Is "runEPS: Not DSC" a problem?

Yu Guo Victor.Yu.Guo at gmail.com
Wed Sep 27 13:53:42 PDT 2006


> >
> > I think I may ask my question in another way in order to slove the problem.
> >
> > My printer only accepts normal ASCII text as input. But I would like to print more format than text such as PDF or PS.
> > So I think I could use the raster filter to convert the PS to raster data and write a driver to convert raster data into the printer's language.
> >
> > So the basic question would be :
> > Is it possible to convert raster data in to normal ASCII text?
>
> Unlikely in the extreme, since ASCII text has a very limited
> ability to reproduce graphics.
>

Can I say, if the printer had graphical command, then it is possible to print raster data ( form PDF or PS) on it?





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