Murray Adelman wrote:
> Ghostscript has a script that converts ps to pdf, so you don't need a
> proprietary program to produce it. I would agree that it shouldn't
> replace ps but perhaps both can be available.
I didn't know about that: I will look at it! I sometimes do get asked for PDF...
>
> It is not a question of advantage of one over the other. There are a
> lot of non-UNIX based people who have the free "acroread" program to
> read pdf files; but who don't want to or don't know how to install and
> configure gs.
>
> Murray
Hell! You mean there are other operating systems?!?! (Just quoting a Microsoft user
8-)
Good point. I don't generally use MS or Mac platforms, so I admit to having a
distorted view. I didn't realise they were so bad on the postscript utility front.
But then, and MS guy told me the other day Unix didn't have a windowing system!
More seruiously, is there a security issue with downloading pdf, or does gs's safer
mode still work? This is a real question, not a FUD attempt.
If it's such a quick job to convert, may the page could use a CGI to do it on the
fly. OK, I'll shut up now 8-)
Nick/
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