Q: postscript document viewer

[Jaromir Kuben]

>
> On Tue, 6 Jun 1995, Robert A. Hueckstedt wrote:
>
> > [...]  I have tried to
> > use ps_view.ps, but so far I have had no luck.  Has anyone set up ps
> > viewing with either ghostscript or ps_view?  If so, pointers would be
> > appreciated.  The machine here at the Centre is a PC compatible running
> > DOS 5.0 on a 386 chip, no coprocessor.
>
> The newest version of PS_VIEW working with GhostScript 3.33 (and also
> for many reasons compatible with 2.60 and 3.12) you can find on GUST
> (Polish TeX User Group) server:
>
> ftp.pg.gda.pl:/pub/TeX/GUST/contrib/BachoTeX95/BJ_and_PP/ps_view.zip
>
> The package is not yet prepared for upload to CTAN (sorry), however
> short description of commands can be found in PS_VIEW.PS. There are also
> some batches which invoke ps_view driven GhostScript, e.g.
> GV.BAT  - view 1 page document
> GVP.BAT - view multipage document
>
> As you're using DOS 5.0 some other batches for quick reconfiguration
> and change version of GhostScript  should be modified by user.
> This strange approach results from the fact that for simple documents
> is much better and faster to use GS ver. 2.60, other documents and printing
> at 600dpi require GS 3.12 or 3.13. This is a complex problem and I think
> there is no place for it on this hospitable emtex-user list.
>
> Greetings,
> Staszek Wawrykiewicz
> <staw.elka.pg.gda.pl>
> 81-837 Sopot, Broniewskiego 2/2, Poland
>

I tried to use ps_view.ps (older version) and ghostscript with temporary
redefinition of keyboard (hot keys). The result (working with gs 2.52, 2.61,
3.12 and 3.33) can be found on ftp.muni.cz in /pub/tex/local/ps/psview.zip.

Best wishes!
Jaromir Kuben
<kuben at scova.vabo.cz>