Xref: utzoo comp.os.vms:37197 comp.graphics:16852 comp.lang.postscript:8094 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!deimos.cis.ksu.edu!mccall.com!tp From: tp@mccall.com (Terry Poot) Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,vmsnet.misc,comp.graphics,comp.lang.postscript Subject: Re: Continuing search for postscript interpreter Message-ID: <1991Mar26.075502@mccall.com> Date: 26 Mar 91 13:55:02 GMT References: <1991Mar25.151043@mccall.com> Reply-To: tp@mccall.com (Terry Poot) Followup-To: comp.graphics Organization: The McCall Pattern Co., Manhattan, KS, USA Lines: 37 In article <1991Mar25.151043@mccall.com>, I write: >[requirements for a postscript interpreter] I'm getting a few of the same questions on my requirements from several people, so I thought I'd post a bit more info. >1) Must be able to handle a 44" by 86" by 400dpi raster image. First, this is black and white only, graphics and text, fairly sparse compared to a lot of applications (if you've ever seen our patterns, there is quite a bit of white space there). Second, it is a minimum. What I'd really like is 44" by 106", which is what I do now. I could reduce it to 86" fairly easily, anything below that is difficult. >2) Must do "pro" quality text (i.e. make full use of font hinting). I have to do text as small as 6 point at arbitrary sizes and _rotations_. I've been told this is a pretty demanding requirement. Of course I don't care if hints or something else is used, but the text has to look good under those conditions (remember, that's 6 point at 400 dpi, which is about equivalent to 8 point at 300 dpi, as far as the difficulty of doing it). >I prefer something that runs on VAX/VMS, but will consider all other >platforms. My preferences are VMS, DEC unix machine, other unix machine, anything else, in that order. Don't be shy, I'll consider anything. (No flames please, I only said DEC unix because they've gone to some trouble to make it easy to use them with VMS, and the fewer hassles I have to deal with (like another vendor), the more I like it; this is only a small part of my current project, and I don't have time to make a career out of solving it). -- Terry Poot The McCall Pattern Company (uucp: ...!rutgers!ksuvax1!deimos!mccall!tp) 615 McCall Road (800)255-2762, in KS (913)776-4041 Manhattan, KS 66502, USA