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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

> > Did you also install the ghostscript fonts?
>
>  now I did not I wonted small as possible
>
> Maybe the Slackware 4.0 gs was not compiled to support X11 at all.
> > I think you can type gs --help for a list of devices that are supported.
> > Or maybe just gs (nothing following it at all). You need to choose which
> > devices are supported during compilation.
>
> yes you are right about that my gs does not support X11

To use that gs you will probably need the gs fonts.

Does gs have a pstopdf convertor?
If so, maybe someone on the list (David?) would be willing to compile xpdf 
for BL3 and you could then view pdf files under X.  Check whether gs has a 
pstopdf convertor.

GS was a real pain to compile.  xpdf is smaller.   It also includes 
pdftotext (you can get that in the DOS version) and pdfimages, which will 
let you look at the text and images on separate pages.  pdftopbm converts 
the whole pdf file to an image and is slower.  xpdf runs under X and shows 
you everything, but is very slow. 
> > Check if X11 is supported. If not, you can use bmv as a viewer of ps
> > files, after you install svgalib,
>
> I don't think svgalib will work I have tested seejpg and now this gs.

Did you install svgalib.tgz package first?  If you did, you might need to 
add chipset VESA to the config file for svgalib (libvga.config or maybe it 
is vgalib.config, in /etc/vga).  Often svgalib will work without this but 
only at low resolutions.

> > Or you can install the SW71 or SW81 glibc (and maybe also elflibs) ad use
> > the gs from SW71 or the one I compiled, in X11. That might be easier and
> > more useful so you can then also use precompiled xpdf as a viewer of pdf
> > files (with the SW81 glibc).
>
> Th gs that you compiled is quit big but maybe the xpdf or I will just use
> the the pbm or pnm device that gs support and veiw with xli.

You probably mean you will use gs to convert the whole file to pbm or pnm.
It will not be very good resolution, compared to using xpdf.  I have tried 
it (in DOS).

But then you can also print with netpbm directly to epson or hp.

A recent BL3 xpdf would be useful.


> Thanks for the help
> /Mikkel
>
> > /Mikkel

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