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I would like to see a FTP site set up where people could place examples
of PostScript code for others to use and learn from.  For example, I have many
of the programs in the PostScript manuals which I typed in when I was learning
to program in PostScript which if it does not conflict with copyrights I
could share with others.  I also have a couple examples of where I created a
font and then used it in printing later.  I created a crossword puzzle
font which has lower case letters mapped to blank squares with numbers 1-26
in the upper left corner and upper case letters mapped to blank squares with
the uppercase letter in the center (for answers) while the space maps to a
blank square and the "#" maps to a square shaded light gray.  I used this
crossword font in a simple basic program that generated crossword puzzels
from a text file of words and displayed them on the user's screen.  When the
user chooses a puzzel the program prints to disk a file which when printed
shows a crossword puzzel about 4 inches square and below it the answer
about 2 inches square.  On the right side of the page the program lists
the answers accross and down in columns with their numbers beside them.
This type of program would be very interesting and a real learning experience
for new users of PostScript besides being posibly profitable.  (I have sold
over a hundred Civil War puzzle books printed using this program and have got
some free advertising space in the local newspaper for letting them print
West Virginia crossword puzzles designed by this program).

I am now trying to work on an application to allow blind users to produce
simple drawings, forms, business cards, letterhead, etc. using PostScript and a
higher level more user friendly and more English like language then PostScript.
I would like the user to for example enter:

DRAW A RECTANGLE 2.5 INCHES WIDE AND .75 INCHES TALL AND SHADE IT LIGHT GRAY.
MOVE IT 3 INCHES OVER AND 10 INCHES UP
DRAW SOME 14 POINT HELVETICA BOLD TEXT "Roger Myers"
CENTER IT 2.5 INCHES WIDE
MOVE IT 3 INCHES OVER AND 10.2 INCHES UP

This would then be translated to print a shaded rectangle with my name centered
in it.  I would especially like it if the program could get an EPS or TIF
picture and place it on the page if requested as blind people often have no
easy way to print graphics and they would enjoy being able to print logos
on business cards letterhead, and forms.  If you know of where I could
find easy code for placing TIF or EPS scanned images on a PostScript page
I would really appriciate this information.

				Roger

Internet address:  MYERS@AB.WVNET.EDU

Mailing address:   Roger Myers
                   Route 3, Box 269-D
                   Philippi, WV  26416