Re: Ov-Pro 2.76 to Postscript to PDF

In message <na.19c9744ddb.a90620williamj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
William Jackson <williamj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In article <4ddb0d212bdfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dave Symes <dfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > In article <5ef7e8da4d.Alan.Adams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> >
> > [Snip]
> >
> > > I suspect, from my long-ago recollection of how it came, that the 77
> > > files-per-directory limit wass involved. Certainly the resulting
> > > installation exceeds that limit, either by using RO4 or RAFS.
> >
> > > It is available in simple-to-install form on the Foundation CDs. (for
> > > subscribers).
> >
> > Ah yes! your (you're?) probably right, I've been using RO 4.02... 4.39 for a long
> > time now, a fella forgets the earlier 77fpd limit.
> >
> I have a copy taken from my Foundation CD. Now, I'm not sure if this is what
> it's supposed to do but I open the zip file with SparkFS 1.41 and am
> presented with the !Ghostscript icon. When I click on that 49 html pages are
> displayed, one of which is labelled install. However on looking at that it
> tells how to install it on a plethora of OS's but not RISC OS. I'm sure I'm
> missing something obvious here but just can't see it. BTW should it have a file called !RunImage to go with !Boot and !Run and should it (Ghostscript) go on the iconbar?

Drag Ghostscript into a folder on your hard disc, and using !Boot set it to
Look At. (You don't actually run Ghostscript)

You should also find the application ps2pdf. Put that on your hard disc
also. That you do run, and it puts an icon on the iconbar.

>
> From what I can gather from the replies regarding Ghostscript I should be able to prepare the
> newsletter in Ov-Pro, drop it into Ghostscript to produce a PS version then
> drop that into PS2PDF to produce a PDF copy.

Close.

Create a printer which prints to file, and uses a PS definition - I suggest
the generic PostScript 2. This produces a PostScript file.

Print using that.

Drop the RESULTING file onto ps2pdf. This converts it into pdf.

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Ghostscript is a command-line utility. ps2pdf is a front-end which works out
what you want Ghostscript to do and issues the necessary commands. Thus
Ghostscript needs to have been seen, but ps2pdf is what you use to do the
work.

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Alan

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Alan Adams, from Northamptonshire
alan.adams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.nckc.org.uk/
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