[comp.lang.postscript] What's the purpose of appledict 'md' ?

af@artcoma.artcom.north.de (Alexander Funk) (02/07/91)

Hi folks!

Some PostScript-generating applications (e.g. DesignStudio) can't 
be stopped to use the so called "AppleDict" md in the resulting 
eps-file.  According to my own investigations, this makes only 
sense in the context of an Apple LaserWriter.  Our own ps-interpreter
becomes extremly unhappy about this.
So I would be very grateful, if somebody could answer some of the
following questions:
  -What is the use of the 'md'-dictonary?
     (I guess it is about some status - and pagesize - stuff)
  -What operators and objects do the AppleDict include?
  -Is there any real or dummy AppleDict available, that can be
   downloaded to a ps-device?

				Thanks and so long,    Alex

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