PSGeneal.rexx is based on the excellent programme GENEAL¹ written by
Graham Freeman (gfreeman@cs.adfa.oz.au), and produces a graphical family
tree report for a selected person on a Postscript² printer.

Each report contains (up to) two generations of ancestors of the
selected person, and all the descendants of that same person.

To quote from the 'ReadMe' file for 'GENEAL' -

  "Geneal is a system for outputing family tree information
   on a PostScript printer.  Geneal accepts family descendent trees
   as a text file, and draws the names and descent lines by executing
   within the printer itself, unlike most other programs that execute
   on a PC or some other computer.  The family tree is output on standard 
   computer paper as separate sheets for each family or group of families."

'PSGeneal.rexx' communicates directly with Scion Genealogist (v5+) and
creates a 'geneal' style family tree file that may be sent directly to a
Postscript printer or a Postscript interpreter such as Ghostscript.

HOW TO USE:
(1) Firstly, using a text editor, edit the programme file 'PSGeneal.rexx'
    and change the line near the top of the file -

        geneal_prolog = "Work:Scion5/Rexx/PSGeneal/geneal"

    to reflect where you have stored the file Postscript 'geneal'.

(2) Change the line -

        how_deep = 8

    to reflect the maximum number of generations of descendants you want
    to print. It is recommended that you restrict the number to no
    more than 8, otherwise the programme can take a lot of time, and
    tends to produce reports with an unmanageable amount of information.

(3) Save your changes.

(4) Double-click on the 'PSGeneal.rexx' icon to run the programme.

NOTE: The complete GENEAL distribution is available by anonymous ftp
      from "ftp.adfa.oz.au" in the directory "pub/postscript". Check
      this site occasionally for any updates. Last update was 4 Jan 1996.

      It is recommended that you obtain this distribution. It contains
      not only 'geneal', but a number of other support files and good
      documentation.

CREDITS:
	¹ GENEAL is copyright © 1996 by Graham Freeman
	  (gfreeman@cs.adfa.oz.au)
	² Postscript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Inc.