PostScript & PS/PDF Viewers
ghostscript, gv, xpsview
Version
Manufacturer
Hardware
gv 3.5.8
ghostview 1.5
Freeware
SUN
Ghostview 1.5
xpsview 1.0.7
Freeware
Adobe
SGI
Description
We have several graphical postscript and ps/pdf viewers:
ghostview
is the most basic of these,
gv
and
xpsview
have a more developed graphic interface than
ghostview
.
gv
and
ghostview
can both preview postscript and pdf files. They are based on
ghostscript (
gs
)
.
xpsview
is Adobe's ShowPS which previews only postscript files.
The Adobe Acrobat reader
acroread
is the most well known of the pdf viewers.
For information about this viewer
see the AML acrobat page
.
Instructions for Use
On the Suns:
ghostview and gv are located in /usr/local/bin
On the SGIs:
ghostview is located in /usr/freeware/bin
xpsview is located in //usr/bin/X11/xpsview
Make sure these paths are in your PATH environment variable.
To run type: gv, ghostview or xpsview
Documentation
Man Pages installed:
On the Suns: ghostview and gv are in /usr/local/man
On the SGIs: ghostview is in /usr/freeware/catman
GV
on the Suns
Ghostview
on the Web
GV
on the Web
Postscript Authoring
Locally installed
PostScript Language Reference
Third Edition
Encapsulated PostScript File Format Specification
Version 3.0
On the Web
Adobe Postscript3 Resources and Technical Documentation
Web Pages
Adobe PostScript3 HomePage
Adobe Acrobat HomePage
Accessibility