PostScript Support

Uniface supports output to PostScript files. PostScript files can be directed to a third-party utility for printing or conversion to PDF. This is useful for batch PDF generation, but also provides enhanced printing capabilities on non-Windows platforms.

The P_X11 device translation table enables PostScript output. (There is also a P_POSTSCRIPT translation table, but it only provides text output, with no support for graphics.) As with all device translation tables, you can copy and edit it to meet your needs, for example, by defining your own device modes to control page size and orientation. For more information, see Device Translation Tables for Printing.

It is possible to configure the fonts used for PostScript printing. On Unix, edit the [FONTS] section of the psdef.txt file. On Windows, add a [postscript] section to your initialization file (usys.ini).

It is not possible to print Unicode to PostScript. Only selected European special characters are supported.

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