Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!sri-unix!hplabs!hplabsc!dsmith From: dsmith@hplabsc.UUCP (David Smith) Newsgroups: comp.text Subject: Re: Getting rid of cut marks in troff C/A/T output to LaserWriter Plus Message-ID: <941@hplabsc.UUCP> Date: Tue, 23-Dec-86 14:41:13 EST Article-I.D.: hplabsc.941 Posted: Tue Dec 23 14:41:13 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 23-Dec-86 22:53:39 EST References: <2369@psuvax1.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories Lines: 34 Keywords: LaserWriter Plus, PostScript, TranScript, ptroff In article <2369@psuvax1.UUCP>, ehrlich@psuvax1.UUCP (Dan Ehrlich) writes: > Can anyone suggest a method for eliminating the cut marks that troff generates? The cut marks are inserted by the macro packages. I cobbled up some function redefinitions for the -ms and -me packages to oust the cut marks. They are minimal changes from the preexisting ones, and I am sure could be made shorter. Here they are. For -ms: \" Kick out the cut marks at the bottom of the page by redefining a macro .de @m .@O 0 .lt 7.5i .tl '''' \" DRS changed .@O .lt .. For -me: \" Don't print the cut mark. . \"CM - cut mark .de CM .po 0 .lt 7.6i .ft 1 .ps 10 .vs 4p .tl '''' .po .vs .lt .ps .ft ..