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Subject: Updated Ghostscript/Ghostview images!
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Preview PostScript without DPS! 

I've placed inst'able images of the Ghostview/Ghostscript PostScript
previewer on ftp.sgi.com in ~ftp/sgi/ghost.  These
images are built from:

	Ghostview   1.5
	Ghostscript 3.33 

and should work on any IRIX 5.2 based SGI system.  These programs should 
also be able to render onto any X display (even X terminals).

I've made no significant changes to the authors' original source code, 
I've simply compiled it and made IRIX installable (inst'able) images from 
the result.  The source code to both Ghostview and Ghostscript is included 
as part of the images.

Just to be explicit;  The authors do not work for SGI.

Ghostscript is being redistributed under the terms of the Aladdin 
Ghostscript Public License as published by Aladdin Enterprises.  

Ghostview is being redistributed under the terms of the GNU General 
Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation.

The README follows below,

...robert


	    This software is provided without support and without any obligation
	    on the part of Silicon Graphics, Inc. to assist in its use,
	    correction, modification or enhancement.  There is no guarantee
	    that this software will be included in future software releases.

	    THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND
	    INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF DESIGN, MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR
	    A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE OR
	    TRADE PRACTICE.

	    In no event will Silicon Graphics, Inc. be liable for any lost
	    revenue or profits or other special, indirect and consequential
	    damages, even if Silicon Graphics, Inc.  has been advised of the
	    possibility of such damages.


    Contents:

	    ghost.tar
		A tar archive containing the necessary images to install
		executable copies of ghostscript 3.33 and ghostview 1.5 
		on an SGI workstation running IRIX 5.2+.


    Description:

	    Ghostscript and Ghostview together provide a simple X based means
	    for previewing PostScript documents.

	    Below are the respective author's overviews in a shar format.


    Instructions:

	    Copy ghost.tar to /usr/tmp.

		% su
		# mkdir /usr/local/dist
		# cd /usr/local/dist
		# tar xvf /usr/tmp/ghost.tar
		# inst -f /usr/local/dist

	    Then follow the instructions from inst.  To find out more about
	    inst, consult the inst(1M) man page.


	    The inst images of "ghost" in /usr/local/dist can be used by
	    networked machines to install from.  On the remote machine:

		% su
		# inst -f guest@"machine with images":/usr/local/dist

	    Then follow the instructions from inst again.


    ...robert keller ([email protected])


#!/bin/sh
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# made 05/16/1995 19:18 UTC by rck@fangio
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#  21597 -rw-r--r-- README.ghostscript
#   6736 -rw-r--r-- README.ghostview
#
if touch 2>&1 | fgrep 'amc' > /dev/null
 then TOUCH=touch
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# ============= README.ghostscript ==============
echo "x - extracting README.ghostscript (Text)"
sed 's/^X//' << 'SHAR_EOF' > README.ghostscript &&
X   Copyright (C) 1989, 1995 Aladdin Enterprises.  All rights reserved.
X  
X  This file is part of Aladdin Ghostscript.
X  
X  Aladdin Ghostscript is distributed with NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.  No author
X  or distributor accepts any responsibility for the consequences of using it,
X  or for whether it serves any particular purpose or works at all, unless he
X  or she says so in writing.  Refer to the Aladdin Ghostscript Free Public
X  License (the "License") for full details.
X  
X  Every copy of Aladdin Ghostscript must include a copy of the License,
X  normally in a plain ASCII text file named PUBLIC.  The License grants you
X  the right to copy, modify and redistribute Aladdin Ghostscript, but only
X  under certain conditions described in the License.  Among other things, the
X  License requires that the copyright notice and this notice be preserved on
X  all copies.
X
X- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
X
X****************************************************
X* This file describes version 3.33 of Ghostscript. *
X****************************************************
X
X********
X******** An overview of Ghostscript ********
X********
X
XGhostscript is the name of a set of software that provides:
X
X	- An interpreter for the PostScript (TM) language, and
X
X	- A set of C procedures (the Ghostscript library) that implement
Xthe graphics capabilities that appear as primitive operations in the
XPostScript language.
X
XHow is Ghostscript licensed?  Where can I find it?
X--------------------------------------------------
X
XGhostscript is a copyrighted work (Aladdin Enterprises owns the copyright);
Xit is not shareware or in the public domain.  Different versions of it are
Xdistributed with three different licenses:
X
X	- Versions entitled "Aladdin Ghostscript" are distributed with a
Xlicense called the Aladdin Ghostscript Free Public License that allows free
Xuse, copying, and distribution by end users, but does not allow commercial
Xdistribution.  You can always get the current version of Aladdin
XGhostscript with this license by Internet FTP from
X	ftp.cs.wisc.edu:/pub/ghost/aladdin/ghostscript*NNNN*
Xor
X	/afs/cs.wisc.edu/public/pub/ghost/aladdin/ghostscript*NNNN*
Xwhere NNNN is the version number.  If you do not have convenient access to
Xthe Internet, Aladdin Enterprises can send you Aladdin Ghostscript on
XPC-compatible diskettes for a small fee; please contact Aladdin for more
Xinformation.  The address and phone number are given later on in this
Xdocument.  Please note that this is not "commercial licensing"; you are
Xstill getting free software, with no support and no warranty.
X
X	- Versions entitled "GNU Ghostscript" are distributed with the GNU
XGeneral Public License, which allows free use, and free copying and
Xredistribution under certain conditions (including, in some cases,
Xcommercial distribution).  GNU Ghostscript versions are released
Xapproximately a year after the corresponding Aladdin Ghostscript version.
XYou can always get the current version of GNU Ghostscript by Internet FTP
Xfrom
X	ftp.cs.wisc.edu:/pub/ghost/gnu/ghostscript*NNNN*
Xor
X	/afs/cs.wisc.edu/public/pub/ghost/gnu/ghostscript*NNNN*
Xor from any of the GNU distribution sites, such as ftp.uu.net:/systems/gnu
Xor gatekeeper.dec.com:/pub/GNU; you can also get GNU Ghostscript on tape
Xor CD-ROM from the Free Software Foundation.  For a more complete list of
Xsites, including sites outside the U.S., send e-mail to
[email protected].
X
X	- Versions of Ghostscript are also available for commercial
Xlicensing.  See the next section for details.
X
XAladdin Ghostscript and GNU Ghostscript come with NO WARRANTY and NO
XSUPPORT.  If you have a question or a bug to report, please see the
Xsection "If you need help" below for information about what to do.
X
XThe Ghostscript source code distribution includes a library written by the
XIndependent JPEG Group (IJG).  This library does NOT fall under either the
XGNU License or the Aladdin Ghostscript Free Public License; it comes with
Xits own license, which is less restrictive.  For more information, please
Xsee the README file in the jpeg subdirectory of the Ghostscript source
Xcode.  The executable versions of Ghostscript are based in part on the
Xwork of the Independent JPEG Group.
X
XWhat about commercial use?
X--------------------------
X
XGNU Ghostscript may not be incorporated into commercial products which
Xforbid copying or for which customers cannot obtain source code for no
Xmore than the cost of reproduction, although it may be distributed
X("aggregated") with commercial products; Aladdin Ghostscript may not be
Xincorporated into commercial products at all, and may only be distributed
Xcommercially under extremely limited circumstances.  However, Ghostscript
Xis also available for commercial licensing, which in addition to the right
Xto incorporate Ghostscript into commercial products includes support, a
Xlimited warranty, high-quality fonts, and other benefits.  For more
Xinformation about commercial licensing of Ghostscript, please contact
XAladdin Enterprises' commercial distribution partners, which are the only
Xentities legally authorized to distribute Ghostscript per se on any terms
Xother than the GNU or Aladdin free licenses:
X
X	In the U.S. and all parts of the world except Europe:
X
X		Miles Jones
X		Director of Marketing
X		Artifex Software Inc.
X		454 Las Gallinas Ave., suite 108
X		San Rafael, CA 94903  U.S.A.
X		voice +1-415-492-9861
X		fax +1-415-492-9862
X		e-mail: [email protected]
X
X	In Europe, as a representative of Artifex Software:
X
X		Informationstechnik, Netzwerke und Systeme Vertriebs-GmbH
X		Christoph Strozyk
X		Postfach 101312
X		D-44543 Castrop-Rauxel
X		Germany
X		Tel. +49-2305-356505
X		Fax. +49-2305-14400
X		e-mail: [email protected]
X
XCurrently, Artifex does not offer commercial support as a separate service;
Xsupport is available only to OEM licensees.  INSV-GmbH, however, does
Xprovide commercial support for Aladdin and GNU Ghostscript in Europe.
X
XWhat platforms does Ghostscript run on?
X---------------------------------------
X
XGhostscript is written entirely in C (with some optional assembly-language
Xaccelerators for MS-DOS platforms), with special care taken to make it run
Xproperly on systems of either byte order and of various word lengths.
X
XGNU Ghostscript is known to run on the following platform families:
X
X	- A wide variety of Unix systems using X Windows version 11,
X	  release 4, 5, and 6, including Sun-3, Sun-4, Sun-386i, and
X	  Sun SPARCStation; generic 80386/486/Pentium machines running Linux,
X	  386/ix, ISC Unix, SCO Unix, and Solaris; H-P 9000/300 and 9000/800;
X	  DECStation 2100 and 3100; VAX running Ultrix and OSF/1;
X	  Sequent Symmetry; Convex C1 and C2; Tektronix 4300; SGI Iris Indigo;
X
X	- Sun workstations (Sun-3, SPARC, Sun-386i) running SunView;
X
X	- VAX or AXP systems running VMS with X11R4/5 and DEC C or gcc.
X
XAladdin Ghostscript is known to run on all of the above, and additionally
Xthe following platform families:
X
X	- IBM PC and compatibles with EGA, VGA, SuperVGA, or compatible
X	  graphics under MS-DOS 3.1, 3.3, 5.0, or 6.22, with or without
X	  Microsoft Windows 3.0 or 3.1;
X
X	- IBM PC and compatibles under DR DOS 6.0;
X
X	- IBM PC and compatibles under OS/2 2.0 and 2.1.
X
X	- Macintosh with System 7, both 680x0 and PowerPC native.
X	For specific information on the Macintosh implementation, please
X	contact Mark Lentczner ([email protected]).
X
XIt is very likely that Ghostscript will run under other versions of MS-DOS,
Xand other versions of Unix that support X11, but it has not been tested in
Xthese environments.  (Ghostscript does not run well on PC-compatibles with
XHercules display cards, since text and graphics output interfere with each
Xother, but you can work around this by redirecting the text output to a file.)
XVersions for Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 95 are under development.
X
XGhostscript has also been ported a number of platforms by users, who are
Xwilling to be contacted regarding problems on those specific platforms:
X
X	- For information on a port to the Atari ST, contact Tim
X	Gallivan ([email protected]).
X
X	- For information on a port to the Acorn Archimedes, contact
X	David Elworthy ([email protected]).
X
X********
X******** Related work
X********
X
XWe know of three freely available X Windows screen previewers based on
XGhostscript: Ghostview, GSPreview, and psview.  For information on
XGhostview, contact Tim Theisen ([email protected]).  For information on
XGSPreview, contact Richard Hesketh ([email protected]).  psview, which can use
Xeither Ghostscript or Display PostScript as its imager according to a
Xcommand line switch, is available for anonymous FTP from
X	gatekeeper.dec.com:/archive/.2/DEC/PRL/psview-1.41.tar.Z
X(the version number may be different) and on the Alpha OSF/1 freeware CDROM;
Xhowever, its author Francois Bourdoncle, is no longer maintaining it.
X
XThere is a freely available MS Windows screen previewer based on
XGhostscript, called GSView for Windows, and a similar OS/2 previewer called
XPM GSview.  For technical information on GSview for Windows or PM GSview,
Xplease contact Russell Lang ([email protected]).  (Aladdin provides Lang with
Xa mail alias, but Lang is not an employee or agent of Aladdin.)  These
Xprograms are also available for commercial licensing from Artifex Software
XInc.
X
XA set of additions that provide a usable Kanji capability for Ghostscript
Xversion 2.4.1 is available for anonymous FTP from
Xftp.cs.titech.ac.jp:GNU/gs241j11.tar.Z.  For more information, please
Xcontact Mr. Norio Katayama ([email protected]).  Mr. Katayama is
Xworking on adapting this package for newer Ghostscript versions
X(specifically, for versions 2.6.1 and 3.0), and expects to make the newer
Xversion of the package available sometime in early 1995.
X
X********
X******** Documentation overview ********
X********
X
XThere is a Ghostscript World Wide Web home page at 
X	http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/index.html
X
XAll the file names mentioned in the documentation, except for README,
Xare in lower case, which is the usual convention for Unix systems.
XOn MS-DOS systems, all file names are actually upper-case.
X
XWhat should I read first?
X-------------------------
X
XWhen you receive Ghostscript, you should start by reading:
X
X> README - this file.
X
X> current.doc - information about problems, and major changes and new
Xfeatures in the current release.
X
XIf you have used a previous release of Ghostscript, you probably
Xshould also read any more recent sections of:
X
X> NEWS - a complete, detailed history of changes in the most recent
XGhostscript releases.
X
XWhat if I'm a new user?
X-----------------------
X
XIf you are a new user of Ghostscript, you should read:
X
X> use.doc - information about to install and use Ghostscript.  This
Xinformation is also contained in gs.1 - a `man' page for Ghostscript.
X
X> devices.doc - more detailed information about specific devices that
XGhostscript knows about.
X
X> ps2epsi.doc, unix-lpr.doc - more detailed information about some of
Xthe shell scripts and batch files distributed with Ghostscript.
X
XIf you have Aladdin Ghostscript, as opposed to the GNU Ghostscript releases
Xdistributed by the Free Software Foundation, you should read (or at least
Xskim through):
X
X> public.doc - additional information about Aladdin Ghostscript releases
Xthat is not relevant to GNU Ghostscript releases.
X
XIf you are going to compile Ghostscript, rather than just use an
Xexecutable you got from somewhere, you should read:
X
X> make.doc - how to install, compile and link Ghostscript.
X
XIf you run into any questions, or if you are going to be using
XGhostscript extensively, you should at least skim, and probably
Xeventually read:
X
X> fonts.doc - information about the fonts distributed with
XGhostscript, including how to add or replace fonts.
X
X> language.doc - A description of the Ghostscript language, and its
Xdifferences from the documented PostScript language.
X
X> psfiles.doc - information about the .ps files distributed with
XGhostscript (other than fonts).
X
XThere is also a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) file available on the
XInternet from smallo.ruhr.de:pub/ghost/gs.faq.
X
XWhat if I'm a developer?
X------------------------
X
XIf you are going to be writing a new driver for Ghostscript, you
Xshould read:
X
X> drivers.doc - the interface between Ghostscript and device drivers.
X
X> xfonts.doc - the interface between Ghostscript and platform-supplied
Xfonts.  (Read drivers.doc first.)
X
XIf you are considering distributing Ghostscript (either Aladdin or GNU
Xversions) in conjunction with a commercial product, you should read the
XPUBLIC license carefully, and you should also read:
X
X> commprod.doc - additional clarification of the circumstances under which
XGhostscript can be distributed with a commercial product.
X
XIf you intend to use Ghostscript in the form of a DLL under OS/2 or
XMicrosoft Windows, you should read:
X
X> dll.doc - documentation on Ghostscript as a DLL.
X
XOther files
X-----------
X
X> devarch.doc - notes on the architecture of device handling in
XGhostscript 3.0.
X
X> ps2epsi.doc - documentation for the PostScript to EPSI conversion
Xutility.
X
X> helpers.doc - a note of thanks to all the people who have helped with
XGhostscript development.
X
X> hershey.doc - information about the Hershey fonts, which are the
Xbasis of some of the Ghostscript fonts.
X
X> history*.doc - a history of changes in older Ghostscript releases.
X
X> humor.doc - a humorous comment on Ghostscript contributed by a user.
X
X> lib.doc - information about the Ghostscript library.
X
X> unix-lpr.doc - information about how to integrate Ghostscript with
XUnix printer spooling.
X
X********
X******** If you need help ********
X********
X
XThere is a Frequently Asked Questions file available for Internet anonymous
XFTP from
X	ftp.ruhr.de:/pub/ghostscript/gs.faq
Xor, if this doesn't work, from
X	ftp.cs.wisc.edu:/pub/ghost/gs.faq-NNN
Xor
X	/afs/cs.wisc.edu/public/pub/ghost/gs.faq-NNN
Xwhere NNN is a version number.
X
XAladdin Enterprises doesn't have the resources to respond to questions
Xfrom users of the freely available versions of Ghostscript.  (Responding
Xto questions and bug reports is one of the benefits that Artifex Software
Xprovides to commercial users in exchange for the licensing fee.)  If you
Xhave problems with Ghostscript, and you have access to Usenet news, we
Xsuggest you post your question to one of the following Usenet newsgroups:
X
X	- If your question is about GNU Ghostscript (currently, versions
X2.6.1 and below), post it to gnu.ghostscript.bug.  If you have access to
XInternet mail, but not news, send e-mail to
[email protected], which is equivalent to posting to the
Xgnu.ghostscript.bug newsgroup.
X
X	- If your question is about Aladdin Ghostscript (currently,
Xversions 3.0 and above), post it to comp.lang.postscript.  If you have
Xaccess to Internet mail, but not news, send e-mail to
[email protected], which is equivalent to posting
Xto the comp.lang.postscript newsgroup.  (We hope to establish a separate
Xnewsgroup for Aladdin Ghostscript in the future, since
Xcomp.lang.postscript was not intended for Ghostscript discussion per se.)
X
XThere are hundreds of Ghostscript user sites all over the world, and often
Xanother user will be able to help you. If you are having trouble with
Xa specific device driver, look in the file devs.mak and see if it is a
Xuser-maintained driver.  If so, please contact the person listed there
Xdirectly; please do not contact Aladdin Enterprises regarding
Xuser-maintained drivers.
X
XAladdin Enterprises does want Ghostscript to be of high quality, so if you
Xhave been running Ghostscript and encounter a problem, we encourage you to
Xpost bugs to the newsgroups mentioned above.  We will consider
Xinvestigating problems reported to those newsgroups if (and only if) the
Xposted report meets all the following criteria:
X
X	- You are using the most recent version of Aladdin Ghostscript.
X
X	- You obtained Ghostscript directly from Aladdin Enterprises, or
X	from the FTP or AFS site on the Internet mentioned above (i.e., not
X	from a bulletin board system or a commercial system such as
X	CompuServe or GEnie).
X
X	- You have installed Ghostscript successfully, and used it
X	successfully on other input data.
X
X	- Your problem is reproducible, and you can send us the input
X	data that evokes it (by e-mail, anonymous FTP, or PC diskette).
X	(But please do not send anything unless we ask you for it.)
X
X	- You post the bug report using the following form, completely
X	filled out:
X
X------snip------snip------snip------snip------snip------snip------snip------
X
XGhostscript version: 
X
XWhere you got Ghostscript: 
X
XHardware you are using: 
X
XOperating system you are using: 
X
X(If you compiled Ghostscript yourself)
XC compiler you are using: 
X
X(Use as much space as you need for the remaining items.)
XSymptoms:
X
XSuggested fix (if any):
X
XOther comments:
X
X------snip------snip------snip------snip------snip------snip------snip------
X
XBug reports that include suggested fixes are especially welcome.
X
XAs time permits, Aladdin Enterprises may also respond to e-mail from the
Xfollowing classes of users:
X
X	- Beta testers who have actually given us at least one report on
X	some beta version supplied to them.
X
X	- People developing drivers that are for, or applications that
X	are based on, Ghostscript and that will be made freely available.
X
X	- People who express serious interest in commercial licensing
X	of Ghostscript.
X
XAladdin Enterprises owns or has access to the following hardware and
Xsoftware:
X
X	Pentium and 486 PCs with color SuperVGA displays;
X	  Epson-compatible printer (the printer also is compatible with
X	  the IBM Proprinter); various H-P printers; Canon BubbleJet.
X	  These systems run both MS-DOS 5.0 and 6.22 and Microsoft Windows
X	  3.1 with Borland C++ 3.1 (and several older versions), and Linux
X	  with gcc.
X
X	SPARCstation, SunOS 4.1, cc and gcc, X11R5 and SunView;
X	  both monochrome and color displays.
X
X	DECstation, Ultrix.
X
X	IBM RS/6000, Unix.
X
X	DEC AXP (Alpha), OSF/1.
X
XIf your problem turns out to be specific to some other hardware or
Xsoftware configuration, it may take longer to track down, since we
Xwill have to rely on other users to help.
X
XAladdin's contact information is as follows:
X
X		Aladdin Enterprises
X		P.O. box 60264
X		Palo Alto, CA 94306
X		phone +1-415-322-0103 (8:30 AM - noon, Pacific time)
X		fax +1-415-322-1734
X		[email protected]
X
XPlease do not contact us if all you want is help with the freely distributed
Xversions of Ghostscript!  Ghostscript is free, but our time is not.  If you
Xcall for help, we will tell you politely that we cannot answer your
Xquestion.  Ghostscript's documentation, while not of commercial end-user
Xquality, has been adequate for thousands of users (for many of whom English
Xis a foreign language), so the answer to your question is very likely in it
Xsomewhere.
X
X********
X******** Things you can do to help ********
X********
X
XThere are some projects that users could do that are somewhat
Xdecoupled from the main body of the code, and that would help improve
XGhostscript:
X
X	- Someone is needed to take responsibility for texinfo and/or man
Xpage documentation for Ghostscript.  What this would involve is updating
Xthis documentation during the beta test period for each release, and
Xsending it to Aladdin to be included in the final fileset.  (Aladdin would
Xcontinue to supply the plain-text documentation as it currently exists.)
X
X	- Ghostscript needs some good, free, Type 1 (outline) fonts.  Karl
XBerry is working on this, but it might go faster if he got some
Xknowledgeable assistance.  Contact [email protected] if you want to help
Xwith this.
X
X	- Adobe has donated the specification of the Display PostScript C
XAPI to the X distribution, as well as the client-side implementation.
XModifying Ghostscript to interface with this code as a substitute for a
XDisplay PostScript server might make Ghostscript a lot more useful, since
Xit would then be "plug compatible" with Display PostScript in an important
Xway.  Contact [email protected] if you would like to help with this.
X
X	- Ghostscript should provide compression and decompression filters
Xthat use the same algorithms as gzip.  This would require restructuring
Xgzip to use Ghostscript's buffer-to-buffer model of stream processing, and
Xsimplifying it so that the compression and decompression code could
Xreasonably fit in a single file.  Please contact [email protected] if you
Xwould like to do this.
X
X********
X******** Acknowledgements ********
X********
X
XGhostscript was originally created, and is primarily developed and
Xmaintained, by L. Peter Deutsch, President of Aladdin Enterprises.
X
XSpecial thanks are due to Russell Lang, for the GSview for Windows and PM
XGSview programs and for contributing most of the code for the Microsoft
XWindows and OS/2 environments; to Tim Theisen, for the Ghostview program for
XX Windows and for major contributions to, and ongoing assistance with
Xsupport of, the code for the X Windows environment; to Martin Fong, for the
Xoriginal port of Ghostscript to the Macintosh, and Mark Lentczner, for the
Xcurrent Macintosh port; and to the Independent JPEG Group, for creating the
XJPEG DCT library that Ghostscript uses.
X
XSpecial thanks are due to Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation
Xfor originating the GNU License, for originally motivating the creation of
XGhostscript, and for being the primary distributor of GNU Ghostscript on
Xthe Internet.
X
XThe file helpers.doc contains a list of the many other people who have
Xcontributed significantly to improving Ghostscript.
X
X- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
X
XPostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Incorporated.
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# ============= README.ghostview ==============
echo "x - extracting README.ghostview (Text)"
sed 's/^X//' << 'SHAR_EOF' > README.ghostview &&
X
X    Ghostview -- An X11 user interface for ghostscript.
X
XGhostview is full function user interface for ghostscript 2.4 and later.
X
XBrief list of features:
X  - Ghostview parses any known version of Adobe's Document Structuring
X    Conventions.
X  - Page size is automatically determined from the Document Structuring
X    Comments.  The user is able to override the values from the comments.
X  - Window size is set to the bounding box for Encapsulated PostScript figures.
X  - Default page size is Letter and can be changed via Xresources or
X    application defaults file to A4 (or any other valid size) for our
X    European friends.
X  - Scrollbars appear when necessary.
X  - Page orientation is automatically determined from the Document Structuring
X    Comments.  The user is able to override the values from the comments.
X  - Ability to view at 4 orientations: Portrait, Landscape, Upside-down,
X    and Seascape (for those who rotate landscape the other direction).
X  - Ability to restrict rendering to grayscale or monochrome.   (Requires
X    ghostscript 2.6.1.)
X  - Ability to mark pages for printing, or saving.  (Good for people that
X    printed a 100 page document and lost page 59 due to a printer jam.)
X  - Can popup zoom windows at printer resolution
X    (1 display dot = 1 printer dot).
X
X    The Ghostview distribution includes a Ghostview Widget that people
X    are encouraged to use in other programs.
X
X    Ghostview-1.5 is available via anonymous ftp from:
X	prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/ghostview-1.5.tar.gz
X	ftp.cs.wisc.edu:/pub/X/ghostview-1.5.tar.gz
X
X    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
X    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
X    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
X    (at your option) any later version.
X
X    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
X    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
X    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
X    GNU General Public License for more details.
X
XBuilding ghostview:
X
X    If you have xmkmf, type "xmkmf", and then "make".
X    If not, manually edit the Makefile.
X
XFeedback
X
X    I welcome any feedback that you care to give.  Of course, I am interested
X    in your success stories.  I will also try to help you if you have problems.
X    However, I cannot make any promise of support.
X
X    Please send all feedback to [email protected].  This is a spare time
X    project and all the mail regarding ghostview must be directed to a
X    separate mail box otherwise your mail may very well get lost in the cracks.
X
XFrequently asked questions:
X
X    1.  Why does half the functionality of ghostview seem to be missing?
X	I cannot skip around in the document.  I cannot select pages to
X	print.  There are no page numbers in the table of contents.
X
X	The problem is that the document does not have the document
X	structuring comments.  Without them, ghostview cannot tell where
X	pages start and end.  Also, when reading from stdin there is no
X	capability to skip around.
X
X    2.  Whenever I ask ghostview to display a page, a separate ghostscript
X	window pops up and disappears when ghostscript is done rendering
X	the page.  How to I get ghostscript to write on the ghostview window?
X
X	You must be running ghostscript 2.4 or later for ghostview to work
X	properly.  You can pick up the current copy of ghostscript from
X	the same place you got ghostview.
X
X    3.  When I start ghostview, the information window pops up with:
X	"Warning: Could not allocate backing pixmap in main window."
X	What does this mean?
X
X	Ghostscript draws into a backing pixmap and copies from the
X	pixmap to the window.  Some X servers have limited resources for
X	pixmaps.  Creating the backing pixmap failed.  Ghostview will then 
X	request backing store on the window.  If the backing store request
X	is not honored, obscured portions of the window will be lost.
X
X	You might also request a smaller window by setting a smaller
X	magstep or setting a smaller resolution.
X
X    4.  When I start ghostview, sometimes I get this error:
X	"Error: SmeBSB Object: Left Bitmap of entry  "0" is not one bit deep.."
X	Other times it works.  What is going wrong?
X
X	The only time this problem occurs is when an OpenWindows X server
X	is the display.  It is likely a server problem.  I have placed a
X	work around in ghostview that turns off all use of bitmaps.  The
X	-openwindows option enables this work around.  However, with it
X	enabled the current magstep, orientation, and media cannot be
X	marked in the popup menus.
X
X    5.  Sometimes ghostview produces an endless stream of this message:
X	"Warning: Select failed; error code 9".
X
X	Users have reported that this occurs on machines with a SYSV
X	and BSD library.  The problem went away when they linked with the
X	BSD library rather than the default SYSV library.
X
X	This also occurs on some SPARCS running SunOS.  This does not happen
X	for me and must be due to some differences in libraries or environment.
X	I have placed a SPARC executable (compiled on SunOS 4.1 with X11R5pl10
X	libraries statically linked in) on ftp.cs.wisc.edu for people
X	in this situation.
X
X    6.  When using ncdwm, sometimes the window shrinks to an extremely
X	small size.
X
X	Either use the -ncdwm option to work around the problem, or apply
X	fix-10 to X11R5.
X
X    7.  Ghostview pops up the information window with the message
X	"Exec of gs failed".  It never displays anything in the main
X	viewport.  What went wrong?
X
X	Either ghostscript is not installed or it cannot be found in
X	your PATH.  Please pick up the latest copy of ghostcript from
X	the same place you got ghostview and install it.
X
XAcknowledgements
X
X    I really should put down the names of all the people who have given
X    me suggestions and encouragement.  (But I don't want to hold up the
X    release any longer. :-)
X
X    I do want to thank a few people.
X
X    - Karl Berry, for getting me into this mess :-) by soliciting for
X      volunteers.
X    - L. Peter Deutsch, for making ghostscript the good interpreter that
X      it is and for working with me to include modifications in support of
X      ghostview.
X    - Erik M. van der Poel, for writing a good publicly available file
X      selection widget that I was able incorporate into ghostview.
X    - Terry Poot, for porting ghostview to VMS.
X
XNOTE: PLEASE send all ghostview related mail to [email protected].
X
X...Tim
X
X          Tim Theisen            Associate Researcher
XInternet: [email protected]  Department of Computer Sciences
X    UUCP: uwvax!ghostview        University of Wisconsin-Madison
X   Phone: (608)262-0438          1210 West Dayton Street
X     FAX: (608)262-9777          Madison, WI   53706-1685
SHAR_EOF
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