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From: datri@convex.com (Anthony A. Datri)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Postscript previewer under X
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Date: 5 Oct 90 17:18:59 GMT
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>> I just wonder whether there is any other postscript previewer. To me, xps is
>> not really good.

Try the newer version, "ralpage".  There's a tar file for it on expo.  Try also
ghostscript 2.0, the [sigh] GNU postscript previewer.

>1.  Ability to override the pixel size relationship, so that I can see what
>    actual dots would be plotted on my 300dpi printer instead of what has to
>    be plotted on my 75dpi (or whatever) X terminal.

Beware that PostScript devices define their own transfer functions, so without
intimate knowledge of your specific printer, you can't always know exactly what
dots will be plotted.  Certainly, though, a blowup feature would give you a
better idea of how the dots will come out on a printed page, albeit in an
cumbersomely large window.

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