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From: woo@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Alex Woo RAC)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next,comp.lang.postscript
Subject: DPS showpage
Summary: showpage doesn't initgraphics
Keywords: showpage inconsistency
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Date: 2 Jan 90 21:00:17 GMT
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Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Mtn Vw CA 94035
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According to the PostScript reference manual, "showpage
then performs the equivalent of erasepage and initgraphics
in preparation for the next page."  This doesn't seem to
happen on a NeXT.  Is this a feature?

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