Problems with programming Apple LaserWriter II

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From: Chris Horne
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1992 17:09

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I'm just starting to program postscript so apologies if this is FAQ or just plain
stupid.

I'm trying to write a program which will take some data from a simulation and 
produce a simple working drawing with dimension.

The graphics works fine, but when I start sending text, the printer aborts half way
through. I'm working from a Sun workstation so it's difficult to check the printer
errors. However both ghostscript and Pageview like what I have written.

I've traced the problem to the 'stringwidth' operator. Even if I just add the line:

(Hello) stringwidth pop pop

which shouldn't have any effect, the printer bombs out.


Doesn't the lasewriter support this operator?
Is there another way if simply finding out the width of a string?

Thanks in advance for any help,

Chris Horne
cdh@uk.ac.cam.eng

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