Presents a complete and authoritative reference manual for the PostScript language. Explains the fundamentals of the PostScript language, graphics, fonts, device control, and rendering. Softcover. DLC: PostScript (Computer program language). The right editor for you?......Page 7 Jumpstart......Page 8 The user interface......Page 10 Drawing......Page 11 Editing......Page 13 Loading and saving your figures......Page 14 Troubleshooting......Page 15 Coordinate system......Page 17 Units and rulers......Page 18 Zooming and panning......Page 19 Background grid and magnetic grid......Page 21 Rendering options......Page 22 Using the mouse......Page 23 Mouse configuration options......Page 24 Undo and Redo......Page 25 Drawing objects and attributes......Page 26 Object types......Page 29 X-splines......Page 31 Object selection......Page 32 Object attributes......Page 34 Attribute panel and attribute buttons......Page 35 Colors......Page 36 Line styles......Page 37 Arrows......Page 38 Fill-styles and patterns......Page 39 Fonts......Page 40 Layers......Page 42 Geometry Manager......Page 43 Configuration......Page 44 Creating objects......Page 47 Create polyline......Page 48 Create splines......Page 49 Create image......Page 51 Create ellipse......Page 53 Create arc......Page 54 Create compound......Page 55 Library objects......Page 56 Create bullet......Page 58 Editing......Page 59 Copy......Page 60 Clipboard operations......Page 61 Rotate......Page 62 Scale......Page 63 Insert point......Page 64 Edit object......Page 65 Update attributes......Page 66 Change object type......Page 69 Align objects......Page 70 Attribute cache......Page 71 A built-in TeX interpreter......Page 73 Supported TeX-mode macros......Page 74 Printing and exporting......Page 77 Java-based printing......Page 78 PDF export......Page 80 Bitmap image export......Page 82 Installation......Page 83 Output formats......Page 84 Export options dialog......Page 85 Scripting......Page 86 Features and problems......Page 88 PSTEX export......Page 89 The jfig bean......Page 91 Presentations......Page 95 Plotting......Page 99 Custom editors......Page 103 Using Java Webstart......Page 107 Downloading the software......Page 108 Running the editor......Page 109 Setting the CLASSPATH......Page 110 Alternative Java Virtual Machines......Page 111 Frequently asked questions......Page 113 Java and virtual machine bugs......Page 120 Editing bugs......Page 121 Export and printing bugs......Page 122 FIG file format......Page 123 Shortcut keys configuration......Page 125 LaTeX support macros......Page 126 Font configuration......Page 128 Sample .jfigrc file......Page 130 References......Page 133 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.
