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From: mh@wlbr.EATON.COM (Mike Hoegeman)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: A PostScript Debugger
Message-ID: <25954@wlbr.EATON.COM>
Date: 26 Jan 89 05:14:28 GMT
References: <6967@pucc.Princeton.EDU>
Reply-To: mh@wlbr.eaton.com.UUCP (Mike Hoegeman)
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In article <6967@pucc.Princeton.EDU> JEFF@pucc.Princeton.EDU writes:
>Does anyone know of a commercially-available program (or possibly
>a piece of shareware) that debugs Adobe PostScript syntax?  What
>I need is something to weed out my mistakes BEFORE I send a long
>file to the Laserwriter.  (I am aware that Lasertalk, Laser Status &
>similar products tell you, in a rather terse fashion, what has gone wrong
>once you have sent your file.)  Such a program would make learning
>PostScript much easier; I can't believe that someone hasn't come out
>with one by now.

if you've got a machine that can run NeWS (silicon graphics, suns,
raster technologies, mac II / AUX, os2 machine using vga or ega, and
others......) i recommend buying the NeWS WIndow package and using it to debug
your PostScript.  It's got both a decent previewer available for it
(for free). as well as the best PostScript debugger i've seen yet.
(must admit i've only actually SEEN a couple at all).You get a GREAT
windowing system too boot.

I believe NeWS is the stock window system for Silicon graphics machines
these days.  NeWS for suns is around $150 in price(last time i looked)
for the mac it's like $500. these prices I've noted here are just
ballpark figures.  if anyone wants more specific info send me some mail
and I'll dig up more specifics.

if you do alot of Printer PostScript debugging, NeWS is worth it even if
you don't use it for anything else (which would be a shame).

-mike