BBFIG(LOCAL)BBFIG(LOCAL)NAMEbbfig - calculate bounding boxes in PostScript
SYNTAXbbfig [ file ... ]
USAGE
Bbfig should be piped into psprint or the equivalant.
DESCRIPTION
The concatenation of the list of files, or standard input
if no file names are supplied, is assumed to be a
PostScript program for which the bounding box is desired.
Bbfig prepends code that calculates the bounding box, and
places the result on standard output. The actual calcula-
tion is done in the PostScript printer; the output is in
the form of a dashed line demarcating the bounding box and
and the corresponding %%BoundingBox header line printed
just below the box. The %%BoundingBox line should be
added to the header of the PostScript file.
BUGS
Bbfig is known to be confused by images and clipping
paths. If the box around the figure clearly is not the
minimal one, a ruler is the best bet for calculating the
correct box. Remember that the bounding box values are in
PostScript points (72 to the inch) relative to an origin
at the lower left corner of the page, and that (a,b) is
the lower left hand corner of the bounding box, and (c,d)
is the upper right corner.
Author
Ned Batchelder, modified by Bernie Cosell [cosell@bbn.com]
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