gsds@tahoma.UUCP (K.C.Babb) (11/10/89)
This may be a bit far out, but is there such a thing as a graphics editor which stores/retrieves the edited images using a PostScript file? I've heard of PostScript-displaying utilities, so it must be possible to convert a page discription for an on-screen presentation. What I'm looking for is something which would read the PostScript file for a page, put it on the screen, allow the user to select/ modify/add items to the picture, and store it back in PostScript, which could then easily be hardcopied via laser printer. Any such product would be a start, but specifically we'd like something which will work on an Apollo. Thanks in advance for any useful info. Only from the mind (?) of KCB -- (standard--or otherwise--disclaimer not worth the bother) Singh/Masden/Babb/Chen (GSDS) Voice: (206) 237-2564 B.C.A. Flt. Sys. Lab, BF31B UUCP: ..!uunet!bcstec!tahoma!gsds P.O. Box 3707, M/S 66-22, Seattle, WA 98124
rich@Rice.edu (Carey R. Murphey) (11/13/89)
>>>>> On 9 Nov 89 17:13:29 GMT, gsds@tahoma.UUCP (K.C.Babb) said:
KCB> This may be a bit far out, but is there such a thing as a graphics
KCB> editor which stores/retrieves the edited images using a PostScript
KCB> file? I've heard of PostScript-displaying utilities, so it must be
KCB> possible to convert a page discription for an on-screen presentation.
KCB> What I'm looking for is something which would read the PostScript
KCB> file for a page, put it on the screen, allow the user to select/
KCB> modify/add items to the picture, and store it back in PostScript,
KCB> which could then easily be hardcopied via laser printer.
KCB> Any such product would be a start, but specifically we'd like
KCB> something which will work on an Apollo.
The idraw graphics editor stores and retrieves drawing in a format
which is postscript. It is not a `postscript' interpreter or editor
since it uses information embedded in the comments to store it's own
representation of the drawing.
Idraw is one of the applications distributed as part of a C++ language
class library called InterViews. There is a mailing list for the
discussion of InterViews, and you can send mail to
interviews-request@interviews.stanford.edu to subscribe or get more
information.
You will need a C++ compiler and X11R3 to install it. Although there
are binaries (executables) for idraw available, I have not seen any
for specificly for the Apollo. I wish there were, several people here
would like to use it on their Apollos also. You can get InterViews
via anonymous ftp from interviews.stanford.edu (36.22.0.175). The
sun3, sun4, mips and other idraw executables are there. All you have
to do is grab the exeutable and manual page an run it --- there are
no other supporting files to install.
I use idraw to generate figures for talks, thesis and papers. It has
been _very_ useful.
--
Rich@rice.eduwoody@rpp386.cactus.org (Woodrow Baker) (11/13/89)
In article <779@tahoma.UUCP>, gsds@tahoma.UUCP (K.C.Babb) writes: > This may be a bit far out, but is there such a thing as a graphics > editor which stores/retrieves the edited images using a PostScript > file? I've heard of PostScript-displaying utilities, so it must be > possible to convert a page discription for an on-screen presentation. > What I'm looking for is something which would read the PostScript > file for a page, put it on the screen, allow the user to select/ > modify/add items to the picture, and store it back in PostScript, > which could then easily be hardcopied via laser printer. > > Any such product would be a start, but specifically we'd like > something which will work on an Apollo. > > Thanks in advance for any useful info. > > Only from the mind (?) of > > KCB > > -- > (standard--or otherwise--disclaimer not worth the bother) > Singh/Masden/Babb/Chen (GSDS) Voice: (206) 237-2564 > B.C.A. Flt. Sys. Lab, BF31B UUCP: ..!uunet!bcstec!tahoma!gsds > P.O. Box 3707, M/S 66-22, Seattle, WA 98124 There is a company in dallas, that produces a program for the PC called ARTS and LETTERS. Computer systems 214-661-8960 that I believe does exactly what you want.
larry@csccat.UUCP (Larry Spence) (11/14/89)
In article <17286@rpp386.cactus.org> woody@rpp386.cactus.org (Woodrow Baker) writes: >In article <779@tahoma.UUCP>, gsds@tahoma.UUCP (K.C.Babb) writes: >> This may be a bit far out, but is there such a thing as a graphics >> editor which stores/retrieves the edited images using a PostScript >> file? I've heard of PostScript-displaying utilities, so it must be > >There is a company in dallas, that produces a program for the PC called >ARTS and LETTERS. Computer systems 214-661-8960 that I believe does >exactly what you want. A number of people have emailed me about this, so here's the info: Arts & Letters Graphics Editor with "Decipher" PostScript conversion utility for MS-Windows (IBM-compatibles, minimum hardware: fast AT with 640KB) Computer Support Corporation Dallas, Texas 75244 (214) 661-8960 Please call for more info; I've used up too much bandwidth posting commercial information already. -- Larry Spence larry@csccat ...{texbell,texsun,attctc}!csccat!larry
rsilverman@eagle.wesleyan.edu (11/15/89)
In article <779@tahoma.UUCP>, gsds@tahoma.UUCP (K.C.Babb) writes: > This may be a bit far out, but is there such a thing as a graphics > editor which stores/retrieves the edited images using a PostScript > file? I've heard of PostScript-displaying utilities, so it must be > possible to convert a page discription for an on-screen presentation. > What I'm looking for is something which would read the PostScript > file for a page, put it on the screen, allow the user to select/ > modify/add items to the picture, and store it back in PostScript, > which could then easily be hardcopied via laser printer. > > Any such product would be a start, but specifically we'd like > something which will work on an Apollo. > > Thanks in advance for any useful info. > > Only from the mind (?) of > > KCB > You may want to look at Adobe Illustrator, a PostScript graphic design program for the Macintosh or MS-DOS under Windows. Illustrator file are in PostScript; the only catch is that it cannot read an arbitrary PostScript program. Conform to a particular (documented) syntax which makes it easy for the application to parse it. Having the file format open and readable makes for very easy conversions, automatic generation of images, etc. Richard Silverman
chari@nueces.cactus.org (Chris Whatley) (11/16/89)
rsilverman@eagle.wesleyan.edu writes: >In article <779@tahoma.UUCP>, gsds@tahoma.UUCP (K.C.Babb) writes: >> This may be a bit far out, but is there such a thing as a graphics >> editor which stores/retrieves the edited images using a PostScript >> file? I've heard of PostScript-displaying utilities, so it must be >You may want to look at Adobe Illustrator, a PostScript graphic design program >for the Macintosh or MS-DOS under Windows. Illustrator file are in PostScript; >the only catch is that it cannot read an arbitrary PostScript program. Conform >to a particular (documented) syntax which makes it easy for the application to >parse it. Having the file format open and readable makes for very easy >conversions, automatic generation of images, etc. Also, Illustrator is available (or will be quite soon) for the NeXT machine if you would like a decent unix machine. X is forthcoming from MIT if you need to run X clients as well. If you don't know already, the NeXT lives and breathes PostScript. Chris Whatley -- Chris Whatley Work: chari@pelican.ma.utexas.edu (NeXT Mail) (512/471-7711 ext 123) Play: chari@nueces.cactus.org (NeXT Mail) (512/499-0475) Also: chari@emx.utexas.edu
kevin@edstip.EDS.COM (Kevin Brown) (11/16/89)
Adobe Illustrator uses postscript as it's native drawing format. I believe that the package is only available for Mac's and PC's, currently. -- Kevin Brown | UUCP: ...!uunet!edsews!edstip!kevin Electronic Data Systems | kevin@edstip.EDS.COM 1400 N. Woodward Av. | Voice: +1 313 645-4504 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48013 | Fax: +1 313 645-4824
amanda@intercon.com (Amanda Walker) (11/16/89)
In article <1989Nov16.055737.14772@nueces.cactus.org>, chari@nueces.cactus.org (Chris Whatley) writes: > If you don't know already, the NeXT lives and breathes PostScript. From what I've seen, a little too much so sometimes. "The Window System Is The Printer..." :-). Illustrator 88 on a NeXT could be much fun, though... Amanda Walker <amanda@intercon.com> --