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From: gww@beatnix..UUCP (Gary Winiger)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Re: Getting rid of cut marks in troff C/A/T output to LaserWriter Plus
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Date: Tue, 23-Dec-86 13:04:45 EST
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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?
>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 cut marks are not being made by troff, but by direction of the macro 
package.  For example in the -ms macro package (/usr/lib/tmac/tmac.s) for
troff (ditroff is probably different, mine is in /usr/local/lib/ditmac/tmac.s),
there is a reference to the macro CM.  This macro generates the cut marks.

You can make this macro a ``noop'' by defining it in your input as null.
Viz. 	.de CM
	..

Or you can, as is often done in ditroff, only call it if the output is to 
a device like a Versatec that has continuous paper.

Happy printing.
Gary..
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