PostScript & Acrobat/PDF
Applications, Troubleshooting, and Cross-Platform Publishing
Thomas Merz(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 27. September 1996
Book
Mixed media product
XIII, 421 pages
978-3-540-60854-7 (ISBN)
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Description
Originally entitled the "PostScript and Acrobat Bible" in German, this handbook achieves the seemingly impossible: it covers this tricky and technical field in an entertaining manner without getting bogged down in PostScript programming. It explains how several components work together and how to deal with real-world application and operating-system problems. The author genuinely wants to assist in overcoming cross-platform barriers using MS-DOS, Windows, Macintosh or UNIX and, accordingly, neither the book nor the tools are limited to one particular platform or operating system. The 9 chapters and 3 appendixes run the entire gamut, from the very basics right up to Ghostscript and the whole is creatively designed, making use of comical illustrations. In short, essential reading for all technically minded users of PostScript and Acrobat/PDF - from PC owners wanting to get the most out of their laser printers to graphic artists with Macs to system administrators and online publishers.
Reviews / Votes
"Thomas Merz, Diplom-Mathematiker und PostScript-Enthusiast der ersten Stunde, legt ein Buch vor, das alle Voraussetzungen hat, ein neues Referenzwerk zu werden. Das Buch richtet sich nicht nur an Freaks, sondern auch an die interessierten Anwender, die ein fundiertes Verständnis für PostScript entwickeln und einen Blick hinter die Kulissen werfen möchten....Besonderes Lob gebührt dem Autor dafür, daß er sich in seinen Ausführungen nicht auf eine bestimmte Plattform beschränkt, sondern alle wichtigen Betriebssysteme berücksichtigt.
...Alles in allem ein sehr empfehlenswertes Buch."
(PAGE 7/96 zur deutschsprachigen Ausgabe)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
180 figures
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Weight
800 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-60854-7 (9783540608547)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-60384-6
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Content
Contents: Basics.- Between Monitor and Printer.- Encapsulated PostScript (EPS).- PostScript Fonts.- PostScript Level 2.- Gray Levels and Color.- Display PostScript.- Adobe Acrobat and PDF.- Miscellaneous.- Contents of the CD-ROM.- Ghostscript Manual.- Character Sets.