[ILUG-Cochin.org] terminal mode pdf reader

[Fayaz useful]

Thanks...

I just fell in love with my life...


On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 11:28, Mahesh Aravind <maravind84 at yahoo.co.in>wrote:

>
> Fayaz,
>
> --- On Fri, 17/4/09, Fayaz useful <fayaz.yusuf.khan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > If your interested to know, the backend
> > of pdf viewers is a command called 'gs'
> > I just fell in love with my life...
> >
>
> The "command" gs(1) is not just a command. GhostScript is an implementation
> of Adobe PostScript interpreter specification.
>
> gs(1) can interpret PostScript and Portable Document Format files (PDF),
> and either dispaly/convert them to various forms depending on the whim of
> the user.
>
> AFAIK, GS is distributed by Alladin Enterprises. Version X they sell it for
> money, under a restrictive license. Version (X-1) they distribute under GPL
> under a free license.
>
> gv(1) is the "command" (GhostView) used to view PostScript/PDF files. I'm
> not sure, but my best belief is that ggv(1) is a replacement and a cleaner
> implementaion of GV.
>
> -- Mahesh
>
>
> Is there anything Java can't slow?
>        -- seen on Slashdot
>
>
>
>
>       Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on
> http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/
>
> _______________________________________________
> Mailinglist mailing list
> Mailinglist at ilug-cochin.org
> http://ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://ilug-cochin.org/pipermail/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org/attachments/20090419/bca8660e/attachment.html>