Title:			RISCRIPT
Author:			Roeland van den Bos and Jeroen Medema
Version:		2.02
Title From:		Documentation
Author From:		Documentation
Version From:		Documentation
Supplier:		Roeland van den Bos ((bos@prl.philips.nl), Jeroen Medema ((medema@prl.philips.nl)
Date:			17/09/94
Keywords:		Postscript ; File viewers ; File conversion programs ; Object based graphics programs
Shareware:		No
Machine:		Archimedes
Operating system:	RISCOS
Memory requirements:	256 kbytes
Peripherals needed:	
Other s/ware needed:	
Directory:		micros/arch/riscos/c079
Date mounted/updated:	07/06/96
File names:		rs_hints.arc
			riscript.arc
Unarchived files:	54
Unarchived size:	432 kbytes
Omissions:		
See also:		GHOSTSCRIPT (a021)

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Acquiring the package:

Download the archive file(s) and extract using SparkPlug 2
(see the "tools_help" file in micros/arch/riscos/tools for further info).


Description:

There are two applications in the package: RiScript and ScripTerm.
RiScript is a PostScript-previewer that can save the image as a draw
file (no, not only a sprite but real objects). ScripTerm is a terminal
that can be connected to the previewer.

Globally, there are two ways of using the software, namely interactively
and in batch mode. When double clicking a PostScript-file RiScript will
be started (when it is not running yet, of course) in batch mode, i.e.
without a terminal (ScripTerm). When starting the RiScript application
(double clicking the application icon) then RiScript will be started in
interactive mode (i.e. with separate terminal).

Some missing features are:
- packed arrays (not _very_ important; the PostScript printer driver
  of Acorn does however use this feature for unavailable fonts);
- Type 1 fonts (this can be a real nuisance when using special fonts);
- clipping (depends on the file whether it is important or not).

rs_hints.arc, contributed by Chris Poole <c.e.poole@iee.org.uk>, contains
a couple of files to help people who have problems with getting RiScript
to work.  There is a postscript program which fixes some of the bugs in
RiScript, plus a text file detailing some problems with trying to use
RiScript on Windows PS files.  rs_hints.arc was updated on 07/06/96.