Re: [gentoo-user] viewer for "ps" postscript files
On 12/23/21 19:36, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: [snip] I deleted the that file: /run/user/1000/dconf/user (owned as root) it was empty anyhow. Logout / Login and system recreated that file with my home user name. But I still can not open "ps" file with evince. I'm getting an error message: evince W-9\ Form.ps (evince:19345): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 19:26:40.904: invalid cast from 'GtkFileChooserNative' to 'GtkWidget' Worth to note that I just upgraded my system. Solved: The new 'evince' package was installed without "postscript" support, enable it solved the problem with evince but hylafax viewer "YajHFC" still has a problem viewing PS files. Before upgrade I was able to view PS files with evince. Now I'm getting strange output: yajhfc.file.FileConverter$ConversionException: Non-zero exit code of GhostScript (1): Error: /undefined in .setpdfwrite Operand stack: Execution stack: %interp_exit .runexec2 --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- false 1 %stopped_push .runexec2 --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- Dictionary stack: --dict:776/1123(ro)(G)-- --dict:0/20(G)-- --dict:75/200(L)-- Current allocation mode is local GPL Ghostscript 9.55.0: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1 at yajhfc.file.GhostScriptMultiFileConverter.convertMultiplePSorPDFFiles(GhostScriptMultiFileConverter.java:101) at yajhfc.file.MultiFileConverter.convertMultipleFiles(MultiFileConverter.java:144) at yajhfc.file.MultiFileConverter.convertMultipleFilesToSingleFile(MultiFileConverter.java:206) at yajhfc.file.MultiFileConverter.viewMultipleFiles(MultiFileConverter.java:181) at yajhfc.MainWin$ShowWorker.doWork(MainWin.java:498) at yajhfc.util.ProgressWorker.run(ProgressWorker.java:189) YajHFC 0.6.1 Java 1.8.0_312 (Temurin) OpenJDK Runtime Environment 1.8.0_312-b07 OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Linux 5.10.61-gentoo (amd64)
Re: [gentoo-user] viewer for "ps" postscript files
On 12/23/21 17:54, eric wrote: On 12/23/21 5:40 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: On 12/23/21 17:19, Mark Knecht wrote: On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 4:53 PM wrote: On 12/23/21 15:51, Spackman, Chris wrote: On 2021/12/23 at 01:57pm, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: I have latest ghostscript installed: ghostscript-gpl-9.55.0-r1 When I try to view a postsript file from command line: gs W-9_Form.ps It works OK, but when I try to open same file in Xfce desktop it opens and closes instantly. My guess would be that in XFCE, gs is successfully doing whatever (showing, interpreting, ??) in a terminal window and then immediately closing when done. Have you tried a GUI such as Okular or Evince? They both support viewing .ps files. In Thunar, just right click on the file and choose "Open with >" and either Okular or Evince if they are listed, or "Open with Other Application ..." if they aren't. (But if they aren't listed, you might have to install them, or a similar GUI viewer.) When I try to open "ps" file with evince I'm getting an error: evince W-9\ Form.ps (evince:6866): dconf-CRITICAL **: 16:50:27.034: unable to create file '/run/user/1000/dconf/user': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly. Have you Googled it? I think this error has been all over the place recently. - Mark Who suppose to be the owner of the file: /run/user/1000/dconf/user -rw--- 1 root root 2 Dec 23 16:48 /run/user/1000/dconf/user Shouldn't the owner be who ever has the uid of 1000? That is how it is on my system. Regards, Eric I deleted the that file: /run/user/1000/dconf/user (owned as root) it was empty anyhow. Logout / Login and system recreated that file with my home user name. But I still can not open "ps" file with evince. I'm getting an error message: evince W-9\ Form.ps (evince:19345): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 19:26:40.904: invalid cast from 'GtkFileChooserNative' to 'GtkWidget' Worth to note that I just upgraded my system.
Re: [gentoo-user] viewer for "ps" postscript files
It shouldnt be root, should be your current user. Looks like you've run a GUI program as root in your current session maybe, which has created a root-owned dconf/user. On Fri, 24 Dec 2021 at 10:40, wrote: > > On 12/23/21 17:19, Mark Knecht wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 4:53 PM wrote: > >> > >> On 12/23/21 15:51, Spackman, Chris wrote: > >>> On 2021/12/23 at 01:57pm, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > I have latest ghostscript installed: ghostscript-gpl-9.55.0-r1 > > When I try to view a postsript file from command line: gs W-9_Form.ps > It works OK, but when I try to open same file in Xfce desktop it opens > and closes instantly. > >>> > >>> My guess would be that in XFCE, gs is successfully doing whatever > >>> (showing, interpreting, ??) in a terminal window and then immediately > >>> closing when done. > >>> > >>> Have you tried a GUI such as Okular or Evince? They both support viewing > >>> .ps files. > >>> > >>> In Thunar, just right click on the file and choose "Open with >" and > >>> either Okular or Evince if they are listed, or "Open with Other > >>> Application ..." if they aren't. (But if they aren't listed, you might > >>> have to install them, or a similar GUI viewer.) > >>> > >> > >> When I try to open "ps" file with evince I'm getting an error: > >> > >> evince W-9\ Form.ps > >> > >> (evince:6866): dconf-CRITICAL **: 16:50:27.034: unable to create file > >> '/run/user/1000/dconf/user': Permission denied. dconf will not work > >> properly. > >> > > > > Have you Googled it? I think this error has been all over the place > > recently. > > > > - Mark > > > Who suppose to be the owner of the file: /run/user/1000/dconf/user > > -rw--- 1 root root 2 Dec 23 16:48 /run/user/1000/dconf/user > >
Re: [gentoo-user] viewer for "ps" postscript files
On 12/23/21 5:40 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: On 12/23/21 17:19, Mark Knecht wrote: On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 4:53 PM wrote: On 12/23/21 15:51, Spackman, Chris wrote: On 2021/12/23 at 01:57pm, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: I have latest ghostscript installed: ghostscript-gpl-9.55.0-r1 When I try to view a postsript file from command line: gs W-9_Form.ps It works OK, but when I try to open same file in Xfce desktop it opens and closes instantly. My guess would be that in XFCE, gs is successfully doing whatever (showing, interpreting, ??) in a terminal window and then immediately closing when done. Have you tried a GUI such as Okular or Evince? They both support viewing .ps files. In Thunar, just right click on the file and choose "Open with >" and either Okular or Evince if they are listed, or "Open with Other Application ..." if they aren't. (But if they aren't listed, you might have to install them, or a similar GUI viewer.) When I try to open "ps" file with evince I'm getting an error: evince W-9\ Form.ps (evince:6866): dconf-CRITICAL **: 16:50:27.034: unable to create file '/run/user/1000/dconf/user': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly. Have you Googled it? I think this error has been all over the place recently. - Mark Who suppose to be the owner of the file: /run/user/1000/dconf/user -rw--- 1 root root 2 Dec 23 16:48 /run/user/1000/dconf/user Shouldn't the owner be who ever has the uid of 1000? That is how it is on my system. Regards, Eric
Re: [gentoo-user] viewer for "ps" postscript files
On 12/23/21 17:19, Mark Knecht wrote: On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 4:53 PM wrote: On 12/23/21 15:51, Spackman, Chris wrote: On 2021/12/23 at 01:57pm, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: I have latest ghostscript installed: ghostscript-gpl-9.55.0-r1 When I try to view a postsript file from command line: gs W-9_Form.ps It works OK, but when I try to open same file in Xfce desktop it opens and closes instantly. My guess would be that in XFCE, gs is successfully doing whatever (showing, interpreting, ??) in a terminal window and then immediately closing when done. Have you tried a GUI such as Okular or Evince? They both support viewing .ps files. In Thunar, just right click on the file and choose "Open with >" and either Okular or Evince if they are listed, or "Open with Other Application ..." if they aren't. (But if they aren't listed, you might have to install them, or a similar GUI viewer.) When I try to open "ps" file with evince I'm getting an error: evince W-9\ Form.ps (evince:6866): dconf-CRITICAL **: 16:50:27.034: unable to create file '/run/user/1000/dconf/user': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly. Have you Googled it? I think this error has been all over the place recently. - Mark Who suppose to be the owner of the file: /run/user/1000/dconf/user -rw--- 1 root root 2 Dec 23 16:48 /run/user/1000/dconf/user
Re: [gentoo-user] viewer for "ps" postscript files
Thelma On 12/23/21 17:19, Mark Knecht wrote: On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 4:53 PM wrote: On 12/23/21 15:51, Spackman, Chris wrote: On 2021/12/23 at 01:57pm, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: I have latest ghostscript installed: ghostscript-gpl-9.55.0-r1 When I try to view a postsript file from command line: gs W-9_Form.ps It works OK, but when I try to open same file in Xfce desktop it opens and closes instantly. My guess would be that in XFCE, gs is successfully doing whatever (showing, interpreting, ??) in a terminal window and then immediately closing when done. Have you tried a GUI such as Okular or Evince? They both support viewing .ps files. In Thunar, just right click on the file and choose "Open with >" and either Okular or Evince if they are listed, or "Open with Other Application ..." if they aren't. (But if they aren't listed, you might have to install them, or a similar GUI viewer.) When I try to open "ps" file with evince I'm getting an error: evince W-9\ Form.ps (evince:6866): dconf-CRITICAL **: 16:50:27.034: unable to create file '/run/user/1000/dconf/user': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly. Have you Googled it? I think this error has been all over the place recently. - Mark Yes, I did; but couldn't find a solution yet.
Re: [gentoo-user] viewer for "ps" postscript files
On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 4:53 PM wrote: > > On 12/23/21 15:51, Spackman, Chris wrote: > > On 2021/12/23 at 01:57pm, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > >> I have latest ghostscript installed: ghostscript-gpl-9.55.0-r1 > >> > >> When I try to view a postsript file from command line: gs W-9_Form.ps > >> It works OK, but when I try to open same file in Xfce desktop it opens > >> and closes instantly. > > > > My guess would be that in XFCE, gs is successfully doing whatever > > (showing, interpreting, ??) in a terminal window and then immediately > > closing when done. > > > > Have you tried a GUI such as Okular or Evince? They both support viewing > > .ps files. > > > > In Thunar, just right click on the file and choose "Open with >" and > > either Okular or Evince if they are listed, or "Open with Other > > Application ..." if they aren't. (But if they aren't listed, you might > > have to install them, or a similar GUI viewer.) > > > > When I try to open "ps" file with evince I'm getting an error: > > evince W-9\ Form.ps > > (evince:6866): dconf-CRITICAL **: 16:50:27.034: unable to create file > '/run/user/1000/dconf/user': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly. > Have you Googled it? I think this error has been all over the place recently. - Mark
Re: [gentoo-user] viewer for "ps" postscript files
On 12/23/21 15:51, Spackman, Chris wrote: On 2021/12/23 at 01:57pm, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: I have latest ghostscript installed: ghostscript-gpl-9.55.0-r1 When I try to view a postsript file from command line: gs W-9_Form.ps It works OK, but when I try to open same file in Xfce desktop it opens and closes instantly. My guess would be that in XFCE, gs is successfully doing whatever (showing, interpreting, ??) in a terminal window and then immediately closing when done. Have you tried a GUI such as Okular or Evince? They both support viewing .ps files. In Thunar, just right click on the file and choose "Open with >" and either Okular or Evince if they are listed, or "Open with Other Application ..." if they aren't. (But if they aren't listed, you might have to install them, or a similar GUI viewer.) When I try to open "ps" file with evince I'm getting an error: evince W-9\ Form.ps (evince:6866): dconf-CRITICAL **: 16:50:27.034: unable to create file '/run/user/1000/dconf/user': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
Re: [gentoo-user] viewer for "ps" postscript files
On 2021/12/23 at 01:57pm, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > I have latest ghostscript installed: ghostscript-gpl-9.55.0-r1 > > When I try to view a postsript file from command line: gs W-9_Form.ps > It works OK, but when I try to open same file in Xfce desktop it opens > and closes instantly. My guess would be that in XFCE, gs is successfully doing whatever (showing, interpreting, ??) in a terminal window and then immediately closing when done. Have you tried a GUI such as Okular or Evince? They both support viewing .ps files. In Thunar, just right click on the file and choose "Open with >" and either Okular or Evince if they are listed, or "Open with Other Application ..." if they aren't. (But if they aren't listed, you might have to install them, or a similar GUI viewer.) > I use hylafax + YajHFC and when I try to open some files I get an error: I honestly have no idea about hylafax and YajHFC. Unless there is more here than just trying to view a .ps file (or you are working in a very restricted environment), they are probably not the best tool. -- Chris Spackman (he / him) ch...@osugisakae.com ESL Coordinator The Graham Family of Schools ESL EducatorColumbus State Community College Japan Exchange and Teaching Program Wajima, Ishikawa 1995-1998 Linux user since 1998 Linux User #137532
[gentoo-user] viewer for "ps" postscript files
I have latest ghostscript installed: ghostscript-gpl-9.55.0-r1 When I try to view a postsript file from command line: gs W-9_Form.ps It works OK, but when I try to open same file in Xfce desktop it opens and closes instantly. I use hylafax + YajHFC and when I try to open some files I get an error: yajhfc.file.FileConverter$ConversionException: Non-zero exit code of GhostScript (1): Error: /undefined in .setpdfwrite Operand stack: Execution stack: %interp_exit .runexec2 --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- false 1 %stopped_push .runexec2 --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- Dictionary stack: --dict:776/1123(ro)(G)-- --dict:0/20(G)-- --dict:75/200(L)-- Current allocation mode is local GPL Ghostscript 9.55.0: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1 at yajhfc.file.GhostScriptMultiFileConverter.convertMultiplePSorPDFFiles(GhostScriptMultiFileConverter.java:101) at yajhfc.file.MultiFileConverter.convertMultipleFiles(MultiFileConverter.java:144) at yajhfc.file.MultiFileConverter.convertMultipleFilesToSingleFile(MultiFileConverter.java:206) at yajhfc.file.MultiFileConverter.viewMultipleFiles(MultiFileConverter.java:181) at yajhfc.MainWin$ShowWorker.doWork(MainWin.java:498) at yajhfc.util.ProgressWorker.run(ProgressWorker.java:189) YajHFC 0.6.1 Java 1.8.0_312 (Temurin) OpenJDK Runtime Environment 1.8.0_312-b07 OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Linux 5.10.61-gentoo (amd64) -- Thelma
