Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-lcc!mordor!styx!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!sdcsvax!ncr-sd!geoff From: geoff@ncr-sd.UUCP (Geoff Walton ) Newsgroups: comp.text Subject: Re: Getting rid of cut marks in troff C/A/T output to LaserWriter Plus Message-ID: <1281@ncr-sd.UUCP> Date: Tue, 23-Dec-86 14:15:52 EST Article-I.D.: ncr-sd.1281 Posted: Tue Dec 23 14:15:52 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 23-Dec-86 23:36:35 EST References: <2369@psuvax1.UUCP> Reply-To: geoff@ncr-sd.UUCP (Geoff Walton ) Distribution: na Organization: NCR Corporation, San Diego Lines: 36 Keywords: LaserWriter Plus, PostScript, TranScript, ptroff In article <2369@psuvax1.UUCP> Dan Ehrlich writes: > Can anyone suggest a method for eliminating the cut marks > that troff generates? When the output from ptroff (Adobe's > TranScript troff script) get printed on the LaserWriter > Plus there are cut marks at the top of the page. Short of > buying stock in the company that makes white out, any > suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. The easiest way I've found to eliminate these bothersome holdovers from the days of roll-fed typesetters is to edit the macro packages you use, and replace the dashes in their definition with spaces. This way, if you ever need to, you can re-insert the dashes. As an alternative method, add .de CM (or whatever your macros use for cut marks) .. or .rm CM to the head of each file, but the first method is less hassle and you dont need to remember to add the new "definition" or "remove" lines. :r all usual disclaimers Geoff Walton Software Publications NCR E&M San Diego {wherever}!ucbvax!sdcsvax!ncr-sd!geoff Even the smallest problem becomes unsolvable if enough meetings are held to discuss it.