On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 09:02:27AM +0200, Helge Hafting wrote: > Bo Peng wrote: > > >>Bo> Lyx needs Python, imagemagick etc to work, but ghostview can be > >>Bo> replaced by other gs viewers. > >> > >>Which one specifically? > >> > >> > > > >Maybe a cygwin/gv? I never did like the 'give me money' dialog when I > >open ghostview. > > > > > > > >>I am not sure I understand your scenario. The user chooses View>PS, > >>windows says there is no viewer. And then what? > >> > >> > > > >I hope you now understant it better. Windows users will know they need > >to install a ps viewer, or switch to pdf. It is not a terribly bad > >thing to fire a 'choose a program' dialog. In my view, this is better > >than a disabled 'view->ps'. > > > > > Good point. Who needs "view->ps" anyway? Sure, some people > might like it, but it is not a common need? Everybody > can use PDF, it is faster than ps even. Well, unless they're > using pstricks. But those people tend to be specialists anyway > and will understand the need for a separate viewer.
View->ps is surely needed if you use pstricks or have rotated text. -- Enrico
