Postscript Show Text on different lines

[_krishnan_1000_]

Hi,

I am a postscript newbie and I hope that this is not a stupid question . I hope this is a right forum. I am trying to wrap text on different lines. For example, if I have a text

"Karthik Krishnan \n 847 N 700 E , \n Logan, UT 84321\n", I would like it to appear on different lines. It keeps appearing on the same line. This is a syntax that I have

/Arial findfont 10 scalefont setfont
10 70 moveto ("Karthik Krishnan \n 847 N 700 E , \n Logan, UT 84321\n") show

always returns the text on the same line. Please help me.

[_Aandi_Inston_]

There is absolutely no feature in PostScript that works the way you
want it. You cannot put line breaks into strings. You must set each
string separately.

Aandi Inston

[_krishnan_1000_]

How do I set out each string separately? Can I search for \n characters for the same

[_Aandi_Inston_]

You use a moveto before each string, each time changing the vertical
start position to where you decide a new line belongs.

It's possible to use the search operator in PostScript to split up
strings, but this is hard work and rarely done: such calculations
belong in the PostScript generator.

Aandi Inston

[_Johann__Myrkraverk__Oskarsson]

You can take a look at Program 12 / A Simple Line Breaking Algorithm, page 181 in the blue book: PostScript Language Tutorial & Cookbook. It may or may not help you.