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HELP! Need to open postscript-files in OSX
future-ex-pc-user
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December 29, 2003 9:33AM
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I need to open postscript files in OSX (Jaguar). What do I need? I it possible through x11? I would prefere OSX.
Thanks
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mr. me
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December 29, 2003 11:48AM
Quote:
Originally posted by future-ex-pc-user
I need to open postscript files in OSX (Jaguar). What do I need? I it possible through x11? I would prefere OSX.
Thanks
GhostScript
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defiant
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December 29, 2003 12:36PM
If you'd have 10.3 (Panther) you could open postscript files natively in preview.
Although I don't know if it interprets them accordingly to the standard.
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ghost_user_name
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December 30, 2003 2:20PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Defiant
If you'd have 10.3 (Panther) you could open postscript files natively in preview.
Bingo!
I was
so
surprised and happy to see a .PS file automatically converted and opened a few months ago.
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buonrotto
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December 30, 2003 3:11PM
Try Ghostscript mentioned above or PStill from Stone Design.
www.stone.com
slightly off-topic:
Quote:
Originally posted by Defiant
...Although I don't know if it interprets them accordingly to the standard.
I've heard that Apple licensed Adobe's distiller engine (or part of it) for the task.
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mr. me
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December 30, 2003 5:18PM
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Originally posted by BuonRotto
Try Ghostscript mentioned above or PStill from Stone Design.
www.stone.com
slightly off-topic:
I've heard that Apple licensed Adobe's distiller engine (or part of it) for the task.
It is more likely that Apple uses the
ps2pdf
routine in the open source GhostScript suite.
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bigblue
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January 1, 2004 9:45AM
Quark, Adobe Indesign, Acrobat can all open Postscript files in a layout'ish way.
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defiant
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January 1, 2004 10:58AM
They also cost $945.00, $699.00 and $449.00, respectively.
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Originally posted by future-ex-pc-user
I need to open postscript files in OSX (Jaguar). What do I need? I it possible through x11? I would prefere OSX.
Thanks
GhostScript
Originally posted by Defiant
If you'd have 10.3 (Panther) you could open postscript files natively in preview.
Bingo!
I was so surprised and happy to see a .PS file automatically converted and opened a few months ago.
slightly off-topic:
Originally posted by Defiant
...Although I don't know if it interprets them accordingly to the standard.
I've heard that Apple licensed Adobe's distiller engine (or part of it) for the task.
Originally posted by BuonRotto
Try Ghostscript mentioned above or PStill from Stone Design. www.stone.com
slightly off-topic:
I've heard that Apple licensed Adobe's distiller engine (or part of it) for the task.
It is more likely that Apple uses the ps2pdf routine in the open source GhostScript suite.