mackay@adobe.com (Debbie MacKay) (01/09/90)
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Adobe File Server and to announce recent updates on the
server to those of you who have been using it already.
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Recent Updates:
Documents:
AIformat.ps (updated information)
- Adobe Illustrator Document Format
ATM_mac_tips.ps (new)
- How to develop apps that work with Adobe Type Manager (ATM)
ATM_mac_advtype.ps (new)
- How to develop apps that handle more advanced type with ATM
colorsep.ps (modifications)
- Color Separation Conventions Proposal
coop_print.ps (new to server; not a new document)
- Guidelines for Cooperative Printing
PPDformat.ps.Zba (no new content; just regenerated)
struct.ps.Zba (no new content; just regenerated)
tools.ps (new layout; not new content)
Programs:
ATM_mac_examples.hqx (new)
- Program examples from above ATM docs
AFMFiles:
Many new AFM files were added to this directory. (Now over 550.)
Have fun using the server!
Deborah MacKay
Adobe Systems Incorporatedmackay@adobe.com (Debbie MacKay) (03/13/90)
(LONG MESSAGE -- Recent Updates listed at the end.)
This message is intended to inform new users about the Adobe File
Server and to announce recent updates on the server to those of you
who have been using it already.
The Adobe File Server is an automatic mail-response program. That
means that you mail it a request, and it mails back the response.
To get in touch with the server, send a message to:
"ps-file-server@adobe.COM" OR
adobe!ps-file-server
containing the word "help" in either the Subject: field or the
message body. It will reply with a message on how to use the
available services.
There are many items available from the server; Documents (as
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PostScript Printer Description files, and other things.
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Recent Updates:
AFMFiles:
The index now includes the AFM/Font version number
Documents:
AFMformat3.0.ps (new)
Color_Ext.ps (updated information and new name)
DPS_errata.txt (new)
DPS_ClientLib*.ps (new)
DPS_Ext*.ps (new)
DPS_Persp.ps (new)
DPS_pswrap.ps (new)
DPS_X_ClientLib*.ps (new)
NX_Dial.ps (new)
NX_Hello.ps (new)
NX_Lines.ps (new)
NX_Overview.ps (new)
NX_StrAdj.ps (new)
compositefonts.ps (updated to match hardcopy version that we'd been mailing)
residentfonts.info (new)
NOTE: The DPS* documents are *huge*. You can also obtain a hardcopy in a
nice binder at a small cost (for postage & binder) by calling the
Developer Support line at (415) 961-4111.
Programs:
ATM_mac_examples.hqx (incl. a new example)
bluebook.shar (new to server)
makenarrow.ps (new)
NX_Dial.tar.Zuu (new)
NX_Hello.tar.Zuu (new)
NX_Lines.tar.Zuu (new)
NX_StrAdj.tar.Zuu (new)
Updates: (yes, there actually is something in here now, though not a lot ...)
Various recent press releases
Enjoy the file server!
Deborah MacKay
Adobe Systems Incorporatedmackay@adobe.com (Debbie MacKay) (08/02/90)
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been using it already. If you're already familiar with the Adobe File
Server, jump to the end of this message for a list of recent updates.
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WHAT IS THE ADOBE FILE SERVER?
The Adobe File Server is an automatic mail-response program. That means
that you mail it a request, and it mails back the response.
To get in touch with the server, send a message to:
"ps-file-server@adobe.COM" OR
{sun, decwrl, apple}!adobe!ps-file-server
containing the word "help" in either the Subject: field or the message
body. It will reply with a message on how to use the available services.
There are many items available from the server; Documents (as PostScript
files), program sources, Adobe Font Metrics files, PostScript Printer
Description files, and other things.
You might send a *separate* message containing the word "index" to save
some time once you get the help message.
The file server does not respond to requests from users named "root",
"system", "daemon", or "mailer". This is to prevent mail loops from
bounced messages.
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NO RESPONSE?
If you do not receive help from the server within a day or so, it is
probably because the server's mail to you has bounced. You can try again
and use the "path" command within your message specifying a known return
path that the server should use. For example:
path pyramid!rutgers!zakkaroo!jj
(substitute whatever address is appropriate).
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If you have any problems contacting the server, or you have any suggestions,
please send a message to the moderator (ps-file-person@adobe.COM).
Do NOT send requests for files to this address.
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RECENT UPDATES:
+ A series of tech notes written about Display PostScript system issues;
although the series is initially targeted at the NeXT machine and
applications that are discussed are written for the NeXT machine, the
issues apply to all Display PostScript systems.
- The Display PostScript System: NeXT Overview
- NeXT Interface Builder and the Hello World Application
- Single Operator Calls vs. Wraps and the Line Draw Application
- Coordinate Systems and the Stroke Adjust Application
- Path Construction and Rendering and the Dial Application
- User and Graphics State Objects and the Clock Application
- Image Consistency at Small Sizes and the Control Point Application
+ All of the applications that are discussed in the above documents
are also available.
+ Adobe Binary Communications Protocol Document
+ Selecting Binary Communications Protocol and Host Switching Between the
PostScript Interpreter and Emulators Document
+ Macintosh Fond Resources Document (this is an old document, but has
never been on the server before)
+ PostScript langauge program that calculates bounding box and font usage
information
+ Many new PPD Files (now about 70 total)
*** See the indices for the exact file names.
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