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# # README examples # This file is part of python-pslib # Written by Stefan Schroeder # To test python-pslib simply run bash make_all.sh in this directory. Some examples are slightly modified from the C-version. E.g. I renamed the included pagehook-postscript files to *.inc, to be able to easily remove all generated postscript files with *.ps without touching the include files. The command above will run all examples and create several postscript files. Have a look at them to get acquainted with pslib's capabilities. Study the python code to learn hwo a particular command is used. Please do not assume to find an example for every pslib command. We are working on it. Have a nice day. Stefan Schroeder -= Using Python with PSlib =- To create a postscript-file we need to take three steps: 1. Open the file and write some introductory information. 2. Draw and write some graphs and text. 3. Close the file. An extensive minimal python script could look like this: ########################################################## #!/usr/bin/python import pslib # Create an new instance psdoc = pslib.PS_new() # Open a file, pslib also allows to use an already open file handler. pslib.PS_open_file(psdoc, "helloworld.ps") # # Select a font, use the default encoding and do not embed. # foofont = ps.PS_findfont(psdoc, "Helvetica", "", 0) # Start a new page in A4 format, units are postscript pixels. pslib.PS_begin_page(psdoc, 596, 842) # Letter would be 612x792. # Print at coordinate (x=100|y=200) pslib.PS_show_xy(psdoc, "Hello World", 100, 200) # (0|0) is located at the bottom left corner. # And some cleanup, don't omit this. pslib.PS_end_page(psdoc) pslib.PS_deletefont(psdoc, foofont) pslib.PS_close(psdoc) pslib.PS_delete(psdoc) ########################################################## To learn more about postscript visit: http://www.postscript.org/FAQs/language/FAQ.html http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/5682/postscript.html http://www.id.unizh.ch/publications/ps/