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GSImport-Operator  Example 

This PlugIn runs Ghostscript to import Postscript (TM)-files. To
consume both time and memory only the first page of documents is
processed. But the main purpose of this PlugIn is to convert
EPS-illustrations into "editable images".

Parameters

Name        Possible Values/Unit            Description

Output      STREAM, TEMP1, ..., TEMP8  Output buffer
File        string                     Postscript-file
Resolution  integer                    Resolution
XGeom,      pixels                     crop-region
YGeom
View        (gadget)                   Display the file using the default displayer


Notes
A) This PlugIn requires a complete installation of Ghostscript.
   Because only the ppmraw-device is used there is no need for a special
   version. Even version 2.62 for AmiWin was sucessfully tested.

B) Due it's nature this PlugIn is relatively slow. But in comparison to
   similar X11-Tools this is normal.

C) If you want to import a very small figure at high resolution you
   have to set the geometry-parameters.
   Example:
   Your figure has a dimension of about 3x2.5 cm and you want to import
   it at a resolution of 120 dpi. If you don't change the geometry-parameters
   the WHOLE page is written at this resolution which requires a LOT
   of memory and wastes much time. In this example you should specify
   a crop region of about 320x256 instead.

D) Use the  AutoCrop -PlugIn to crop the
   "region of interest" from the imported page.


Copyrights
Ghostscript is Copyright (C) 1989, 1992, 1993 Aladdin Enterprises.
PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Incorporated.
AmiWin is Copyright (C) 1994, 1995 Holger Kruse.