Lwf converts ASCII text files to PostScript.
It has been tested on the Apple LaserWriter/LaserWriter+, NEC
Silentwriter LC-890, and the NeXT (printing+previewing).  Most of the
processing is done on the host rather than on the printer.  The name "lwf",
perhaps poorly chosen, stands for "LaserWriter Filter".

There may be a couple of minor Berkeley-isms in the program (see the
routine setup()) and it is somewhat Unix dependent (eg., popen(), /bin/pr
are expected).  The output conforms to the Adobe 2.0 file structuring
conventions.  The program is set up to use the (fixed-width) Courier font.
If you use another font you'll have to modify the mapping table in lwf.c.
I can't recommend a proportional font for this purpose.

The distribution includes the following files:

README      This file
Makefile
lwf.c       LaserWriter filter to convert ASCII text to PostScript
range.c     Routine to check if a number is in a given range
lwf.man     Manual page for lwf
prologue    Default PostScript support file

Please check the Makefile and the configurable #defines in lwf.c.
Check if the man page needs to be revised for your environment.
You can then proceed with 'make install'.

If you come across any bugs, including nonconformance to Adobe 2.0, or
make any changes you'd like to share please send mail to me rather than
posting to the net.

Enjoy.

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Barry Brachman
Dept. of Computer Science
2366 Main Mall, Univ. of British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4
brachman@cs.ubc.ca, brachman@nsg.bc.ca