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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 )
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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
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