Postscript language reference : the red book
Containing the complete semantics for every command and operand in the PostScript language, this text documents the sytax and semantics, the imaging model, and the effects of the graphics operators. The accompanying CD-ROM features the entire text in PDF format.
Print Book,English, 1999
3rd ed
Addison-Wesley, Harlow, 1999
896 pages
9780201379228, 0201379228
40927139
Preface. 1. Introduction. About This Manual.Evolution of the PostScript Language.LanguageLevel 3 Overview.Related Publications.Copyrights and Trademarks.2. Basic Ideas. Raster Output Devices.Scan Conversion.Page Description Languages.Using the PostScript Language.3. Language. Interpreter.Syntax.Data Types and Objects.Stacks.Execution.Overview of Basic Operators.Memory Management.File Input and Output.Named Resources.Functions.Errors.Early Name Binding.Filtered Files Details.Binary Encoding Details.4. Graphics. Imaging Model.Graphics State.Coordinate Systems and Transformations.Path Construction.Painting.User Paths.Forms.Color Spaces.Patterns.Images.5. Fonts. Organization and Use of Fonts.Font Dictionaries.Character Encoding.Glyph Metric Information.Font Cache.Unique ID Generation.Type 3 Fonts.Additional Base Font Types.Font Derivation and Modification.Composite Fonts.CID-Keyed Fonts.6. Device Control. Using Page Devices.Page Device Parameters.In-RIP Trapping.Output Device Dictionary.7. Rendering. CIE-Based Color to Device Color.Conversions among Device Color Spaces.Transfer Functions.Halftones.Scan Conversion Details.8. Operators. Operator Summary.Operator Details.Appendix A. LanguageLevel Feature Summary. LanguageLevel 3 Features.LanguageLevel 2 Features.Incompatibilities.Appendix B. Implementation Limits. Typical Limits.Virtual Memory Use.Appendix C. Interpreter Parameters. Properties of User and System Parameters.Defined User and System Parameters.Details of User and System Parameters.Device Parameters.Appendix D. Compatibility Strategies. The LanguageLevel Approach.When to Provide Compatibility.Compatibility Techniques.Installing Emulations.Appendix E. Character Sets and Encoding Vectors. Times Family.Helvetica Family.Courier Family.Symbol.Standard Latin Character Set.StandardEncoding Encoding Vector.ISOLatin1Encoding Encoding Vector.CE Encoding Vector.Expert Character Set.Expert Encoding Vector.ExpertSubset Encoding Vector.Symbol Character Set 786.Symbol Encoding Vector.Appendix F. System Name Encodings. Appendix G. Operator Usage Guidelines. Bibliography. Index. 0201379228T04062001