Postscript Language Reference - Brossura

Adobe Systems

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ISBN 10: 0201379228 ISBN 13: 9780201379228

Casa editrice: Addison-Wesley Professional, 1999

Riassunto

The PostScript language is widely recognized as the industry standard for page description. Incorporated into a broad range of printers, imagesetters, and computer displays, PostScript describes exactly how text, sampled images, and graphics will appear on a printed page or on a computer screen. The PostScript Language Reference, known as the Red Book, is the complete and authoritative reference manual for the PostScript language. Prepared by Adobe Systems Incorporated, the creators and stewards of the PostScript standard, it documents the syntax and semantics of the language, the Adobe imaging model, and the effects of the graphics operators. This Third Edition has been updated to include LanguageLevel 3 extensions, which unify a number of previous extensions and introduce many new features, such as high-fidelity color, support for masked images, and smooth shading capabilities.Book Highlights: *Explains fundamentals of the PostScript language, graphics, fonts, device control, and rendering *Organizes all PostScript operators through LanguageLevel 3, both by function and alphabetically *Describes operands, results, side effects, and possible errors for each operator *Appendices include numerous useful tables and other valuable information The Red Book is the definitive resource for all PostScript programmers. 0201379228B04062001

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Adobe Systems Incorporated, founded in 1982, is a leading provider of graphic design, publishing, and imaging software for Web and print production, and the second-largest desktop software company in the world. The company builds award-winning software solutions for Web and graphic designers, professional publishers, document-intensive organizations, business users, and consumers.

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The PostScript language is widely recognized as the industry standard for page description. Incorporated into a broad range of printers, imagesetters, and computer displays, PostScript describes exactly how text, sampled images, and graphics will appear on a printed page or on a computer screen.

The PostScript Language Reference , known as the Red Book, is the complete and authoritative reference manual for the PostScript language. Prepared by Adobe Systems Incorporated, the creators and stewards of the PostScript standard, it documents the syntax and semantics of the language, the Adobe imaging model, and the effects of the graphics operators. This Third Edition has been updated to include LanguageLevel 3 extensions, which unify a number of previous extensions and introduce many new features, such as high-fidelity color, support for masked images, and smooth shading capabilities.

Book Highlights:

• Explains fundamentals of the PostScript language, graphics, fonts, device control, and rendering
• Organizes all PostScript operators through LanguageLevel 3, both by function and alphabetically
• Describes operands, results, side effects, and possible errors for each operator
• Appendices include numerous useful tables and other valuable information

The Red Book is the definitive resource for all PostScript programmers.

0201379228B04062001

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Addison-Wesley Professional
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0201379228
• ISBN 13: 9780201379228
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 897
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile