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v04INF1: PostScript Sources monthly FAQ v1.13 04-30-95 [1 of 3]

Useful facts about the PostScript Sources newsgroup
                          -- PostScript Sources -- 

                  Introduction to comp.sources.postscript 

                  (the comp.sources.postscript FAQ v1.13) 

                              Allen Braunsdorf 

                        [email protected] 






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        To contribute sources, read the section ``Submitting 
        Sources''. 

        Newsgroup-related mail that is not a submission should be 
        sent to me at [email protected] 

        Related FAQs: comp.lang.postscript, comp.sources.misc, 
        comp.text, comp.text.tex, comp.fonts, comp.graphics. 

        The comp.sources.postscript archives are available by ftp 
        to ftp.sterling.com in /usenet/comp.sources.postscript/ or 
        ftp.ips.cs.tu-bs.de in /usenet/comp.sources.postscript. 
        There is an index in the last section of this FAQ. 

        This FAQ and the indexes are available by anonymous ftp to 
        wilma.cs.brown.edu:pub/comp.sources.postscript. You can get 
        the comp.lang.postscript FAQ by anonymous ftp to 
        wilma.cs.brown.edu:pub/comp.lang.postscript. Both come in 
        ASCII, LaTeX, DVI, and PostScript formats. 

        Table of Contents 

      
          1 About comp.sources.postscript 
          2 What to Expect 
          3 Getting Sources 
             3.1 How to Get a Program from Usenet 
             3.2 Using the Comp.sources.postscript Index and Archive 
             3.3 Using the PostScript interpreters and utilities index 
             3.4 How to Display PostScript 
             3.5 How to Report Bugs 
          4 Submitting Sources 
             4.1 Content of Comp.Sources.Postscript 
             4.2 Where to Post your Source 
             4.3 Guidelines 
             4.4 Copyright 
             4.5 Index and Submission Information 
             4.6 How to Submit a Program 
             4.7 Header Lines for Your Posting 
             4.8 After Posting 
          5 PostScript Interpreters and Utilities 
             5.1 How can I find a program? 
             5.2 How can I browse through PostScript programs? 
             5.3 Keywords 
             5.4 Interpreters 
             5.5 Utilities 
          6 comp.sources.postscript Index to Volume 1 
          7 comp.sources.postscript Index to Volume 2 
          8 comp.sources.postscript Index to Volume 3 
          9 comp.sources.postscript Index to Volume 4 
          10 Acknowledgements 
      

        1 About comp.sources.postscript 

        This moderated newsgroup is for the distribution of source 
        code for utilities and pictures in PostScript, and for 
        PostScript-related programs. 

        You can post programs here, but they won't show up right 
        away. All postings to the newsgroup get sent to me, the 
        moderator, for approval. Then the sources get tested, 
        packaged, and posted. All other posts (such as requests and 
        discussion) will be returned to the sender. 
        comp.lang.postscript is the Usenet newsgroup for 
        discussions. comp.sources.d is the Usenet newsgroup for 
        sources requests. 


        2 What to Expect 

        On comp.sources.postscript you will find utilities (in 
        PostScript and other languages), clip art, fonts, and 
        examples of PostScript programming. All pictures in 
        PostScript are also programs, so when I say program or 
        source throughout this document, think ``picture or 
        utility''. 


        3 Getting Sources 

        There are three ways to get a program from this group: 


        * directly from Usenet postings, 

        * through the comp.sources.postscript index and archive, 

        * and through the PostScript interpreters and utilities 
          index. 


        3.1 How to Get a Program from Usenet 

        Each posting in comp.sources.postscript is called an 
        ``issue''. There are generally 100 to 125 issues in a 
        volume. The division is arbitrary. There are three types of 
        articles in comp.sources.postscript: source postings, 
        informational postings, and the monthly summarized request 
        list. They can be distinguished by the subject line. 

      
        Subject:  v02INF1: PostScript Sources monthly FAQ v1.00 03-03-93
      
        This first word in the title identifies this as the first 
        informational posting of volume one. Similarly, the subject 
        line shown below: 

      
        Subject: v02i072: schlep - PostScript interpreter in PostScript, Part01/02
      
        identifies this as the 72nd source article in Volume 1. In 
        the above example, the Part01/02 indicates that this is the 
        first part of a two part posting. The first few lines of an 
        article after the USENET required headers are the auxiliary 
        headers that look like this: 

      
         Submitted-by: [email protected] (J. Arthur Random)
         Posting-number: Volume 1, Issue 72
         Archive-name: schlep/part01
      
        The ``Submitted-by'' line in each issue is the author of 
        the program. If you have comments about an issue published 
        in comp.sources.postscript, this is the person to contact. 

        The ``Archive-name'' is the official name of this source in 
        the archive. 

        All source postings are treated as multi-part postings, 
        which are archived in a subdirectory within the volume 
        directory. Postings have names that look like this: 

      
          Source posting
              Archive-name: schlep/part01
       
          Patch posting
              Archive-name: schlep/patch01
      
        Informational (INF) postings, such as the posting you are 
        currently reading, are not stored in a subdirectory as are 
        source postings. INF postings have archive names such as 
        indx33v02-07 and patchlog33. From an archiving perspective, 
        archive names for all INFormational postings are specified 
        so as to store the INF postings directly in the volume's 
        base directory. Archive names for source postings are 
        specified so as to store the sources in subdirectories 
        within the volume's base directory. 

        When we start having patches, I'll add information here 
        about patches. They'll look like the ones in 
        comp.sources.misc. 

        The Environment: auxiliary header line lists the language 
        and operating system requirements for the program. Check 
        this line before taking the time to unpack a posting, to 
        make sure you will be able to run the program. 

      
          Environment: syntax
              Environment: Keyword [, keyword ..] 
       
          Environment: example
              Environment: PostScript, GhostScript, PBMPLUS, C++
      
        The keyword's usage is case insensitive. There is also a 
        not indicator (e.g. !AIX) so that the moderator can specify 
        that the package runs on everything but the specified 
        keyword. 

        The following is a list of keywords used within articles 
        that have been posted to comp.sources.postscript and their 
        meanings. Keywords are added to this list on a first-use 
        basis. 


        ANSI C 
          - Runs in the C programming language. ANSI standard C. 

        PostScript 
          - Requires a postscript printer/viewer. 

        UNIX 
          - as far as I know, operates on any unix system 


        3.2 Using the Comp.sources.postscript Index and Archive 

        The first comp.sources.postscript index will be posted next 
        month. By then, there should be an archive on ftp.uu.net, 
        probably in /usenet/comp.sources.postscript. If you decide 
        to archive the group, please let me know so that I can 
        inform people that your archive exists. 


        3.3 Using the PostScript interpreters and utilities index 

        This index lists all know PostScript programs, regardless 
        of whether they have been posted to 
        comp.sources.postscript. Unlike the one-line descriptions 
        of the comp.sources.postscript index, this index contains 
        full descriptions and references. Look in the index itself 
        for where to get the programs. 

        You can find this index in the last section of this FAQ. 


        3.4 How to Display PostScript 

        If the program is a PostScript picture, just send it to a 
        PostScript printer, or view it on screen with a PostScript 
        interpreter. If you have no PostScript printer or 
        interpreter, I recommend using GhostScript, which is free 
        and reliable. GhostScript runs on MS-DOS, UNIX, Macintosh, 
        VMS, X windows, and the Atari-ST. On the Amiga, use Post. 
        Check the PostScript interpreters and utilities index for 
        more information about these previewers. 


        3.5 How to Report Bugs 

        To report bugs, contact the person listed in the 
        Submitted-by: header. If the bug is important, post also to 
        comp.sources.bugs so that other people will learn about it. 
        If the bug makes the program unusable, write me so that I 
        can get the author to correct it and have a new version 
        posted. 

        4 Submitting Sources 

        If you'd like to submit a PostScript source, thank you! 
        Please read this section of happy hints first. The benefits 
        of submitting your program include: free archiving and 
        distribution, testing (by me, but much moreso by readers), 
        and the name recognition you deserve for bringing free 
        software to the world. 

        Even if you post your program somewhere else, or if it is 
        commercial or shareware, you should still write me with a 
        description of the program for the PostScript interpreters 
        and utilities index, which lists everything in the 
        PostScript world. 


        4.1 Content of Comp.Sources.Postscript 

        This newsgroup is for posting programs written in 
        PostScript as well as PostScript-related programs written 
        in other languages. These programs could be utilities, 
        fonts, or graphic images of use to a wide audience. 


        Clip Art: 
          Hand-made PostScript programs, converted binaries, or the 
          machine generated output from drawing tools, representing 
          a graphic image. 

        Utilities: 
          Programs written in PostScript, or those written in other 
          languages that either generate or operate on PostScript 
          programs. 

        Examples: 
          "How-to" examples are encouraged. 

        Fonts: 
          Fonts that can be used with the PostScript language. This 
          would include both Type 1 and Type 3 fonts. Since 
          TrueType fonts can't interact with PostScript, that would 
          preclude them. 

        Specific information, such as a new weathermap in 
        PostScript posted daily, is more like a binary than a 
        source, and is not appropriate. Also, text documents 
        formatted in PostScript are not appropriate. 


        4.2 Where to Post your Source 

        If you are unsure where to post your program, the closest 
        newsgroups to comp.lang.postscript are: 


        comp.sources.misc 
          will accept source under any programming language, and 
          has a wide distribution and a large audience. 

        alt.sources 
          is an unmoderated source group, which would allow you to 
          instantly post your source. Unfortunately, it is not as 
          widely read because alt.* groups are not available at 
          many sites. 

        comp.sources.unix 
          accepts UNIX programs of all kinds. 

        comp.lang.postscript 
          is a fine newsgroup to post an example program that aids 
          discussion or answers a question, if it is small (a page 
          or two). However, please consider posting to 
          comp.sources.postscript, as a way to have your example 
          archived and available to help people in the future. 

        If you have a previously posted program, it is probably 
        best to continue posting it to the original newsgroup, 
        which is where your current users will expect to find it. I 
        can put a reference to your program in the PostScript 
        interpreters and utilities index. Of course, if you do 
        decide to switch newsgroups, your program will be welcome 
        here. 

        Shareware will not be accepted. Try posting to alt.sources 
        or comp.sources.misc, and give me a reference to place in 
        the PostScript interpreters and utilities index. 
        Alternatively, consider making your program free. 

        Please don't send me executables. There are comp.binaries.* 
        newsgroups for that. Only send binaries if they are 
        important to the program and cannot be sent in source 
        format. If your program goes along with a song or startup 
        picture, its OK to include the uuencoded song or picture 
        binary. 


        4.3 Guidelines 

        If your program is a picture, please consider Encapsulated 
        PostScript and Document Structuring Convention conformance. 
        Little wood elves will visit you in your sleep and thank 
        you for it. You can learn about these things from the 
        comp.lang.postscript FAQ. There are tools which make 
        conformance easy, too. You are welcome to consider a 
        preview bitmap, which would make an EPS file into an EPSI 
        file. 

        Well-commented code is encouraged. It will allow others to 
        learn from your examples, and to make improvements to the 
        code that you can use. Thousands of people who do not know 
        you will have their only contact with you through your 
        program. It's worth making a good impression. 

        It would be nice if you included a Makefile, man page (or 
        other documentation), a README file which describes the 
        project and what each file does. 

        If your program is an example of PostScript programming, it 
        should actually do something. An example of centering a 
        string should be a program that actually centers a string. 

        Similarly, if you submit a library, please include example 
        files which use the library. 

        You must be (or have permission from) the author of the 
        program you submit. 


        4.4 Copyright 

        Your program should have an explicit copyright. If you 
        don't believe in copyrights, then protect that belief with 
        a copyright directed towards free software. Otherwise, 
        someone else may steal your program and claim authorship. 

        Something like the following might be appropriate: 


                Copyright (C) 1993, J. Arthur Random 
                Permission to use and modify this software and its 
                documentation for any purpose other than its 
                incorporation into a commercial product is hereby 
                granted without fee. Permission to copy and 
                distribute this software and its documentation only 
                for non-commercial use is also granted without fee, 
                provided, however, that the above copyright notice 
                appear in all copies, that both that copyright 
                notice and this permission notice appear in 
                supporting documentation. The author makes no 
                representations about the suitability of this 
                software for any purpose. It is provided ``as is'' 
                without express or implied warranty. 


        4.5 Index and Submission Information 

        When you submit a program, or make a reference to one, 
        please tell me: 


        * What is the name of the program? 

        * What does it claim to do, and does it do it well? Is it 
          worth using? If not, why not? 

        * Where is it available? What ftp sites can I get it from? 

        * How much does it cost? Is it free? 

        * What kinds of computers does it run on? 

        * Who is the author and does the author give an email 
          address? 

        * Does it handle PostScript 2? 

        * What other software does it rely on? 

        * If it is clip-art, what is it clip art of? 

        * If it is an example, what is it an example of? 

        If the program is a PostScript interpreter, then the I also 
        need to know: 


        * Does it let you go backwards one page? 

        * Does it display the number of pages in the document? 

        * Does it let you print PostScript to a non-PostScript 
          printer? 

        * What formats can it convert to? 


        4.6 How to Submit a Program 

        First, format your program for posting. Please keep 
        filenames to 12 or fewer characters in length. 

        I don't care what format you submit your program in, 
        although if you happen to pack your program using shar in 
        chunks of less than 55K, I'd be very happy. cshar would be 
        even better. Otherwise, I will reformat it myself. If you 
        post in plain ASCII, please make sure that you give me the 
        right filenames. 

        Post your program to comp.sources.postscript, and it will 
        automatically be sent to me. Alternatively, you can just 
        email it to [email protected] 

        I will notify you by email when I receive your program. I 
        do most of my PostScript work on weekends, so it may take a 
        few days. 

        Have patience -- your article will not show up in the 
        newsreader until I approve it and package it. I'll try to 
        do this as quickly as possible. 


        4.7 Header Lines for Your Posting 

        The Subject: line should describe the entire program in 60 
        characters, to be used for the archive index. 

        The Reply-To: line should list the email address for 
        whomever comments and questions should be sent to. 

        The Organization: line is optional. It lists what 
        organization you belong to. Obviously, you must have the 
        organization's approval if you post software which belongs 
        to them, even if you helped write it. 

        The Summary: line describes in one or two sentences what 
        the program is. Also please include blurb which describes 
        what the posting is/does/contains. This should only be a 
        paragraph or two. 

        Put a blank line and then have the following lines: 

        The Archive-name: line should have the package name that 
        you want the submission archived by. The package name 
        should be in the format packagename/partname. The package 
        name and partname must not be more than 12 characters long. 
        The package name will be used as a directory name. The 
        partname should look like a series of files part01, part02, 
        part03, if there are many parts to your program. If there 
        is only one part, still make it ``part01''. 

        The Environment: line lists what operating systems, 
        languages, and packages are needed. If your program is 
        entirely PostScript, then the environment is 
        ``PostScript''. 

        The Keywords: line provides a nice way to search for your 
        program. I'll make up some standard Keywords when I get an 
        idea what the types of sources postings are. For now, just 
        pick what you think is best. 

        For example, your post might look like this: 

      
        Newsgroups: comp.sources.postscript
        Subject: schlep - PostScript interpreter in PostScript, Part01/02
        Reply-To: [email protected] (J. Arthur Random)
        Organization: Student Information Processing Board
        Summary: schlep is a fully functional PostScript interpreter with
                 color and PostScript 2 capability, written entirely in
                 PostScript. Runs as fast as most compiled interpreters!
      
        Archive-name: schlep/part01
        Environment: PostScript
        Keywords: postscript interpreter, color, level-2
      
        Schlep is a very useful PostScript interpreter. It is every bit as
        good as the commercial interpreters, plus it is written in everyone's
        favorite language.
      
        #! /bin/sh
        # This is a shell archive.  Remove anything before this line, then unpack
        # it by saving it into a file and typing "sh file".  To overwrite existing
        # files, type "sh file -c".  You can also feed this as standard input via
        # unshar, or by typing "sh <file", e.g..  If this archive is complete, you
        # will see the following message at the end:
        #             "End of shell archive."
        # Contents:  schlep.ps
        # Wrapped by [email protected] on Wed Mar  3 12:26:38 1993
        PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/ucb ; export PATH
        if test -f 'schlep.ps' -a "${1}" != "-c" ; then 
          echo shar: Will not clobber existing file \"'schlep.ps'\"
        else
        echo shar: Extracting \"'schlep.ps'\" (84 characters)
        sed "s/^X//" >'schlep.ps' <<'END_OF_FILE'
        X(Schlep Version 1.00 by J. Arthur Hacker\n) print
        X(Processing your program\n) print
        END_OF_FILE
        if test 84 -ne `wc -c <'schlep.ps'`; then
            echo shar: \"'schlep.ps'\" unpacked with wrong size!
        fi
        # end of 'schlep.ps'
        fi
        echo shar: End of shell archive.
        exit 0
      
        Again, note the blank line between Summary and 
        Archive-name. The second posting might look like (shown for 
        completeness): 

      
        Newsgroups: comp.sources.postscript
        Subject: schlep - PostScript interpreter in PostScript, Part02/02
        Reply-To: [email protected] (J. Arthur Random)
        Organization: Student Information Processing Board
        Summary: schlep is a fully functional PostScript interpreter with
                 color and PostScript 2 capability, written entirely in
                 PostScript. Runs as fast as most compiled interpreters!
      
        Archive-name: schlep/part02
        Environment: PostScript
        Keywords: postscript interpreter, color, level-2
      
        #! /bin/sh
        # This is a shell archive.  Remove anything before this line, then unpack
        # it by saving it into a file and typing "sh file".  To overwrite existing
        # files, type "sh file -c".  You can also feed this as standard input via
        # unshar, or by typing "sh <file", e.g..  If this archive is complete, you
        # will see the following message at the end:
        #             "End of shell archive."
        # Contents:  schlep.doc
        # Wrapped by [email protected] on Wed Mar  3 12:26:38 1993
        PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/ucb ; export PATH
        if test -f 'schlep.doc' -a "${1}" != "-c" ; then 
          echo shar: Will not clobber existing file \"'schlep.doc'\"
        else
        echo shar: Extracting \"'schlep.doc'\" (238 characters)
        sed "s/^X//" >'schlep.doc' <<'END_OF_FILE'
        XBasically, just prepend schlep.ps to the PostScript program that you
        Xwant to interpret, and run the schlep program in an interpreter.
        XNote how quickly schlep interprets your program, even though it is
        Xwritten in an interpreted language!
        X
        END_OF_FILE
        if test 238 -ne `wc -c <'schlep.doc'`; then
            echo shar: \"'schlep.doc'\" unpacked with wrong size!
        fi
        # end of 'schlep.doc'
        fi
        echo shar: End of shell archive.
        exit 0
      

        4.8 After Posting 

        You should subscribe to comp.sources.bugs and 
        comp.sources.d to learn about problems with and comments on 
        your program, and even improvements made to it. 

        10 Acknowledgements 

        I am indebted to Kent Landfield, the comp.sources.misc 
        moderator, for his help in forming the newsgroup and making 
        this FAQ (parts of which are copied from his with 
        permission), and to Jonathan Monsarrat for doing the rest. 

        This FAQ is copyright (C) 1995 by Allen Braunsdorf. 
        Permission is granted to freely edit and distribute as long 
        as this copyright notice is included. 

        This document was written with the LaTeX language and 
        formatted by LameTeX, the PostScript hacker's LaTeX. 

---
Allen Braunsdorf                        comp.sources.postscript Moderator
[email protected]        PostScript FAQ maintainer



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