in reply to Re: Making ruled paper
in thread Making ruled paper

couldn't agree more about the recommendations to use SVG/inkscape/etc...unless you have a specific need to use PDF throughout. SVG has a very good (in my opinion) font creation/description ability, geared towards calligraphy.
the hardest line to type correctly is: stty erase ^H

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Re^3: Making ruled paper
by John M. Dlugosz (Monsignor) on May 03, 2008 at 14:47 UTC
    If I wrote/generated SVG in an XML file, how do I print that nicely?

      Inkscape can print an SVG file from the command line - either directly, using the "default printer", whatever that is for your system:

      `"$inkscape" -p $filename`

      ... or by exporting into a PS or EPS or PDF file:

      `"$inkscape" --export-ps=$targetname $filename`
      Open the svg up in Gimp, and use it's Print dialog. Perl Gtk2 has some Print dialog modules too. Gimp has a good dialog and paper sizer.

      I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. Cogito ergo sum a bum