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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:	DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:	See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:	STAR::VATNE

Created:	Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:	Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3726
Total number of notes:	19516

1808.0. "Display Postscript on screen" by KISMIF::PESENTI (JP) Wed Nov 29 1989 08:10

Is there any way (VMS V5.3) to display a postscript file on my workstation 
screen?  I'm looking for a utility like VWS's RENDER.  

I'm trying to produce some documentation (Using DOCUMENT), and would rather 
not have to produce hard copy each time I want to check the format.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1808.1		ULTRA::WRAY	John Wray, Secure Systems Development	`Wed Nov 29 1989 08:30`	5
	If you're an internal user, have you tried the postscript previewer (from the default Fileview applications menu, or by running SYS$SYSTEM:DECW$PSVIEWER)? Have we sorted out the licence issues on this yet?
1808.2	Ultrix has it	JAMMER::JACK	Marty Jack	`Wed Nov 29 1989 10:19`	4
	If you're an internal or external Ultrix user, you have dxpsview already. A future release of the CDA Viewer is expected to have support for viewing PostScript documents.
1808.3		VNASWS::GEROLD	from the couch of Sigmund Freud	`Wed Nov 29 1989 12:14`	8
	Even better install XDPS ( X Display PostScript extension ) on your machine. There's a note conference called XDPS but I don't know the node. regards, Gerold Krommer, ACT Vienna
1808.4		PRNSYS::LOMICKAJ	Jeffrey A. Lomicka	`Wed Nov 29 1989 12:37`	3
	PSPRINT (See HANNAH::PSPRINT conerence) can do it using DECTERM if you do a SET TERM/PRINTER first.
1808.5	Display Post Script for VMS available for internal testing	STAR::VATNE	Peter Vatne, VMS Development	`Wed Nov 29 1989 13:38`	5
	The Display Post Script extension for the VMS server is available for internal testing. See the BULOVA::XDPS conference for more information (hit KP7 to add this conference to your notebook). The Display Post Script extension will enable Digital to write Post Script previewers that satisfy Adobe's licensing requirements.
1808.6		DECWIN::FISHER	Burns Fisher 381-1466, ZKO3-4/W23	`Thu Nov 30 1989 01:29`	11
	Just to combine some of the previous replies, the current internal XDPS kit contains XDPS$PSVIEWER, a replacement for the old DECW$PSVIEWER which uses Display PostScript and which, as Peter says, has had its licensing issues sorted out. This exact application will not ship on VMS. Its functionality will be subsumed by the CDA viewer, available on both VMS and Ultrix. The update d viewer should show up soon in a store near you. Burns
1808.7	Thanks to all...I'm to look for kits now...	NITMOI::PESENTI	JP	`Thu Nov 30 1989 07:46`	0