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NAME

       paps - UTF-8 to PostScript converter using Pango

SYNOPSIS

       paps [options] files...

DESCRIPTION

       paps  reads  a  UTF-8  encoded file and generates a PostScript language
       rendering of the file. The rendering is done by creating outline curves
       through the pango ft2 backend.

OPTIONS

       These  programs  follow  the  usual  GNU command line syntax, with long
       options starting with two  dashes  (‘-’).   A  summary  of  options  is
       included below.

       --landscape
              Landscape output. Default is portrait.

       --columns=cl
              Number of columns output. Default is 1.
              Please  notice  this option isn’t related to the terminal length
              as in a "80 culums terminal".

       --font=desc
              Set the font description. Default is Monospace 12.

       --rtl  Do right to left (RTL) layout.

       --paper ps
              Choose paper size. Known paper sizes are legal, letter  and  a4.
              Default is A4.

       Postscript points
              Each  postscript  point equals to 1/72 of an inch. 36 points are
              1/2 of an inch.

       --bottom-margin=bm
              Set bottom margin. Default is 36 postscript points.

       --top-margin=tm
              Set top margin. Default is 36 postscript points.

       --left-margin=lm
              Set left margin. Default is 36 postscript points.

       --right-margin=rm
              Set right margin. Default is 36 postscript points.

       --help Show summary of options.

       --header
              Draw page header for each page.

       --markup
              Interpret the text as pango markup.

       --lpi  Set the lines per inch. This determines the line spacing.

       --cpi  Set the characters per inch. This is an  alternative  method  of
              specifying the font size.

       --stretch-chars
              Indicates that characters should be stretched in the y-direction
              to fill up their vertical space. This is similar to the texttops
              behaviour.

AUTHOR

       paps was written by Dov Grobgeld <dov.grobgeld@gmail.com>.

       This  manual  page  was written by Lior Kaplan <kaplan@debian.org>, for
       the Debian project (but may be used by others).

                                April  17, 2006