, B and S fonts, then you get the width tables for the Versatec.

Files

/usr/lib/tmac/tmac.vcatdefault font mounts and bug fixes
/usr/lib/fontinfo/*fixes for other fonts
/usr/lib/vfontdirectory containing fonts

See Also

troff(1), vfont(5), vpr(1)