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Date:         Tue, 15 Jun 93 09:42:10 BST
From: Mike Piff <M.Piff@SHEFFIELD.AC.UK>
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Subject:      Re: postscript
Status: R


%>Date:          Tue, 15 Jun 93 09:42:40 +0200
%>Reply-to:      Mailing list for the LaTeX3 project <LATEX-L@DHDURZ1.EARN>
%>From:          Rainer Schoepf <schoepf@SC.ZIB-BERLIN.DE>
%>Subject:       Re: questions on CD task
%>To:            Multiple Recipients of <LATEX-L@DHDURZ1.EARN>

%>
%>H Sami Sozuer writes:
%>
%> > Regarding the picture environment planned for LaTeX3, I would
%> > like to point out that an excellent language already exists,
%> > namely PostScript. Therefore I think it may be very wise
%> > to adopt the PostScript language within this picture
%> > environment. I realize this is a huge task, but there is
%> > already a public domain PostScript interpreter, GhostScript,
%> > which is highly compatible with PostScript.
%>
%>Whereas I sympathise with this approach, I don't think it feasible;
%>for the very simple reason that PostScript is only available to a very
%>small fraction of the (La)TeX community, even if we take GhostScript
%>into account. Let's not forget that the most common setup is a low
%>cost printer attached to a DOS machine, most commonly a HP Laserjet or
%>even a matrix dot printer. Apart from these practical considerations

Are there Postscript typesetters? Just an ignorant question.
Mike
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