What to read after PostScript Language Reference?

The PostScript language is widely recognized as the industry standard for page description. Incorporated into a broad range of printers, imagesetters, and computer displays, PostScript describes exactly how text, sampled images, and graphics will appear on a printed page or on a computer screen.

The PostScript Language Reference, known as the Red Book, is the complete and authoritative reference manual for the PostScript language. Prepared by Adobe Systems Incorporated, the creators and stewards of the PostScript standard, it documents the syntax and semantics of the language, the Adobe imaging model, and the effects of the graphics operators. This Third Edition has been updated to include LanguageLevel 3 extensions, which unify a number of previous extensions and introduce many new features, such as high-fidelity color, support for masked images, and smooth shading capabilities.

Book Highlights:

• Explains fundamentals of the PostScript language, graphics, fonts, device control, and rendering
• Organizes all PostScript operators through LanguageLevel 3, both by function and alphabetically
• Describes operands, results, side effects, and possible errors for each operator
• Appendices include numerous useful tables and other valuable information

The Red Book is the definitive resource for all PostScript programmers.