KPDL Operators
7-125
bool 2 setglobal Set the VM allocation mode
num setgray Set gray level from 0 (black) to
1 (white)
gstate 2 setgstate Replace the current graphics
state
halftone 2 sethalftone Establish a halftone dictionary
hue sat brt sethsbcolor Set hue, saturation, and
brightness
(converted to gray)
int setlinecap Set butt (0), round (1), or square
(2) line ends
int setlinejoin Set miter (0), round (1), or bevel
(2) corner type
num setlinewidth Set line width
matrix setmatrix Replace current transform
matrix with given matrix
num setmiterlimit Set miter length limit
int 2 setobjectformat Establish the number
representation
bool 2 setoverprint Set the overprint parameter
bool 2 setpacking Set the array packing mode
dict 2 setpagedevice Install a page output device.
Parameters for this operator is
fully detailed in KPDL Page
Device Parameters on page
135.
pattern 2 setpattern Establish the specified pattern
as the current color
red green blue setrgbcolor Set red/green/blue levels
(converted to gray level)
freq angle proc setscreen Set halftone screen
bool 2 setshared Same as setglobal
num 3 setsmoothness Set the smoothness to num
bool 2 setstrokeadjust Set the stroke adjust parameter
dict 2 setsystemparams Set the system parameters for
interpreter
proc settransfer Set mapping from user gray
scale to device gray scale
mark blimit 2 setucacheparams Set user path cache parameters
proc 2 setundercolor removal Set the under color removal
function parameter
dict 2 setuserparams Set user parameters for each
context
int 2 setvmthreshold Set the allocation threshold used
to trigger garbage collector
2 shareddict dict Same as globaldict
2 SharedFontDirectory dict Same as GlobalFontDirectory
dict 3 shfill Fill the current clipping path
with the shading defined by
shading dictionary
string show Print string on page
showpage Print and reset current page
angle sin real Find sin of angle (in degrees)
num sqrt real Find square root of number
int srand Set random number seed
stack Write entire stack to standard
output as text
StandardEncoding array Push standard character
code/name array on stack
start Make KPDL interpreter ready
bo
ol passwd 2 startjob bool Start a new job with condition
file status bool Test if file is open
Table 7.45. KPDL Page Description Operators (Sheet 9 of 11)
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