ABOUT
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Simple Graphical User Interface for the Ghostscript8 port done by whoosh.
This script has almost the same features a the older "Ghostscript-Gui" which
does no longer work (here) with Ghostscrip8 and also lacks the possibility
to use the new internal Ghostscript8 Workbench viewers.


DISTRIBUTION
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spread it! use it! _write me!_


REQUIREMENTS
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* Ghostscript8.xx ported by whoosh (http://www.whoosh777.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk)
 (except internal viewing most features also work with other ghostscripts like the os4 native one)
* MUI (aminet)
* rxMUI >= V32.9 [tested with V40.1] (http://web.tiscalinet.it/amiga/rxmui)
* postscript or PDF files


INSTALLATION
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* extract this archive to your Ram Disk
* just copy the drawer where you like it.
  I'd prefer "GS813:" for example.
* the GS executeable is stored in the "GS8" tooltype of GS8gui. It defaults
  to "Ghostscript:gs". Please add an ASSIGN like that to sour user-startup:
  "Assign GhostScript: GS813:bin"
  The GhostScript assign is also needed for the PS: handler which comes with
  TurboPrint.
* since V0.08 you can add a "startup script" which then will be executed
  right before GS is called. The file is: "PROGDIR:_BeforeGS.envscr"
  I hope to finish the little "envsetter" tool which can also store these
  sort of files then.


USAGE
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* Just start the script via shell or via its icon (Workbench).


LIST OF TOOLTYPES
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* GS8: the GS executeable (default: "Ghostscript:gs")
* PdfPageCountStack: The Stack to use for the pdf page counter tool (default: 50000)
* PdfPageCountReadBuffer: The read buffer the pdf page counter tool (default: 100000)
* HideGS8Output: Hide gs8 console output window (default: FALSE)



******************************************************************
* ATTENTION:                                                     *
* ----------                                                     *
* The window of GS8gui may be quite large. If the WorkBench      *
* screen is not big enough the program will not start propertly! *
******************************************************************


HISTORY
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V0.05 (31. December 2003)
 * first release after a very long and very very lazy development period
   (shame on me!!)

V0.06 (6. January 2003)
 * opening a project was broken
 * added "asynchronous" execution of GS8. This makes it possible to
   cancel the processing during processing a file - hopefully :-).
   (usefull e.g. if you started to display a postscript file with several
    pages by accident)

V0.07 (1. February 2004)
 * added little tool to count the pages od pdf documents. This even works
   sometimes ;-)
   --> hint: gs8 crashes if you try to view a page which does not exist!
 * Rearranged page gadgets; Added page input fields. Only the contents of the
   page number fields are taken into account.
 * Console output window for GS8
 * New Tooltypes:
   "PdfPageCountStack": The Stack to use for the pdf page counter tool (default: 50000)
   (If you get crashes while getting the page number increase it.)
   "PdfPageCountReadBuffer": The read buffer the pdf page counter tool (default: 100000)
   (The bigger the more memory is used the faster it grabs the page numbers)
   "HideGS8Output": Hide gs8 console output window (default: FALSE)
 * cycle box for dpi settings (display, print, convert)

V0.08 (11. April 2004)
 * window popup when scanning pages
 * really outputs now in CON: window :-)
 * default for executeable is now "Ghostscript:gs" (no longer "gs8:bin/gs_2n")
 * tested with the current gs813
 * added all supported gs813 printing devices
 * added simple startup script support for some "set xyz value" stuff
   ("PROGDIR:_BeforeGS.envscr" will be executed before GS8 is started)
 * added a png icon by Christoph Poelzl <christoph.poelzl@rmsvideo.ch> which
   may be used by MorphOS users

V0.09 (18. April 2004)
 * "from" and "to" pages for displaying
 * added all supported gs813 converting devices (i hope)
 * added pattern for selecting pdf/ps file
 * added file/device field for printing (forgot it...)
 * instead of three different input fields for display/print/convert
   now only one for all for resolution and page settings

V0.10 (19. April 2004)
 * fixed wrong DPI settings for display and convert

V0.11 (20. November 2005)
 * switched cycle gadgets for printing and converting devices to pop gadgets
   as they contained way too much entries for smaller screen sizes (800x600)
  You *must* re-set these zwo settings to use them.

V0.12 (23. April 2006)
 * tried to allow a command line start of the script by giving an ACTION argument
  and a file name. So:
 
  GS8gui DISPLAY RAM:Test.PS

  should call the script and display the given file using the currently saved prefs
  settings (thanks to Tony Pascoal). The arguments are:
  
  GS8gui {DISPLAY|PRINT|CONVERT} {filename}

  To let it use from workbench (tooltype) I added three command files: GS8gui_Display,
  GS8gui_Convert and GS8gui_Print which you can use for this purpose.
  --> Please start GS8gui *once* before trying the starter command files as it sets an
      ENV variable for it!

 * disabled auto saving of prefs when leaving the script
 * added "tiff32nc" device for converting (thanks to Christoph Poelzl)

V0.13 (2. February 2007)
 * Added four input fields for additional parameter (global, display, print, convert).
  These parameters will be added to the GS command line when executing the action.
  For example you can add a "-dPDFSETTINGS=/screen" when creating PDF files to do some
  optimization for the target format. Study the GS docs for other parameters.
  (thanks to Christoph Poelzl for the suggestion)


AUTHOR
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Michael Merkel (MiMe@IRC)
Michael.Merkel@gmx.net (Michael Merkel)
http://www.mirime.de/Michael/


THANKS TO
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whoosh
    for porting Ghpstscript8.13 to the wonderful Amiga

Alfonso Ranieri
    for rxMUI

Christoph Poelzl
    for the PNG icon

Hyperion
  for making OS4 on my AmigaOne reality

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[generic]                 2181    2963  73.6% -lh5- 247b Feb  3  2007 GS8gui.info
[generic]                 1127    1441  78.2% -lh5- 40ff Feb  3  2007 GS8gui/GS8gui.info
[generic]                 2852    6308  45.2% -lh5- f345 Feb  3  2007 GS8gui/GS8gui.readme
[generic]                 1288    1705  75.5% -lh5- fa92 Feb  3  2007 GS8gui/GS8gui.readme.info
[generic]                14637   63579  23.0% -lh5- bfdc Feb  3  2007 GS8gui/GS8gui.rexx
[generic]                   60      60 100.0% -lh0- d9f0 Apr 24  2006 GS8gui/GS8gui_Convert
[generic]                   73      73 100.0% -lh0- e7a1 May  4  2006 GS8gui/GS8gui_Display
[generic]                   58      58 100.0% -lh0- cfb3 Apr 24  2006 GS8gui/GS8gui_Print
[generic]                 6371    9490  67.1% -lh5- 197a Feb  3  2007 GS8gui/Icons.info
[generic]                 5050   16778  30.1% -lh5- 7875 Feb  3  2007 GS8gui/Icons/GS8gui_MOS_icon.info
[generic]                12827   26584  48.3% -lh5- 1e20 Apr 11  2004 GS8gui/pdfPageCounter
[generic]                  459     764  60.1% -lh5- 2650 Apr 11  2004 GS8gui/Pics/Convert
[generic]                  507     740  68.5% -lh5- 531a Apr 11  2004 GS8gui/Pics/Display
[generic]                  425     658  64.6% -lh5- f0e6 Apr 11  2004 GS8gui/Pics/Prefs
[generic]                  521     756  68.9% -lh5- 5da0 Apr 11  2004 GS8gui/Pics/Print
[generic]                  109     196  55.6% -lh5- 05a5 Apr 11  2004 GS8gui/_BeforeGS.envscr
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