* Re: [9fans] [off topic] HTML to PostScript? [not found] <2767366193@snellwilcox.com> @ 2003-07-30 16:14 ` steve.simon 2003-07-30 16:29 ` Jack Johnson 0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread From: steve.simon @ 2003-07-30 16:14 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 214 bytes --] How about generate_raw_data | awk 'prog to manipulate data' | awk 'turn data into tbl/MS macros' | tbl | ms2html > report.ps admittedly ms2html is Plan9 specific (uses libc/bio not stdio). -Steve [-- Attachment #2: Type: message/rfc822, Size: 874 bytes --] From: 9fans@cse.psu.edu To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: [9fans] [off topic] HTML to PostScript? Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 16:55:49 +0100 Message-ID: <2767366193@snellwilcox.com> Can anyone suggest open source/freeware/GPL tools that convert HTML to postscript? I'm looking for something that's a modern tbl/nroff equivalent for simple reporting needs, even in a Unix type environment. E.g., generate_raw_data | awk 'prog to manipulate data' | awk 'turn data in simple HMTL' | magic_program_here > report.ps Thanks, Arnold Robbins ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
* Re: [9fans] [off topic] HTML to PostScript? 2003-07-30 16:14 ` [9fans] [off topic] HTML to PostScript? steve.simon @ 2003-07-30 16:29 ` Jack Johnson 2003-07-30 17:09 ` rog 0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread From: Jack Johnson @ 2003-07-30 16:29 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans steve.simon@snellwilcox.com wrote: > generate_raw_data | awk 'prog to manipulate data' | > awk 'turn data into tbl/MS macros' | > tbl | > ms2html > report.ps Wouldn't that be troff instead of ms2html? Or: generate_raw_data | awk 'prog to manipulate data' | awk 'turn data into simple HTML' | html2ms | troff > report.ps ? (going from the 30s of Google research -- sorry for any obvious ignorance) -Jack ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
* Re: [9fans] [off topic] HTML to PostScript? 2003-07-30 16:29 ` Jack Johnson @ 2003-07-30 17:09 ` rog 0 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread From: rog @ 2003-07-30 17:09 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans > html2ms | troff > report.ps actually html2ms | troff | lp -d stdout > report.ps is probably slightly more accurate. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
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* Re: [9fans] [off topic] HTML to PostScript? [not found] <1111306366@snellwilcox.com> @ 2003-07-30 16:38 ` steve.simon 0 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread From: steve.simon @ 2003-07-30 16:38 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 42 bytes --] Sorry, yes, mind on other things -Steve [-- Attachment #2: Type: message/rfc822, Size: 947 bytes --] From: 9fans@cse.psu.edu To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] [off topic] HTML to PostScript? Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 17:29:13 +0100 Message-ID: <1111306366@snellwilcox.com> steve.simon@snellwilcox.com wrote: > generate_raw_data | awk 'prog to manipulate data' | > awk 'turn data into tbl/MS macros' | > tbl | > ms2html > report.ps Wouldn't that be troff instead of ms2html? Or: generate_raw_data | awk 'prog to manipulate data' | awk 'turn data into simple HTML' | html2ms | troff > report.ps ? (going from the 30s of Google research -- sorry for any obvious ignorance) -Jack ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
* [9fans] [off topic] HTML to PostScript? @ 2003-07-30 15:55 Aharon Robbins 2003-07-30 16:21 ` Jack Johnson 2003-08-04 8:59 ` GBA 0 siblings, 2 replies; 7+ messages in thread From: Aharon Robbins @ 2003-07-30 15:55 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans Can anyone suggest open source/freeware/GPL tools that convert HTML to postscript? I'm looking for something that's a modern tbl/nroff equivalent for simple reporting needs, even in a Unix type environment. E.g., generate_raw_data | awk 'prog to manipulate data' | awk 'turn data in simple HMTL' | magic_program_here > report.ps Thanks, Arnold Robbins ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
* Re: [9fans] [off topic] HTML to PostScript? 2003-07-30 15:55 Aharon Robbins @ 2003-07-30 16:21 ` Jack Johnson 2003-08-04 8:59 ` GBA 1 sibling, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread From: Jack Johnson @ 2003-07-30 16:21 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans Aharon Robbins wrote: > Can anyone suggest open source/freeware/GPL tools that convert HTML > to postscript? As a tangent, Adobe Acrobat does a pretty decent job of HTML->PDF. Sometimes I think it does a better layout/rendering job than some of the browsers. I wonder, if we had an HTML->PS utility, could we use some variation of 'page' as a Web browser (sans active content)? Maybe listing links from the page in a menu as if they were separate pages in the document, and then doing another set of fetches, rerendering, etc? -Jack ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
* Re: [9fans] [off topic] HTML to PostScript? 2003-07-30 15:55 Aharon Robbins 2003-07-30 16:21 ` Jack Johnson @ 2003-08-04 8:59 ` GBA 1 sibling, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread From: GBA @ 2003-08-04 8:59 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans Aharon Robbins wrote: > Can anyone suggest open source/freeware/GPL tools that convert HTML > to postscript? I'm looking for something that's a modern tbl/nroff > equivalent for simple reporting needs, even in a Unix type environment. > E.g., > > generate_raw_data | awk 'prog to manipulate data' | > awk 'turn data in simple HMTL' | > magic_program_here > report.ps > > Thanks, > > Arnold Robbins htmldoc. http://www.easysw.com/htmldoc/ As of yet doesn't fully support HTML 4.0, but if you aren't trying to be fancy, it shoulden't matter. -Jeff Avila ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
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