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The Tinydict v7.1 The PostScript Markup for Self-Printing Books.

The latest TinyGuide for PostScript Markup is now available
The Tiny Guide Full information and coding syntax (560k PDF)

Word Division Dictionaries
Three dividing dictionaries are available:
The Tinydict hyphenation resources

PostScript Utilities Links to useful downloaders, viewers, and editors.

Tiny Impositions for Self-Printing Books
Each of the following page formats includes a demonstration script. They may be printed by adding the Tinydict as instructed.
The quoted EU paper sizes are for identification only. Any US equivalent may be substituted

1upA5 Single book pages for proofing, ebooks, or re-imposition
2upPP Two-up Printer's Pairs for stapled or sewn binding
2upUS Two-up Printer's Pairs on letter paper
2upA4 Two-up facing pages for 4 page sequential folios
4upA4 Four-up imposition for work and turn 2 copies
8legal Eight pages back and front for stapled pocketbooks on legal paper
16consec Sixteen consecutive pages for pagination proofs on one A4 or letter
16booklet Eight pages for folding into 8 page sections on tabloid or A3
16nested Eight pages nested 4up for 2 sheet sewn or stapled sections on tabloid or A3
ps2folio Converts 1up PDF pages into facing page folios
Needs Adobe Acrobat Export PS or DVIPS
tex2book Converts TeX pages into facing page folios

Tiny Resources for PostScript Markup

Add a Euro to an existing font
Equation Resource Sets formulae and basic equations
Equation Demo A PDF display of the above
Underlining Text For Direct PostScript mark-up
Printing mailing labels Individually or multiples
Automatic Linespacing Alters with fontsize
Printing a Graph Criticism Invited!
A4headup Prints A4 lengthways on tabloid printers
Q.Why? A. Because duplexing registration is better and fuser curl is less!
The TinyTables A table setting resource
The TinyTables Demo A PDF display of the above
Linewrapping Demo

TinyHelps for Self-Printing Book Production

Some of the following TinyHelps fold up into an 8 page pocketbook. Open in the Adobe Reader; print , fold, and staple as directed. The files will print on either A4 or letter size paper.

TinyHelp 1 Self-Printing Book Production
TinyHelp 2 Laser Printing Books
TinyHelp 3 Sewn and Thermal Binding
TinyHelp 4 Covering and Guillotining
TinyHelp 5 Printing ISBN Barcodes
TinyHelp 6 Making an Electronic Book 110k E-book
The Stapleless TinyBook A Direct PostScript Demo
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More Help: Ascii: octals: FAQ:

The TinyAski An introduction to the PostScript coding of Ascii text.
Octal Encodings PDF and ISO Latin-1 encoding table with octal numbers
Direct PostScript FAQ Some questions answered.
A Tiny Test Test the halftone quality of a laser printer
Registration Test Laser printing front and back page alignment.
Cappella Baskerville Synopsis A 236 character combined roman-italic typeface

PostScript for Beginners

The Minidict An even smaller Markup for beginners.
Practical PostScript A Beginner's Guide to Digital Typesetting, 90 pages (416k PDF).
Fonts or Founts? A brief account of the various typeface formats.

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