Subject: Re: Commit: unix prints from command line now
From: Leonard Rosenthol (leonardr@lazerware.com)
Date: Tue Oct 16 2001 - 05:50:07 CDT
At 12:58 PM +1000 10/16/01, Martin Sevior wrote:
> > You mean GhostScript? That takes a PS file as input, not output?
>
>When debugging windows printing we found it was possible to install
>Ghostscript as a printer and print to that. It can be configured
>to produce PS output to a file.
You actually have to use an intermediary program like RedMon
to "print to GS" - but in that case RedMon is acting as a GDI->PS
converter, just like the standard Windows printer driver.
But there are better ways to get PDF output from AbiWord on Windows.
>Unfortunately this is APFL ghostscript for win32 which is distributed with
>a license that prohibits commercial distribution. From my reading of the
>license it appears that even distrubting it with a GPL'd program is not
>allowed if you charge money for GPL'd program. In fact we would not even
>be allowed to include it on a CD magazine cover. :-(
>
>There is GNU ghostscript but it doesn't appear to be able to run on
>windows.
There is a Windows version of both APFL and GNU Ghostscirpt.
Leonard
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