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From: Jim D. <psc...@ea...> - 2025-11-24 19:00:06
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This is just to let you know about a "cousin" of PCAL's I work on that is based on PostScript code originally written by Patrick Woods way back in 1987. If this post violates some protocol, my apologies; please ignore it and carry on. I have worked on a Windows-based variation of the original PsCal code by Patrick Woods and others for several years. Recently I learned about the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and have been able to use it to create a Linux version too. An example PDF calendar can be downloaded from my Google Drive via: http://tiny.cc/Fractals2025 The PDF user's manual can be downloaded via: http://tiny.cc/PsCal_6_2_Guide <http://tiny.cc/PsCal_6_2_Guide> If it looks at all interesting to you, you can download the entire installation here: Linux: http://tiny.cc/PsCal_6_2_tar_gz Windows: http://tiny.cc/PsCal_6_2_zip The Windows ZIP is quite large as it includes both GAWK and GhostScript installations which the Linux version does not. Some of the major differences from PCAL are: More-or-less neutral: * Creates (but deletes by default) a PostScript calendar and uses ps2pdf to convert it into a multi-page PDF. * Handles include files and conditional processing (differently implemented, however). Leaning positive: * Uses JPEG images instead of EPS files. * Shell/batch file, AWK and PostScript based, so no compiling is needed and changes are (somewhat) easy to implement. * Allows background images for each month and/or a separate image page prior to each month's page. * Allows for individual events to have specific fonts, sizes, colors, and effects. * Allows you to define PostScript functions of your own to "dress-up" calendar days. * Has several built-in graphics functions you can use to make certain days stand out. Leaning Negative: * Completely different input file format. * More limited way of specifying when events occur. * Severely limited language support (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish) using the Windows 1252 character set. * Landscape only in U.S. letter or A4 paper sizes. * Only PostScript and PDF output (using GhostScript). |