Ethuthukiswe yi-Adobe ngo-1984, ulimi lokuchaza ikhasi olubizwa ngokuthi i-PostScript lwalusanda iqhaza emlandweni wokushicilela ideskithophu . I-PostScript , i-Mac, i-Apple LaserWriter iphrinta ne-PageMaker software kusuka ku-Aldus bonke bakhululwa cishe ngesikhathi esifanayo. Ekuqaleni ulimi ollanyelwe ukuphrinta amadokhumenti kumaphrinta laser, i-Postscript yashintshwa ngokushesha ukuze ikhiqize amafayili okuxazulula ama-imagesetters asetshenziswe ngamaphrinta ezentengiselwano.
I-Adobe PostScript (I-Level 1)
Ulimi lokuqala, ulimi oluyisisekelo luthiwa i-Adobe PostScript. I-Level 1 yafakwa lapho i-Level 2 yamenyezelwa khona. Ngezindinganiso zanamuhla, imiphumela yokukhiqiza yayinembile, kodwa njengoba izinguqulo ezintsha ze-software zinezici ezintsha ezingatholakali ezinkambisweni zangaphambilini, amazinga we-PostScript alandelayo athengiswa ukwesekwa kwezici ezintsha.
I-Adobe PostScript Level 2
Kukhishwe ngo-1991, i-PostScript Level 2 inesivinini esingcono nokuthembeka kunokwedlule. Yengeze ukwesekwa kwamasayizi wekhasi ahlukene, amafonti ahlanganisiwe, ukuhlukaniswa kokukhipha nokukhishwa kombala okungcono. Naphezu kokuthuthukiswa, kwakunzima ukumukelwa.
I-Adobe PostScript 3
I-Adobe isuse "i-Level" egameni le-PostScript 3, elakhishwa ngo-1997. Linikeza ukukhishwa okuphezulu okuphezulu nokuphatha ihluzo kangcono kunezinguqulo zangaphambilini. I-PostScript 3 isekela imidwebo ebonakalayo, amafonti amaningi, futhi ishesha ukunyathelisa. Ngamazinga angaphezu kuka-256 ama-grey ngombala ngamunye, i-PostScript 3 ibangele ukufaka i-banding ibe yinto eyedlule. Ukusebenza kwe-intanethi kwathathwa kepha akuvamile ukusetshenziswa.
Kuthiwani Nge-PostScript 4?
Ngokusho kwe-Adobe, ngeke kube ne-PostScript 4. I- PDF yisiteji sokunyathelisa esizukulwaneni esilandelayo manje esikhethwe ngabachwepheshe namaprinta asekhaya ngokufanayo. I-PDF ithathe izici ze-PostScript 3 futhi yandisa nge-improved color handling handling, ama-algorithms okusheshayo ekuhumusheni iphethini, nokucubungula ukufana kwe-parallel, okunciphisa ngokuphawulekayo isikhathi esidingekayo ukucubungula ifayela.
Ngokushicilela kwedeskithophu, izinga le-PostScript elisetshenziselwa ukudala amafayela we-PostScript nama-PDF kuncike kancane kumazinga we-PostScript asekelwa iphrinta nomshayeli wephrinta. Abashayeli bephrinta abakhulile namaphrinta abakwazi ukuhumusha ezinye zezici ezitholakala kwi-PostScript Level 3, isibonelo. Noma kunjalo, manje ukuthi i-PostScript 3 isivele iphelelwe iminyaka engu-20, akuvamile ukuhlangana nephrinta noma enye idivayisi ephumayo engahambisani nayo.