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Colophon Three Disk
Before starting:
Our intent in distributing this diskette is to inspire and inform. By examining the code for the
alphabet you will see how these special effects were produced. You are encouraged to use
this code directly, change it, incorporate it into your own work and go beyond what you see
here, to produce something new and exciting. Use this code as a starting point from which you
can build logotypes, headlines and special graphics.
To print the files which produce the alphabet from the Colophon 3 Showpage section you will
need access to a POSTSCRIPT® printer.
About the Alphabet:
This diskette contains 26 POSTSCRIPT files taken from the Colophon 3 Showpage section.
Each file is a short POSTSCRIPT program. These programs demonstrate different techniques
and ideas for manipulating POSTSCRIPT fonts. In producing Colophon 3 we tried to show the
variety of fonts available on POSTSCRIPT printers. Some of these fonts are not built into every
POSTSCRIPT printer, but they are available as downloadable fonts. If you do not have these
fonts, you should change the font to one which you can access, otherwise the printer will
substitue Courier for the missing font. All POSTSCRIPT fonts except for the built-in Courier are
described by their outline. Not being an outline font, Courier may cause some programs which
manipulate the character path to fail.
The POSTSCRIPT programs which produce the alphabet are plain text files. To edit them use a
text editor such as "Edit"or "QUED". Alternatively a word processor may be used if the files
are then saved with the "text only" option. Neither a text editor nor a word processor have
been included on this Colophon 3 diskette.
To change the font, look for the "findfont" operator, it is this POSTSCRIPT command which
selects a font. Preceding the "findfont" operator is the font name, change this name to your
selected font. For many of the programs if the font is changed the effect will not
look the same and other parts of code will need to be adjusted. At a minimum
you will always find these outline fonts in a POSTSCRIPT printer.
Times-Roman Helvetica
Times-Italic Helvetica-Oblique
Times-Bold Helvetica-Bold
Times-BoldItalic Helvetica-BoldOblique
Example
find:
/Galliard-BoldItalic findfont 200 scalefont setfont
change to:
/Times-BoldItalic findfont 200 scalefont setfont % was Galliard-BoldItalic
Adobe POSTSCRIPT fonts are available from Adobe Systems Inc. or an authorized Adobe Type
Library dealer. For the name of the Adobe Systems' typeface dealer nearest you, or for more
information on the type library call us at 1-800-29-ADOBE(outside California) or
1-800-85-ADOBE(inside California).
About SendPS:
This is an application program written at Adobe Systems Inc. SendPS is used to send
POSTSCRIPT code directly to a POSTSCRIPT printer over AppleTalk®. To use SendPS, launch
the program and then select "Download POSTSCRIPT File" from the "File" menu. From the
dialog box pick the POSTSCRIPT program you wish to send. If there is an error in the
POSTSCRIPT code, an error message from the printer will be shown on screen. Messages
sent from the printer will be stored in a printer log file. This log file can be found in the volume
from which SendPS was launched.
Programming in POSTSCRIPT
If you would like to learn more about PostScript programming we have produced two books
published by Addison-Wesley, the PostScript Language Reference Manual (ISBN
0-201-10174-2, $22.95, 336 pages, illustrated) and the PostScript Language Tutorial and
Cookbook (ISBN 0-201-10179-3, $16.95, 256 pages, illustrated).
These books should be available in you local bookstore. Most bookstores will
accept orders using the ISBN (International Standard Book Number) codes given above. If
you are unable to locate the books in your area, Adobe will sell them for list price plus
shipping and handling.
The prices are:
PostScript Language Reference Manual (@$28.00 in the 48 states, $33.00 elsewhere)
PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook (@$22.00 in the 48 states, $27.00 elsewhere)
Both books (@$45.00 in the 48 states, $50.00 elsewhere)
To purchase the books from Adobe Systems, send your check and order to:
POSTSCRIPT Language Books
Adobe Systems Incorporated
1870 Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
POSTSCRIPT is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
AppleTalk is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Incorporated.