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@@ -9,21 +9,23 @@ existing documents. It is useful for filling in forms etc. Quick Start: -- open an existing PostScript document. -- click anywhere on the document and type a text line. -- the frame around the text shows, which text line has the focus. -- remove text, by hitting BackSpace. -- click on the lower left corner of a text line, to focus it. -- navigate within the document with the Page->Next or Page->First menu buttons. -- save your document and preview it with ghostview or something similar. -- if you reopen the document with flpsed, you can edit the added text lines. +- Open an existing PostScript document. +- Click anywhere on the document and type a text line. +- The frame around the text shows, which text line has the focus. +- Click on the lower left corner of a text line to focus it or use the + Tab-key to cycle through the text lines on the current page. +- Remove text, by hitting BackSpace. +- Move text lines by dragging them with the mouse or using the arrow keys. +- Navigate within the document with the Page->Next or Page->First menu buttons. +- Save your document and preview it with ghostview or something similar. +- If you reopen the document with flpsed, you can edit the added text lines. Features: -- add arbitrary text to existing PostScript documents. -- reedit text, that has been added with flpsed. -- the overall structure of the PostScript document is not +- Add arbitrary text to existing PostScript documents. +- Reedit text, that has been added with flpsed. +- The overall structure of the PostScript document is not modified. flpsed only adds the additional text. -- lines can be given names ("tags"). The text of these lines can +- Lines can be given names ("tags"). The text of these lines can be replaced in batch mode (no X11 required). Restrictions: @@ -34,15 +36,15 @@ Restrictions: Building: - flpsed only works on X11-based systems. -- you need to have ghostscript installed. -- you need to have fltk-1.1.x from www.fltk.org installed. -- unpack the tarball and type "make". +- You need to have ghostscript installed. +- You need to have fltk-1.1.x from www.fltk.org installed. +- Unpack the tarball and type "make". Tags and Batch Mode: -to use batch mode, add text lines to your PostScript document as usual. +To use batch mode, add text lines to your PostScript document as usual. Give all or some of the lines tag names (Tags->Edit Tag). Save the document. Now you can replace the text of the tagged line in batch mode using the -t flag (see usage). @@ -58,4 +60,4 @@ flpsed -b -t name="Hans Meier" -t street="Haupstr. 14" letter-templ.ps out.ps Johannes Hofmann (Johannes.Hofmann@gmx.de) -October 26, 2004 +November 10, 2004 |