PostScript
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'''PostScript''' is a [[Page description languages|page description language]] and document format, used primarily with printers. It is actually a complete programming language, which the printer interprets in order to generate graphics to print. | '''PostScript''' is a [[Page description languages|page description language]] and document format, used primarily with printers. It is actually a complete programming language, which the printer interprets in order to generate graphics to print. | ||
== Identifiers == | == Identifiers == | ||
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| − | + | ! Version | |
| − | + | ! PRONOM | |
| − | + | |- | |
| + | |1.0 || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/91}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |2.0 || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/406}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |2.1 || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/407}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |3.0 || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/408}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |3.1 || {{PRONOM|fmt/501}} | ||
| + | |} | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Encapsulated PostScript]] | * [[Encapsulated PostScript]] | ||
| + | * [[PDF]] | ||
| + | * [[PostScript binary object format]] | ||
| + | * [[PostScript font]] | ||
| + | * [[PostScript Printer Description]] | ||
== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
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* [http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/ Ghostscript] - A free PostScript interpreter | * [http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/ Ghostscript] - A free PostScript interpreter | ||
* [http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/ Ghostview and GSview] - Viewers based on Ghostscript | * [http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/ Ghostview and GSview] - Viewers based on Ghostscript | ||
| + | * [[Scribus]] | ||
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| + | == Sample files == | ||
| + | * https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/document/ps/ | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [[Wikipedia:PostScript|Wikipedia article]] | * [[Wikipedia:PostScript|Wikipedia article]] | ||
| + | * [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/level2.inf PostScript Level 2 Q&A] | ||
| + | * [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/whatisps.txt What is Postscript? tutorial] | ||
| + | * [https://computerhistory.org/blog/postscript-a-digital-printing-press/ PostScript history] | ||
| + | * [https://info.computerhistory.org/aoc-postscript PostScript original source code (registration required)] | ||
[[Category:Page description languages]] | [[Category:Page description languages]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Programming Languages]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Adobe]] | ||
Revision as of 06:38, 3 December 2022
PostScript is a page description language and document format, used primarily with printers. It is actually a complete programming language, which the printer interprets in order to generate graphics to print.
Contents |
Identifiers
| Version | PRONOM |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | x-fmt/91 |
| 2.0 | x-fmt/406 |
| 2.1 | x-fmt/407 |
| 3.0 | x-fmt/408 |
| 3.1 | fmt/501 |
See also
- Encapsulated PostScript
- PostScript binary object format
- PostScript font
- PostScript Printer Description
Specifications
Software
- Ghostscript - A free PostScript interpreter
- Ghostview and GSview - Viewers based on Ghostscript
- Scribus
