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1.1       root        1: .\"    @(#)tc.1        6.1 (Berkeley) 4/29/85
                      2: .\"
                      3: .TH TC 1 "April 29, 1985"
                      4: .AT 3
                      5: .SH NAME
                      6: tc \- photoypesetter simulator
                      7: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      8: .B tc
                      9: [
                     10: .B \-t
                     11: ]
                     12: [
                     13: .B \-s\c
                     14: N
                     15: ]
                     16: [
                     17: .B \-p\c
                     18: L
                     19: ]
                     20: [
                     21: file
                     22: ]
                     23: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     24: .I Tc
                     25: interprets its
                     26: input (standard input default)
                     27: as device codes for a Graphic Systems phototypesetter (cat).
                     28: The standard output of
                     29: .I tc
                     30: is intended for a Tektronix 4015 (a 4014 terminal
                     31: with ASCII and APL character sets).
                     32: The sixteen typesetter sizes are mapped into the 4014's
                     33: four sizes;
                     34: the entire TROFF character set is drawn using the 4014's
                     35: character generator,
                     36: using overstruck combinations where necessary.
                     37: Typical usage:
                     38: .IP "" 15
                     39: troff \-t file | tc
                     40: .PP
                     41: At the end of each page
                     42: .I tc
                     43: waits for a newline (empty line) from the keyboard before
                     44: continuing on to the next page.
                     45: In this wait state, the command
                     46: .B e
                     47: will suppress the screen erase before the next page;
                     48: .B s\c
                     49: N will cause the next N pages to be skipped;
                     50: and
                     51: .B !\c
                     52: line will send line to the shell.
                     53: .PP
                     54: The command line options are:
                     55: .TP
                     56: .B  \-t
                     57: Don't wait between pages; for directing output into a file.
                     58: .TP 
                     59: .BR \-s N
                     60: Skip the first N pages.
                     61: .TP 
                     62: .BR \-p L
                     63: Set page length to L.
                     64: L may include the scale factors
                     65: .B p
                     66: (points),
                     67: .B i
                     68: (inches),
                     69: .B c
                     70: (centimeters),
                     71: and
                     72: .B P
                     73: (picas);
                     74: default is picas.
                     75: .TP
                     76: .BI \(fm\- l\ w \(fm
                     77: Multiply the default aspect ratio, 1.5, of a displayed page
                     78: by
                     79: .I l/w.
                     80: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     81: troff(1),
                     82: plot(1G)
                     83: .SH BUGS
                     84: Font distinctions are lost.
                     85: .br
                     86: .IR tc 's
                     87: character set is limited to ASCII in just one size.
                     88: .br
                     89: The aspect ratio option is unbelievable.

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