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'''PostScript''' ('''PS''') is a page description language and programming language used primarily in the electronic and desktop publishing areas.

== External links ==
*[[Image:icon_pdf.gif|PDF]][http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/ps/PLRM.pdf ''PostScript Language Reference'', third edition] (''PLR3''), plus its [http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/ps/PS3010and3011.Supplement.pdf ''Supplement''], is the de facto defining work, known as "The Red Book" on account of its covers. The first edition covered PostScript Level 1, the second edition covered a greatly expanded language known as PostScript Level 2, and includes documentation for [[Display PostScript]] as well. The third edition covers PostScript 3 (with this version, Adobe dropped "level" from the name) but no longer includes DPS.
*[[Image:icon_pdf.gif|PDF]][http://www-cdf.fnal.gov/offline/PostScript/BLUEBOOK.PDF ''PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook''] is the corresponding introductory text, known as "The Blue Book" on account of its covers.
*[http://www.cs.indiana.edu/docproject/programming/postscript/postscript.html ''First Guide to PostScript''] is an introduction to the PostScript system.
*[http://www.math.ubc.ca/~cass/graphics/manual/ ''Mathematical Illustrations: A Manual of Geometry and PostScript''] — a book by Bill Casselman.
*[http://www.rightbrain.com/pages/books.html ''Thinking in PostScript''], 1990 by Glenn Reid, Addison-Wesley — available online courtesy of the author. A thorough tutorial.
*[[Image:icon_pdf.gif|PDF]][http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/font/T1_SPEC.PDF The Type 1 Font Format] in PDF form.
*[http://www.tgreer.com/printforum/ ''T.Greer PrintForum''], a PostScript programming forum and discussion community.
* [http://search.cpan.org/~mcnewton/PostScript-Simple-0.07/lib/PostScript/Simple.pm PostScript::Simple] — Produce PostScript files from [[Perl]]

=== PostScript hacks ===
*[http://www.tjhsst.edu/~edanaher/pslife/ Life in PostScript] - a PostScript version of [[Conway's Game of Life]]

*[http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~andersr/fractal/PostScript.html PostScript fractals]
*[http://www.terryburton.co.uk/barcodewriter/ PostScript barcodes]
*[http://www.terryburton.co.uk/htmlrenderer/ PostScript HTML renderer]
*[http://web.umr.edu/~johns/raytracer/rtn/rtnews4a.html#art7 A PostScript raytracer], from ''Ray Tracing News'', [[September 5]] [[1988]], Volume 1, Number 8.

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	'''PostScript''' ('''PS''') is a page description language and programming language used primarily in the electronic and desktop publishing areas.		'''PostScript''' ('''PS''') is a page description language and programming language used primarily in the electronic and desktop publishing areas.
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		+	==PostScript utilities==
		+	;pstops : shuffle pages in a PostScript file (see manpage for details)
		+
		+	===Examples===
		+	This section contains some sample re-arrangements. To put two pages on one sheet (of A4 paper), the pagespec to use is:
		+	2:0L@.7(21cm,0)+1L@.7(21cm,14.85cm)
		+
		+	*Select all of the odd pages in reverse order:
		+	2:-0
		+
		+	*Re-arrange pages for printing 2-up booklets:
		+	4:-3L@.7(21cm,0)+0L@.7(21cm,14.85cm)
		+	for the front sides, and
		+
		+	4:1L@.7(21cm,0)+-2L@.7(21cm,14.85cm)
		+	for the reverse sides.
		+
		+	*convert to two-up:
		+	pstops '4:0L@.67(20cm,1cm)+1L@.67(20cm,15cm),3R@.67(1cm,15.25cm)\
		+	+2R@.67(1cm,29.25cm)' $.ps $.dps

	== External links ==		== External links ==

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 *[http://search.cpan.org/~mcnewton/PostScript-Simple-0.07/lib/PostScript/Simple.pm PostScript::Simple] &mdash; Produce PostScript files from [[Perl]]
 *[[wikipedia:PostScript]]
 === PostScript hacks ===

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 == External links ==
-*[[Image:icon_pdf.gif|PDF]][http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/ps/PLRM.pdf ''PostScript Language Reference'', third edition] (''PLR3''), plus its [http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/ps/PS3010and3011.Supplement.pdf ''Supplement''], is the de facto defining work, known as "The Red Book" on account of its covers.  The first edition covered PostScript Level 1, the second edition covered a greatly expanded language known as PostScript Level 2, and includes documentation for [[Display PostScript]] as well. The third edition covers PostScript 3 (with this version, Adobe dropped "level" from the name) but no longer includes DPS.
+*[[Image:icon_pdf.gif|PDF]][http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/ps/PLRM.pdf ''PostScript Language Reference'', third edition] (''PLR3''), plus its [http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/ps/PS3010and3011.Supplement.pdf ''Supplement''], is the de facto defining work, known as "The Red Book" on account of its covers. The first edition covered PostScript Level 1, the second edition covered a greatly expanded language known as PostScript Level 2, and includes documentation for Display PostScript as well. The third edition covers PostScript 3 (with this version, Adobe dropped "level" from the name) but no longer includes DPS.
 *[[Image:icon_pdf.gif|PDF]][http://www-cdf.fnal.gov/offline/PostScript/BLUEBOOK.PDF ''PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook''] is the corresponding introductory text, known as "The Blue Book" on account of its covers.
 *[http://www.cs.indiana.edu/docproject/programming/postscript/postscript.html ''First Guide to PostScript''] is an introduction to the PostScript system.
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 *[[Image:icon_pdf.gif|PDF]][http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/font/T1_SPEC.PDF The Type 1 Font Format] in PDF form.
 *[http://www.tgreer.com/printforum/ ''T.Greer PrintForum''], a PostScript programming forum and discussion community.
-* [http://search.cpan.org/~mcnewton/PostScript-Simple-0.07/lib/PostScript/Simple.pm PostScript::Simple] &mdash; Produce PostScript files from [[Perl]]
+*[http://search.cpan.org/~mcnewton/PostScript-Simple-0.07/lib/PostScript/Simple.pm PostScript::Simple] &mdash; Produce PostScript files from [[Perl]]
-* [[wikipedia:PostScript]]
+*[[wikipedia:PostScript]]
 === PostScript hacks ===
-*[http://www.tjhsst.edu/~edanaher/pslife/ Life in PostScript] - a PostScript version of [[Conway's Game of Life]]
+*[http://www.tjhsst.edu/~edanaher/pslife/ Life in PostScript] - a PostScript version of Conway's Game of Life
 <!-- *[http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/pshttpd/ PS-HTTPD] - a webserver written in PostScript -->
 *[http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~andersr/fractal/PostScript.html PostScript fractals]
 *[http://www.terryburton.co.uk/barcodewriter/ PostScript barcodes]
 *[http://www.terryburton.co.uk/htmlrenderer/ PostScript HTML renderer]
-*[http://web.umr.edu/~johns/raytracer/rtn/rtnews4a.html#art7 A PostScript raytracer], from ''Ray Tracing News'',  [[September 5]] [[1988]], Volume 1, Number 8.
+*[http://web.umr.edu/~johns/raytracer/rtn/rtnews4a.html#art7 A PostScript raytracer], from ''Ray Tracing News'', Volume 1, Number 8; 1988-09-05.
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