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From: SofPasuk@imagen.UUCP (Munach Rvi'i)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Re: Getting rid of cut marks in troff C/A/T output to LaserWriter Plus
Message-ID: <742@imagen.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 23-Dec-86 11:59:29 EST
Article-I.D.: imagen.742
Posted: Tue Dec 23 11:59:29 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 24-Dec-86 00:01:06 EST
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Keywords: LaserWriter Plus, PostScript, TranScript, ptroff
Summary: Macro Set is the problem!

In article <2369@psuvax1.UUCP>, ehrlich@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 problem you describe affects not only PostScript printers, but imPRESS,
QUIC, DDL, and all other devices driven by [di]troff.

The macro sets as delivered by most sources of UNIX and/or Documenters
Workbench contain explicit code to generate cut marks at the top of each
page.

List the macro sets (and any files included by same) and edit out the code.

(Suggestion to providers of UNIX systems and/or Documenters Workbench:
Please provide comments in your macro sets to allow such excision of
cut mark code in a clean and easy manner.  You might even consider defaulting
to NO cut marks given that most [di]troff output is CURRENTLY to page printers.)