Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!synoptics!bionet!agate!shelby!neon!charity.Stanford.EDU!ramani From: ramani@charity.Stanford.EDU (Ramani Pichumani) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: Re: what's most important to you for R5? Message-ID: <1990Jun28.081549.22442@Neon.Stanford.EDU> Date: 28 Jun 90 08:15:49 GMT References: <9006222202.AA17654@expire.lcs.mit.edu> Sender: news@Neon.Stanford.EDU (USENET News System) Organization: Stanford University Department of Computer Science Lines: 28 > > I'd love to see somebody contribute a Display PostScript extension > (perhaps DEC or Adobe would be so kind). > ... > > George D. Drapeau > Academic Information Resources > Stanford University The usefulness of a real PostScript Interpreter cannot be overstated. I would rank this as one of the most important possible features for X11R5. Needless to say, PostScript is not a trivial language to implement properly. Because PostScript is more than just a language (it is also a rich set of fonts and font technologies), it is perhaps the most underestimated language to implement. Anyone who has used NeWS, GhostScript, xps, etc, would attest to this fact. I would be ecstatic if X could incorporate Display PostScript into it's server but I also realize that Adode is earning its income for good reason. Great suggestion nonetheless George! Ramani Pichumani Tel: (415) 723-2902 or 723-2437 Department of Computer Science Fax: (415) 725-7411 Margaret Jacks Hall, Room 308 email: ramani@patience.stanford.edu Stanford, CA 94305 USA uunet!patience.stanford.edu!ramani