PRACTICAL POSTSCRIPT A Guide to Digital Typesetting David Byram−Wigfield The book that printed itself! The following pages explain the basic techniques of Direct PostScript typesetting. This electronic version includes some new material and additional references to the Adobe Portable Document Format. No previous knowledge of computer languages is required by the reader. NEXT Cappella Archive Book on Demand Limited Editions Cappella Archive Limited Editions Practical PostScript 1 Cappella Archive First Printed Edition : 1995 Portable Document Format : 2000 Copyright 2000 David Byram−Wigfield All rights reserved. PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Inc., which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All product names referred to are trademarks of their respective companies. The PostScript procedures may be copied for non−commercial use, provided that the above copyright notice appears in all copies and any supporting documents. The author makes no representations about the suitability of the described procedures for any purpose and no responsibility is assumed for any errors or inaccuracies therein. British Library Cataloguing−in−Publication Data A catalogue record for the book is available from the British Library ISBN 0–9525308–0–5 COPIES OF THE ORIGINAL BOOK ARE AVAILABLE FROM
[email protected] Cappella Archive The Steps : Foley Terrace : Great Malvern : England WR14 4RQ NEXT BACK Practical PostScript 2 Cappella Archive FIRST Contents First Principles 8 Dictionaries 13 Daisy−Chaining 15 The Text Box 18 Stretching