VTROFF(1)

NAME
vtroff - troff to a raster plotter

SYNOPSIS
vtroff [ -w ] [ -F majorfont ] [ -123 minorfont ] [ -llength ] [ -x ] troff arguments

DESCRIPTION
Vtroff runs troff(1) sending its output through various programs to produce typeset output on a raster plotter such as a Benson-Varian or or a Versatec. The -W option specifies that a wide output device be used; the default is to use a narrow device. The -l (lower case l) option causes the output to be split onto successive pages every length inches rather than the default 11''.

The default font is a Hershey font. If some other font is desired you can give a -F argument and then the font name. This will place normal, italic and bold versions of the font on positions 1, 2, and 3. To place a font only on a single position, you can give an argument of the form -n and the minor font name. A .r will be added to the minor font name if needed. Thus ``vtroff -ms paper'' will set a paper in the Hershey font, while ``vtroff -F nonie -ms paper'' will set the paper in the (sans serif) nonie font. The -x option asks for exact simulation of photo-typesetter output. (I.e. using the width tables for the C.A.T. photo-typesetter)

FILES
/usr/lib/tmac/tmac.vcat    default font mounts and bug fixes
/usr/lib/fontinfo/*    fixes for other fonts
/usr/lib/vfont    directory containing fonts

SEE ALSO
troff(1), vfont(5), vpr(1)

BUGS
Since some macro packages work correctly only if the fonts named R, I, B, and S are mounted, and since the Versatec fonts have different widths for individual characters than the fonts found on the typesetter, the following dodge was necessary: If you don't use the ``.fp'' troff directive then you get the widths of the standard typesetter fonts suitable for shipping the output of troff over the network to the computer center A machine for phototypesetting. If, however, you remount the R, I, B and S fonts, then you get the width tables for the Versatec.