Subject: Re: ghostscript for printing fine: gv+ghostscript dysfunctional
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Mark E. Perkins <perkinsm@bway.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 11/04/2006 16:27:51
On 2006/11/04 15:00, George Michaelson wrote:
> I have ghostscript under cups working fine, for printing. all my
> gnomeish apps are happy. made in pkgsrc. no funny tunings.
>
> But, gv calling gs/ghostscript (in some way) is deeply unhappy and well
> over half of the PDF I look at are unviewable
>
> repaint incomplete (garbage from previous page left on screen)
>
> screen blanks immediately page view completed
>
> gs terminates view precipitately.
>
> these seem to be things which wouldn't affect any physical print
> device, they are all post-page-throw outcomes which really only cause
> pain on a display.
>
> acroread is ok, but I'd rather not have to dive into /emul land.
>
> Anybody have a clue-by-four they can hit me with?
>
> -G
I've never been really happy with the quality pf PDF viewing in gv. I've
switched to print/xpdf and have been quite happy with it.
Mark