http://www.adobe.com/Support/TechNotes.html (PC Press Internet CD, 03/1996)
Technical Notes for Developers
The following is a list of Technical Notes, Specifications, and Supplements from Adobe Developer Support.
All the files are in PDF format for viewing with Adobe Acrobat.
PostScript versions of some of these files may be found on
Adobe's public ftp server
- #0091 - (76428 bytes)
- Macintosh FOND Resources
- #5001 - (365516 bytes)
- PostScript Language Document Structuring Conventions Specification Version 3.0
- #5002 - (115643 bytes)
- Encapsulated PostScript File Format Specification Version 3.0
- #5003 - (961773 bytes)
- PostScript Printer Description File Format Specification Version 4.2
- #5004 - (151095 bytes)
- Adobe Font Metrics File Format Specification Version 4.0
- #5005 - (105671 bytes)
- Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF) Specification Version 2.2
- #5006 - (32011 bytes)
- Adobe Binary Screen Font Files Specification Version 2.0
- #5007 - (266237 bytes)
- Adobe Illustrator File Format Specification Version 3.0
- #5009 - (76055 bytes)
- Adobe Serial and Parallel Communications Protocols Specification
- #5010 - (125165 bytes)
- Adobe SCSI Input Protocol Specification Version 1.0
- #5011 - (91173 bytes)
- PostScript Language File Transmission (PSFT) Specification Version 1.0
- #5012 - (85082 bytes)
- The Type 42 Font Format Specification
- #5013 - (621632 bytes)
- Adobe Standard Cyrillic Font Specification
- #5014 - (382569 bytes)
- Adobe CMap and CIDFont Files Specification Version 1.0
- #5015 - (187058 bytes) superseds #5047 and #5086
- Type 1 Font Format Supplement
- #5040 - (62752 bytes)
- Supporting Downloadable PostScript Language Fonts
- #5044 - (166215 bytes)
- Color Separation Conventions for PostScript Language Programs
- #5045 - (35172 bytes)
- Sonata Font Design Specification
- #5072 - (171806 bytes)
- Adobe Type Manager Software API: Macintosh
- #5073 - (192175 bytes)
- Adobe Type Manager Software API: Windows
- #5074 - (166459 bytes)
- Adobe Type Manager Software API With Multiple Master Fonts: Macintosh
- #5075 - (131059 bytes)
- Supporting Fonts in the PostScript Language Environment
- #5078 - (1674927 bytes)
- Adobe-Japan1-2 Character Collection for CID-Keyed Fonts
- #5079 - (1369405 bytes)
- Adobe-GB1-0 Character Collection for CID-Keyed Fonts
- #5080 - (2677483 bytes)
- Adobe-CNS1-0 Character Collection for CID-Keyed Fonts
- #5085 - (26 pages / 88921 bytes) updated 7/7/95
- Updates to the PostScript Language Reference Manual, Second Edition
- #5088 - (146502 bytes)
- Font Naming Issues
- #5089 - (79389 bytes)
- Glyph Naming for Type 1 Font Programs
- #5090 - (227706 bytes)
- Adobe Font Name Reference Table
- #5091 - (3777158 bytes) dated 9/7/95, placed here 10/5/95
- Designing Multiple Master Typefaces
- #5092 - (75793 bytes)
- CID-Keyed Font Technology Overview
- #5093 - (1549828 bytes)
- Adobe-Korea1-0 Character Collection for CID-Keyed Fonts
- #5094 - (45286 bytes)
- Adobe CJK Character Collections and CMaps for CID-Keyed Fonts
- #5096 - (43478 bytes)
- Bar Code Font Vendor List
- #5097 - (1151493 bytes)
- Adobe-Japan2-0 Character Collection for CID-Keyed Fonts
- #5116 - (189KB) posted 17 Jan 96
- Supporting the DCT Filters in PostScript Level 2
- #5119 - (30703 bytes)
- Level 2 Compatibility: The setscreen and currentscreen Operators
- #5137 - (49983 bytes)
- SuperATM and Macintosh Application Compatibility Issues
- #5138 - (43468 bytes)
- ATM Software for Windows and the ATMINFO Escape for Device Drivers
- #5150 - 189KB posted 17 Jan 96
- pdfmark Reference Manual
- #5151 - 126KB posted 17 Jan 96
- Acrobat Distiller Parameters
- #5152 - 63KB posted 17 Jan 96
- Adobe Acrobat Product Overview and Compatibility
- #5155 - (114 pages / 311326 bytes)
- Acrobat Viewer Interapplication Communication Support
- #5156 - 221KB posted 17 Jan 96
- Updates to the Portable Document Format Reference Manual
- #5157 - 32KB posted 17 Jan 96
- Acrobat Catalog Control Interface Specification
- #5158 - 63KB posted 17 Jan 96
- Acrobat Distiller Control Interface Specification
- #5159 - 63KB posted 17 Jan 96
- Acrobat PDF Writer Control Interface Specification
- #5161 - 95KB posted 17 Jan 96
- Acrobat Weblink Plug-in IAC Specification
- #5163 - 95KB posted 17 Jan 96
- Acrobat Search Plug-in IAC Specification
- #5164 - 126KB posted 17 Jan 96
- Acrobat Viewer Interapplication Communication Support
- #5165 - 725KB posted 17 Jan 96
- Acrobat Viewer Interapplication Communication On-line
- #5213 - (44 pages / 116 KB) dated 29 June 1995
- PostScript(R) Language Extensions for CID-Keyed Fonts
- Note:
- Other Technical Notes may be available only to registered members of the Adobe Developers Association
- TIFF 6.0 (121 pages / 385482 bytes)
- TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) 6.0 Specification (updated on web 20 September 1995, document dated June 3 1992)
- PM6 TIFF Support (17 pages / 45739 bytes)
- TIFF enhancements for Adobe PageMaker 6.0 (updated on web 02 Oct 1995, document dated 14 Sept 1995)
- OPI 1.3 (15 pages / 58501 bytes)
- OPI (Open Prepress Interface) 1.3 Specification
- OPI 2.0 *DRAFT* of 28 August 1995 (29 pages / 274 KB)
- OPI (Open Prepress Interface) 2.0 DRAFT Specification
- DPS (273182 bytes)
- Display PostScript System: Client Library Reference Manual
- DPS (234230 bytes)
- Display PostScript System: Client Library Supplement for X
- DPS (63620 bytes)
- Display PostScript System: Global Index to the Display PostScript Reference Manuals
- DPS (44761 bytes)
- Display PostScript System: Introduction: Perspective for Software Developers
- DPS (117483 bytes)
- Display PostScript System: pswrap Reference Manual
- DPS (903269 bytes)
- Display PostScript System: Display PostScript Toolkit for X
- DPS (220100 bytes)
- Display PostScript System: Display PostScript NX Software Concepts and Facilities Release 1.0
- PS Supplement 2011 (264613 bytes)
- PostScript Language Reference Manual Supplement for Version 2011
- PS Supplement 2012 (513148 bytes)
- PostScript Language Reference Manual Supplement for Version 2012
- PS Supplement 2013 (659571 bytes)
- PostScript Language Reference Manual Supplement for Version 2013
- PS Supplement 2014 (724004 bytes)
- PostScript Language Reference Manual Supplement for Version 2014
- PS Supplement 2015 (232 pages / 634 KB) dated 5 December 1994
- PostScript Language Reference Manual Supplement for Version 2015
- PS Supplement 2016 (248 pages / 689 KB) dated 7 July 1995
- PostScript Language Reference Manual Supplement for Version 2016
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