have you tried adobe acrobat? On Tue, 21 Mar 2000, Claus Atzenbeck wrote: > I have problems open ps and pdf files with gv and kghostview. I get > the error message: > > with gv: > Unknown device: X11alpha > > with kghostview: > Unknown device: X11 > > Does someone know which device I have to select in order to view ps > and pdf files on the screen? > > Thanks for your help! > > Regards, > Claus. > > -- > Atzenbeck. Data structures & design > http://www.atzenbeck.de > > Magic is always the best solution -- especially reliable magic.