| From: | Don Cox |
| Date: | 25 Mar 2001 at 21:34:17 |
| Subject: | Re: Ghostscript headache |
On 25-Mar-01, Andy Hall wrote:
> Hi There,
>
> Trying to get Ghostscript to work properly is becoming a real
> nightmare.
Concepts:
1. An Acrobat (PDF) file is a special type of Postscript file.
2. You are trying to interpret the Postscript code in the file and
output a bitmap, either to screen or to a non-Postscript printer.
3. The interpreter needs Type 1 font files in order to draw the characters in
the text. A selection of fonts is provided with GS.
4. Other fonts can be downloaded and installed, or might be included in
the PDF file. There is a text file, Fontmap.txt, in Data, which you
might need to edit.
5. Read all the docs. There are lots.
6. Try to get it working with Ghostview_Screen first. Then go for the
printer.
Regards
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