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#PrintScript

    07-Jan-89 15:37:19
Sb: #PrintScript
Fm: Pixelations 73407,76
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Here's a brief description of PrintScript. I hope it answers most of the questions you have- any others can be posted here, or emailed to me. I'll answer them as promptly as I can! PrintScript allows you to print PostScript files on a non-PostScript laser, ink jet, or dot-matrix printer. Using it you can get output from these that really uses the full resolution of the printer, rather than a faithful rendition of the cruder resolution of the screen. We support most printers through the Preferences drivers, but have written specific drivers for the HP Laserjet and Deskjet, since those drivers do form-feeds when we don't want them. PrintScript implements most of the PostScript language. Future releases will complete it. The most notable omissions now are "clippath" (which Pro Page doesn't use), and the dashed line option in Pro Page. PrintScript supports Professional Page, as well as other packages that produce PostScript output. In addition, Postscript commands can be input directly. It comes with two fonts- a Times-Roman-like one, and a Helvetica-like one. It can also use PostScript fonts from other vendors- we use "Classic" from LaserUp! in our March ads, for example. Metrics are not yet Adobe compatible. (Continued)