PSTOOLS

PSTOOLS is a package of four programs that operate on files written in PostScript®. The programs include a PostScript previewer for the IRIS® workstation, a PostScript driver for the Matrix QCRZ film recorder, a PostScript driver for the Tektronix 4693D printer, and a PostScript code beautifier that formats PostScript files to be more legible.

The three programs PSIRIS, PSMATRIX, and PSTEK are similar in that they all interpret the PostScript language, and output the graphical results to a device. They share common code, which is included as a library of routines. PSPRETTY formats a PostScript file by appropriately indenting procedures and code delimited by "saves" and "restores." PSTOOLS does not use Adobe fonts. Source code is included. Implemented under IRIX 3.2. Graphical programs require 24 bit planes.

Karen Newcomb

Information Analyst