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Subject: Re: GhostScript 2.2
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Date: 20 Jun 91 00:04:26 GMT
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My wish list for ghostscript...

1) don't have two windows - one for stdin & one for stdout - merge
them into one ordinary text window (like tiggr & I did for TeX)

2) Instead of the special QUIT icon, just use the normal top-left
'go away' mechanism

3) Dropping a file on the ghostscript window to do a (filename) run
automatically.

4) have an iconbar icon - drop a file on it, and do a (filename) run
likewise.

5) If doing (4), make it by default *not* put up the text
window.  Just process & produce output. (See 6)

6) Don't bother the viewing window - just pop up a 'save as' window
with a sprite icon in it, so we can drop the sprite icon straight
into paint or our favourite display prog.

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So Summary:
  double click on gs. Puts up icon-bar icon.
  drop ps file on icon.  Puts up save-as with sprite
   drop sprite on !paint.
   Done.

Just another wish list (I know how much time you don't have - you
should see my TeX wish-list some time...)

Graham