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'''PostScript''' is a stack based page description language ([[PDL]]) developed by [[Adobe]] in the mid 80s. It was based on a language called "Interpress" that was originally developed at Xerox. Inspired by [[GEM]]3 the Adobe company developed a version of PostScript that could be used to both describe printed pages and to control computer displays, called simply '''Display PostScript'''. It was used in [[NeXTStep]] and UNIX desktop environments. | |||
==Tools== | ==Tools== | ||
;Interpreters | ;Interpreters | ||
*Ghostscript | *Ghostscript | ||
*QMS UltraScript PC, UltraScript PC Plus | |||
;Document viewers | ;Document viewers | ||
*Magus PageTurner | *Magus PageTurner | ||
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==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
* Adobe Systems Inc.: ''PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook'' - Addison-Wesley 1985, ISBN 0-201-10179-3 | |||
* David A. Holzgang: ''Understanding PostScript Programming'' - Sybex 1987, ISBN 0-89588-396-1 | |||
* Stephen F. Roth: ''Real World PostScript'' - Addison-Wesley 1988, ISBN 0-201-06663-7 | |||
* Ross Smith: ''Learning PostScript: A Visual Approach'' - Peachpit Press 1990, ISBN 0-938151-12-6 | |||
* Glenn C. Reid: ''Thinking in PostScript'' - Addison Wesley 1990 - ISBN 0-201-52372-8 | |||
* Adobe Systems Inc.: ''PostScript Language Reference Manual'' (2nd Edition) - Addison Wesley 1990, ISBN 0-201-18127-4 | * Adobe Systems Inc.: ''PostScript Language Reference Manual'' (2nd Edition) - Addison Wesley 1990, ISBN 0-201-18127-4 | ||
* Adobe Systems Inc.: ''PostScript Language Reference Manual'' (3rd Edition) - Addison Wesley 1999, ISBN 0-201-37922-8 [http://lprng.com/RESOURCES/ADOBE/PLRM.pdf] | * Adobe Systems Inc.: ''PostScript Language Reference Manual'' (3rd Edition) - Addison Wesley 1999, ISBN 0-201-37922-8 [http://lprng.com/RESOURCES/ADOBE/PLRM.pdf] | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://www.tailrecursive.org/postscript/postscript.html A First Guide to PostScript] | |||
* [http://www.prepressure.com/postscript/basics/history History of PostScript] | * [http://www.prepressure.com/postscript/basics/history History of PostScript] | ||
[[Category:Page Description Language]] | [[Category:Page Description Language]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:43, 27 July 2024
PostScript is a stack based page description language (PDL) developed by Adobe in the mid 80s. It was based on a language called "Interpress" that was originally developed at Xerox. Inspired by GEM3 the Adobe company developed a version of PostScript that could be used to both describe printed pages and to control computer displays, called simply Display PostScript. It was used in NeXTStep and UNIX desktop environments.
Tools
- Interpreters
- Ghostscript
- QMS UltraScript PC, UltraScript PC Plus
- Document viewers
- Magus PageTurner
- Text editors with PostScript support
- jEdit - Java based editor - PostScript syntax highlighting built in
Publications
- Adobe Systems Inc.: PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook - Addison-Wesley 1985, ISBN 0-201-10179-3
- David A. Holzgang: Understanding PostScript Programming - Sybex 1987, ISBN 0-89588-396-1
- Stephen F. Roth: Real World PostScript - Addison-Wesley 1988, ISBN 0-201-06663-7
- Ross Smith: Learning PostScript: A Visual Approach - Peachpit Press 1990, ISBN 0-938151-12-6
- Glenn C. Reid: Thinking in PostScript - Addison Wesley 1990 - ISBN 0-201-52372-8
- Adobe Systems Inc.: PostScript Language Reference Manual (2nd Edition) - Addison Wesley 1990, ISBN 0-201-18127-4
- Adobe Systems Inc.: PostScript Language Reference Manual (3rd Edition) - Addison Wesley 1999, ISBN 0-201-37922-8 [1]