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From: john@RENOIR.BERKELEY.EDU (John Coker)
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Subject: X PostScript previewer (again)
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Date: Sun, 13-Sep-87 18:17:02 EDT
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    Sorry to people who aren't interested, but the original posting apparently
confused some people.  So, here is the updated announcement.  Many people tried
to mail to me, but our mailer couldn't respond to most people who weren't close
to the arpa net.  So, if you think I should have replied to you, but didn't
and still have unanswered questions, please try again, with an address you
think works from here (Berkeley.EDU).

						John Coker


     UPS version 0.2 is now available for use in binary-only form (for Vax and
Sun 68020 machines) via public ftp and uucp from ucbvax (Berkeley.EDU).  For
ftp, the file names are (~ftp/pub/) ups0.2.vax and ups0.2.sun (compressed
versions of these files also exist).  For uucp, the files are (~uucp/)
ups0.2.vax.uue and ups0.2.sun.uue (uuencoded, compressed tar files).

     The major improvement in 0.2 (over 0.1) is that font rendering is now
implemented.  Unfortunately, we still do not have the shapes (outlines) of
Adobe's fonts for the LaserWriter.  So, the standard LaserWriter fonts are
available for use, but each character prints as a rectangle the size of the
bounding box of its image (as given in the AFM files distributed by Adobe).
This is sufficient for the moment for the previewing function although less
than pleasant for pages with more than a small amount of text.  There are
still problems with character placement with non-standard orientations.

     There are also many small bug fixes and improvements as one would expect.
One important fix is that now UPS will run on color displays (although true
color devices are not supported as they should be).  Also, many missing
operators have been added, especially those affecting the graphics state.

     UPS is a PostScript interpreter under UNIX which can image on an X
window.  Even though it is still under development, I think the program is
useful and I'm always intereted in hearing about bugs and suggestions.
Address all correspondence to john@renoir.Berkeley.EDU (if you're reporting
a bug, please check the list of known bugs in BUGS0.2 before you send mail).
Please don't ask for sources yet; they will be available when version 1.0 is
released.

					Enjoy,

					John Coker
					john@renoir.Berkeley.EDU
					September 9, 1987