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- From: afarleig@tdsnet.com (AWFarleigh)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.networking
- Subject: Re: Ghostscript3.53 help needed
- Date: 11 Feb 1996 14:44:50 GMT
- Organization: TDS Telecom - Madison, WI
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- Matt Anderson (andermat@MCS.COM) wrote:
- : I;ve installed Ghostscript3.53 along with the gs2.3(?) fonts. I can't get
- : it to work. I've read all the docs, I've set the assigns, setenvs, etc.
- : that it says to set in the readme.amiga file. I'm using the gs020-40
- : executable on my A3000. I've checked the Fontmap file, and it seems to match
- : up with the fonts in the fonts subdirectory. What happens is this:
- :
- : I type "gs" and the HD spins, then the screen prints "Scanning ghostscript:
- : fonts for fonts...1 files, 1 scanned, 0 new fonts." Then the Amiga output
- : windows opens...and then nothing. The output window is locked, and the shell
- : window is locked.
- :
- : Any ideas?
- :
- : P.S. Does anyone know of an easy to use .PDF reader/printer like Acrobat for
- : the Amiga? It seems to be the last piece of the puzzle to having a great
- : Web browsing machine, esp. after using Ibrowse 0.68.
- : :ZZ
- :
-
- I started configuring it last night. Did you increase the the stack?
-
- I noticed that the gs executable was linked with an Amiga printer driver.
- It needs MUCH memory (2.7MB) when printing to a 300dpi printer
- (understandable) which I do not have - however, it always "gurus" if I set
- the print density to 1. Any ideas? I have about 3MB free, 2Mb contiguous.
-
- Thanks!
- fred
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