Postscript Language Reference

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 Language Level 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 enclosed CD-ROM contains the entire text of this book in Portable Document Format (PDF)
• The Red Book is the definitive resource for all PostScript programmers

Table of contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Basic Ideas
Chapter 3: Language
Chapter 4: Graphics
Chapter 5: Fonts
Chapter 6: Device Control
Chapter 7: Rendering
Chapter 8: Operators
Appendix A: Language Level Feature Summary
Appendix B: Implementation Limits
Appendix C: Interpreter Parameters
Appendix D: Compatibility Strategies
Appendix E: Character Sets and Encoding Vectors
Appendix F: System Name Encodings
Appendix G: Operator Usage Guidelines
Bibliography
Index