MacGSView can view and convert PostScript, encapsulated Postscript,
and PDF files, using GhostScript. It can also print and export them in
various formats including PICT, TIFF, and JPEG. Ghostscript is a free
PostScript interpreter from Aladdin Enterprises, distributed under the
conditions of the Aladdin Free Public License.
* DL #1: Installation app for MacGSView 2.0b3 includes GhostScript
Libraries v6.01 and PostScript fonts.
* DL #2: Installation app for MacGSView 2.0b3 plus updated
GhostScript Libraries v7.03 and PostScript fonts.
Note: The installer puts its GhostScript folder into
"System:Application Support" but this can be moved to the launch
folder for greater portability.
Developer website:
<
https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/macos/gsv20b3.htm>
Features and changes from [MacGS 5.50][1]
* Ghostscript is no longer part of the application but is loaded
dynamically from a shared library (GhostScriptLib PPC)
* MacGSView handles documents conforming to the Adobe Document
Structure Convention: you can view or print pages randomly
* Free zoom in/out of pages
* Rendering at different color depths and resolutions
* Copy pages as PICT to the clipboard
* Save PS/PDF documents as PICT, TIFF, JPEG, BMP, PDF, PNG, and many
more
* Render and view multiple documents at the same time
* VERY basic AppleScript support (open, close, quit)
Known issues/work-arounds:
* Some PDF documents don't render correctly
* Rotated pages are not always handled correctly.
* MacGSView is incompatible with [Action Files][2]
Solution: add MacGSView to the list of incompatible applications
* On some machines, rendering takes much more time than really
needed. A normal text page should render in about 1 second on a
G3. On such systems it helps to move the mouse or click around to
speed rendering up
* Printing seems to be a major problem. The LaserWriter driver and
many other drivers do not work at all.
* Some PDF conversions crash SheepShaver
Similar software: [Jaws PDF Creator][3], [MacGhostView 3.2][4], [MacGS
(a.k.a. MacGhostScript)][1], [PDF ePrinter][5], [PrintToPDF][6]
Compatibility
Architecture: PPC
MacGSView works on any Apple Power Macintosh, PowerBook (with
PowerPC), iMac, or iBook with MacOS 8.5 or later installed.
[1]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/macgs-aka-macghostscript
[2]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/action-files
[3]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/jaws-pdf-creator-v211
[4]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/macghostview-32
[5]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/pdf-eprinter
[6]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/printtopdf
