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From: woody@rpp386.cactus.org (Woodrow Baker)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: warning ... NOVICE on the loose ...
Summary: normal questions
Message-ID: <17868@rpp386.cactus.org>
Date: 5 Feb 90 13:26:17 GMT
References: <2817@hcx1.SSD.CSD.HARRIS.COM>
Distribution: usa
Organization: River Parishes Programming, Plano, TX
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In article <2817@hcx1.SSD.CSD.HARRIS.COM>, leoh@hardy.hdw.csd.harris.com writes:
> The subject line says it all ... I am new to this group (and Postscript) and
> had a couple of questions:
> 
> 1) Is there some file containing answers for all the typical novice questions 
> ... and could someone possibly email it to me ... thanks (I have no FTP access).

There currently is none, but there needs to be.  We get lots of questions
like how do I print a file to the printer so that it gets listed rather
than printed...If you think a question is no mundane, email it, and I'll
try to answer it.  I am in the process of working out a general information
post.  As for the banner, you might try:

/Times-Roman findfont 50 scalefont setfont
50 300 moveto (This is a banner) show
showpage
^D

Cheers
Woody
C