POSTSCRIPT FAQ
What is PostScript?The latest version is 2.4:PostScript is a page description programming language. It is perhaps the most versatile and loved language for printers, being used in printers world-wide. It is capable of drawing to computer screens and any kind of drawing device. PostScript is interpreted, stack based and has latent typing. It somewhat resembles the computer language FORTH.What's the difference between Level 1 and 2? Type 1 and 3? PFA and PFB?
"How can I {your question here} ?"
POSTSCRIPT SOURCES FAQ
"What is {name of some PS program or utility}? Where can I find it?"ftp://wilma.cs.brown.edu/pub/comp.sources.postscript/FAQ/FAQ.txt
GHOSTSCRIPT & GSVIEW Homepage
You want to view and print Postscript files? But your computer can't view Postscript, and you don't have a Postscript printer? Ghostscript is what you need. Start here:http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/index.html
GHOSTSCRIPT FAQ
What is Ghostscript? How can I view a PostScript file? How can I print it to a non-PostScript printer? How can I print just one page of a PS document? How can I print all the odd-numbered pages of a PS document? What's the difference between "Aladdin" and "GNU"? etc.http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsfaq.html
GHOSTSCRIPT MANUAL
Thomas Merz's 24 page manual covers many aspects of Ghostscript, including installation, configuration, build process, applications, and troubleshooting.
http://www.muc.de/~tm/free/free.html
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/merz.html
GHOSTSCRIPT PRINTER COMPATIBILITY
"Which driver should I use for my {brand} {model} printer?"
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/printer.html
"What about the Epson Stylus and Ghostscript?"
http://www.isisnet.com/bdavidson/gs_stc.FAQ.html
DOWNLOAD ALADDIN GHOSTSCRIPT
From the home site,
ftp://ftp.cs.wisc.edu/ghost/aladdin/
or in a similar directory at a CTAN mirror site worldwide.
DOWNLOAD GSVIEW
From the home site,
ftp://ftp.cs.wisc.edu/ghost/rjl/
or in a similar directory at a CTAN mirror site worldwide.
DOWNLOAD GNU GHOSTSCRIPT & GHOSTVIEW
From the home site,
ftp://ftp.cs.wisc.edu/ghost/gnu/
or in a similar directory at a CTAN mirror site worldwide.
DOWNLOAD GV
GV is a new frontend for Ghostscript, similar to Ghostview. GV works with PDF as well as PS files, and can zoom. Source code, you compile (Unix, VMS)
ftp://iphthf.physik.uni-mainz.de/pub/gv/
ALADDIN GHOSTSCRIPT and GSVIEW questions:
Usenet newsgroup
comp.lang.postscript
GNU GHOSTSCRIPT and GHOSTVIEW questions:
Usenet newsgroup
gnu.ghostscript.bug
ADOBE SYSTEMS
A large collection of material on PostScript, Adobe fonts, and all sorts of Adobe products (Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.) Plenty of drivers, upgrades, & technical notes too.[Note: The Adobe FTP site underwent a major reorganization (8/96), but all the files are allegedly still there.
The Adobe Website had a major revision & reorganization (5/96)... Many of their old web pages are gone.]
http://www.adobe.com ftp://ftp.adobe.com | Level 3 PostScript (Press Release) |
PDF What is PDF? What is a "distiller"? Links to examples of noteworthy PDF. http://www.adobe.com/acrobat |
Download Acrobat, Adobe's free PDF viewer/printer (Win, Mac, Unix). |
PDF QUESTIONS
PDF viewers, distillers, Acrobat, conversion to/from PDF format:
Usenet newsgroup comp.text.pdf
EPS FAQ
What is EPS? How do I make it? Can I print it? What about OPI and DCS?
http://ds.dial.pipex.com/quite/eps1.htm
Download the technical specification document from Adobe:
http://www.adobe.com/supportservice/devrelations/PDFS/TN/5002.EPSF_Spec_v3.0.pdf
DRAW A PICTURE
PageDraw is a a Graphical User Interface for creating and editing PS, EPS, and AI illustrations. Point-and-click to choose linewidth and color, draw lines and arcs, insert text, move and rotate. (MSWindows)
http://www.wix.com/PageDraw
MAKE A POSTER
Enlarge an EPS (or single-page