Jerome "Kerning?" and Postscript / Ghostscript virtuality

["R Tennenbaum" rtenn@xxxxxxxx]

Spent some time on this this morning, and I'm still not sure why it's
not taking. I went into the PS printer file I've been using
(POST47.PRN) and did just as you said: stuck in
	MD RV=(*+LETTERSPACE)
and then
	AT:LETTERSPACE
	AT<) s 7.2 0 r (
	AT>) s -7.2 0 r (
	ET
The first character will offset -- will offset from the *margin* --
following characters will not. Eg, with
≪MDRV≫Jack Paar≪MDNM≫
the printed output is:
  Jack Paar
(where it should be flush left), while with:
J≪MDRV≫ack Paar≪MDNM≫
the printed PS file looks like
J ack Paar

Which is fine for the first character, but I haven't figured out the
right combination of modes and letters to get this alternating
correctly (mostly because I'm sure it's not supposed to work this
way).

RT


>Yes! And further: I just took a look at a xyDos 4 PS driver fb<.
>Actually, I doubt you need a new proc. Try adding a new PT=1 MD line
>(where RV is any mode you never use) ...
>
>MD RV=(*+LETTERSPACE)
>
>... plus a new attribute (where N is whatever number you declare) ...
>;
>AT:LETTERSPACE
>AT<) s N 0 r (
>AT>) s -N 0 r (
>ET
>;
>
>In text, type {mdrv}Jack Paar{mdnm}, check it with your PS screen driver,
>and adjust N to the letterspacing you want. (Same N for AT< and AT>, and
>the AT lines are case-sensitive. Remember to reload the driver after each
>change.)