basic GhostScript background (was Re: [Mac OS X TeX] TeXShop PDF Printing)

[Alessandro Languasco]

There are also some graphical alternatives like MacGhostView
(by Tom Kiffe, THANKS Tom!!)

Alessandro
On Wednesday, January 30, 2002, at 08:07 , William Adams wrote:

> GhostScript is an opensource PostScript clone which typically runs on a
> desktop computer system---it's one of the typesetting alternatives in
> TeXShop (instead of using pdfTeX directly, make PostScript and then use
> GhostScript to convert that to .pdf).
>
> cs.wisc.edu is the canonical site if memory serves (whatever it is, it
> was the ``I'm feeling lucky'' hit on www.google.com for ``GhostScript''.
>
> We use it here at work on our NT Server to share an HP DeskJet 1220c
> 'cause Adobe PressReady won't work over the network to share the printer
> :(
>
> One could configure it in Mac OS X so as to provide PostScript
> capabilities (this isn't the major issue it once was since inkjet
> printer drivers are much more capable than they were, save in things
> relating to commercial printing) to non-PS printers (see the man pages
> for lpr and your printcap entry, etc., as well as the docs for
> GhostScript at the afore-mentioned website).
>
> William
>
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