Re: xyWrite & PostScript

[OkAnnie@xxxxxxxx]

Dan Kanagy wrote:

:   That was much more of an explanation than I : was expecting.
I've avoided learning about :   PostScript until now, but I can see
that it : would be worth my while to take the plunge.

Dan--Really sorry about the length, but I had the time and, given
the widespread confusion about PostScript, wanted to be thorough
before any discussion. (Funny ... yesterday's snow was New York
City's first this winter too.)

I nonetheless omitted one fundamental, that PS also is a *page
description language*, so the interpreter treats the page as a
graphical whole. Also:
Diacritical mark position is in the font description, so weird
placement just doesn't happen. I really feel PS would erase many
of the typographic problems
I see described here.

Hope your trip is fruitful!  --annie

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