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From: rodd@panix.com (Rod Dorman)
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Subject: Re: The first line of PostScript programs
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 23:06:46 +0000 (UTC)
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In article <3aa025db-52a4-4c51-a30e-212c88672407@googlegroups.com>,
jdaw1  <jdawiseman@gmail.com> wrote:
>What is the first line of your PostScript programs? What should mine be? 
>
>For a program written in language level 2, not obeying document
>structuring conventions, what should it be? I've always used "%!".

That's fine, I generally use "%!PS"

> Should it be "%!PS-Adobe-2.0"? Or would that promise document
> structuring conventions?

That declares that it's a DSC version 2.0 conforming document. It's
bad form to claim that when it isn't conforming.

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