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+This file belongs to the PS_CONV package.
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The package PS_CONV belongs to the public domain. You are entitled to do with
+the files of which it consists whatever you wish. If you alter a file,
+however, please remove the line containing the comment
+
+ `This file belongs to the PS_CONV package.'
+
+in order to avoid a mess.
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Authors: P. Pianowski and B. Jackowski
+Address: BOP s.c., ul. Piastowska 70, 80-363 Gda\'nsk, Poland
+ bop@bop.com.pl
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The kernel of the package is a PostScript program, PS_CONV.PS, for converting
+one-page PostScript files into EPS (encapsulated PostScript) files readable
+by CorelDRAW!(R), Adobe Illustrator(TM) and Fontographer(R). The current
+version is to be used with the Ghostscript interpreter.
+
+The main features of the current verion of the converter are as follows:
+
+1) If a multi-page document is supplied, only the first page is processed.
+2) Bitmaps are ignored.
+3) Fonts are always converted to curves (for Ghostscript ver. < 3 outlines
+ of the Adobe Type 1 fonts are approximated by polygons).
+4) If the size of a converted object differs essentially from A4 page,
+ an internal parameter of PS_CONV, SCALE (by default SCALE=10),
+ may require manual tuning. For larger pictures SCALE should be smaller,
+ otherwise a `numeric exeption' error may occur; for tiny pictures it
+ can be enlarged. Its value can be passed, e.g., in a command line:
+ ... -dSCALE=100 ...
+5) So far PS_CONV was tested only with Ghostscript interpreter
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The package consists of the following files:
+
+ 0PS_CONV.DOC this file
+ PS_CONV.PS the ``engine''
+ GC.BAT sample DOS batch file (making use of GS386);
+ to be adjusted to a particular installation
+ GC.PAR parameters for Ghostscript for the converting session
+ GC_HEAD.PS a header, prepended to the result of the conversion
+ GC_TAIL.PS a trailer, appended to the result of the conversion
+
+Additionally, SHOWPAGE.PS file is referred to. It belongs to the standard
+Ghostscript distribution.
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+LOCATION OF FILES (DOS)
+
+It is assumed that all the package is placed in the directory C:\PS_CONV.
+If another destination place is required, the following files should be
+adjusted:
+
+ GC.BAT
+ GC.PAR
+
+Ghostscript interpreter is assumed to be in a directory specified by the
+DOS environment variable PATH.
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+HISTORY:
+
+% ver. 0.50, Friday, October 27th, 1995:
+% * first official public domain release
+% October 30th, 1995:
+% * GC.BAT and GC.PAR touched
+% ver. 0.52, Wednesday, April 10th, 1996
+% * oper_kind added to degenerated paths (i.e. containing only
+% `m' operation)
+% * paper format commands neutralized
+% * new parameter called ACLEV added; decimal numbers are printed with
+% precision PREC (default PREC=3; max. 3 digits follow period)
+% ver. 0.53, Friday, November 8th, 1996
+% * the bug in `print_rounded' fixed: numbers of the form `0.0123' i.e.
+% with leading zeros following the period were badly printed.
+% ver. 0.54, Wednesday, January 5th, 2000
+% * the file `gc_head' has been improved, paths beeng eofilled
+% and eoclipped are closed explicity
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+END OF THE 0PS_CONV.DOC FILE